---
title: "Mockoon Local Mock API Server and CLI for API Development"
description: "Mockoon is the fastest way to run mock REST APIs locally. It provides a desktop application and a CLI for creating mock API servers with dynamic response templates, proxy mode, OpenAPI import, and request logging — no account required, fully open source."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/mockoon/mockoon"
category:
  - "Developer Tools"
framework:
  - "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "mockoon/mockoon"
  github_stars: 8196
---

# Mockoon Local Mock API Server and CLI for API Development

Mockoon is the fastest way to run mock REST APIs locally. It provides a desktop application and a CLI for creating mock API servers with dynamic response templates, proxy mode, OpenAPI import, and request logging — no account required, fully open source.

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/mockoon-mock-api-server-cli/)