Getting Started

Vaxtly is a modern API client for crafting, testing, and managing HTTP requests. Everything is organized around workspaces — each workspace holds its own collections, environments, and settings. Switch between workspaces using the dropdown at the top of the sidebar.

UI Layout

The interface is split into three main areas:

• Sidebar (left) — three modes: Collections (browse your request tree), Environments (manage variable sets), and MCP (connect to and inspect MCP servers). Toggle between them using the icons in the footer toolbar. A search bar filters the list in real time.
• Tab bar (top) — open requests and environments as tabs. Each request tab shows the HTTP method badge and name. An orange dot indicates unsaved changes. Drag tabs left or right to reorder them — neighboring tabs slide apart to preview the new position. Double-click empty space in the tab bar to create a new draft request. Right-click a tab for options: Pin, Close, Close Others, Close All. Middle-click to close a tab. Pinned tabs survive "Close All."
• Editor area (center) — the request builder on top and response viewer on the bottom (or side-by-side, depending on layout setting). A draggable divider lets you resize the split.
• Log panel (bottom) — a collapsible session log that shows HTTP requests, sync operations, vault events, and script activity. Click the Logs button to expand. HTTP log entries have a chevron — click to expand and inspect the full request and response details (headers, body, query params, timing, cookies).

Creating Your First Request

Press Cmd+N (or Ctrl+N on Linux/Windows) to create a new draft request. A draft is a scratchpad — it lives in memory, doesn't belong to any collection, and doesn't appear in the sidebar. You can edit the URL, headers, body, and send it right away.

You can also double-click empty space in the tab bar to create a draft.

Saving

Press Cmd+S (or Ctrl+S on Linux/Windows) to save. If the request is a draft, a collection picker will appear — choose an existing collection or create a new one. The draft is then promoted to a persisted request and appears in the sidebar.

For already-saved requests, Cmd+S writes changes to the database. If the collection has remote sync enabled, saving also pushes changes to Git in the background.

NOTE

Draft requests are transient — they are lost when you close the app. Save to a collection to keep them.

TIP

Tip: Use Cmd+B to toggle the sidebar for more screen space while working.

Appearance

Open Settings (gear icon, top-right) → General → Appearance to adjust how Vaxtly looks:

• Theme — choose Light, Dark, or System (follows your OS preference). Theme changes apply instantly across the app, including code editors.
• Text size — choose Small, Medium (default), or Large. Each step shifts the interface font scale by one point and affects everything: sidebar, tabs, request panes, modals, settings, and the code editor.