Install inso with Homebrew Cask

Project links

• Homepage

Commands and aliases

• inso

Project history

Inso lives inside the Kong/insomnia monorepo as `packages/insomnia-inso`. The parent project is an open-source cross-platform API client for GraphQL, REST, WebSockets, Server-Sent Events, gRPC, and other HTTP-compatible protocols, and its README explicitly calls out native Insomnia CLI support for CI/CD linting and testing.

The reference docs expose Inso's shape as an automation CLI rather than a standalone API client: subcommands cover running tests and collections, linting specs, exporting data and API specifications, running scripts from `.insorc`, and generating docs.

Adoption history

Inso's adoption follows Insomnia's user base and release train. The GitHub repository shows a large API-client project with thousands of stars and hundreds of releases, while the cask packages the standalone `inso` binary for users who want Insomnia automation without driving the desktop app interactively.

How it is used

Common commands include `inso run test`, `inso lint spec`, `inso export spec`, `inso run collection`, and `inso script`. Kong docs say Inso looks for data in a `.insomnia` directory created by Git Sync or in the installed Insomnia app data directory, and users can override the source with `--workingDir` or `--src`.

Why package nerds care

For package nerds, Inso is the CLI slice of a large Electron/TypeScript monorepo. Packaging it separately makes API test and OpenAPI lint workflows usable in CI, Docker, and shell scripts without requiring the full GUI as the primary interface.

Timeline

• 2010s: Insomnia develops as an open-source API client.
• 2020s: Inso is maintained in the Kong/insomnia monorepo as the `insomnia-inso` package.
• 2026: Kong docs list Inso CLI reference pages for versions 10.3 through 13.0, and Homebrew cask metadata packages version 13.0.2.

Related projects

• Related projects and standards include Kong Insomnia, OpenAPI, GraphQL, REST, gRPC, Git Sync, Spectral-style API linting, Docker images for CI use, and Kong's broader developer tooling.

Sources

• https://developer.konghq.com/inso-cli/
• https://developer.konghq.com/inso-cli/reference/
• https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/inso
• https://github.com/Kong/insomnia
• https://github.com/Kong/insomnia/tree/develop/packages/insomnia-inso
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Kong/insomnia/develop/packages/insomnia-inso/package.json