Getting Started

Signoff Studio is a local-first desktop workspace for Quality Engineering — API requests (REST, GraphQL, WebSocket, SSE, gRPC, MQTT), collection runs, load tests, local mocks, and database checks. Available as a Windows desktop app and a VS Code extension sharing the same product UI.

Start here

Path	What you learn
Install	Download Windows app or VS Code extension
Quick Start	Import the Starter Guide and complete core workflows
Interface tour	Annotated map of every major panel on both platforms
Parity & gap report	Windows vs VS Code capability matrix

Starter Guide collection

Docs walkthroughs use the official Signoff Studio Starter Guide:

• 01 - GET & Query
• 02 - JSON Bodies
• 05 - Auth
• 06 - Status Codes

Download:

• signoff-studio-starter.signoff.json
• signoff-studio-starter.httpbingo.signoff.env.json

Import both files, select the httpbingo environment, then follow Quick Start.

Browse by task

Core features

• Collections
• Requests
• Protocols
• Environments
• Authentication
• Import & export
• Cookies & utilities
• AI assist
• Workspaces
• Git workbench (Windows)

Automate

• Tests & scripts
• Collection Runner
• Load testing
• Monitors & scheduler
• OpenAPI mocks
• Code generation
• MCP & CLI

Database & reference

• Database workbench
• Settings
• Shortcuts & commands
• Troubleshooting
• FAQ

Why Signoff Studio?

• API mode — Multi-protocol client with scripts, asserts, and codegen
• Runner — Collection plans, reports, load, and local monitors
• Database workbench — Postgres, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, SQLite
• Local-first workspaces — Files you can commit
• Import — Postman, Bruno, Hoppscotch, Insomnia, Thunder, OpenAPI, cURL