Kong has released Insomnia 12, an update to the company’s open-source API development platform. The update is intended to accelerate API and Model Context Protocol (MCP) server development with AI-powered collaboration and testing.
Unveiled November 4 and generally available now, Insomnia 12 enables users to build, test, and deploy faster with native MCP clients, AI mock servers, and AI-powered commit suggestions, Kong said. The latest version of Insomnia addresses challenges in building MCP servers pertaining to how to validate and test what is being built quickly and reliably without complex steps. With Insomnia 12, the platform’s test-iterate-debug workflow is extended to AI-native development, while AI-driven features are introduced that reduce manual overhead and accelerate development, according to Kong.
Key capabilities cited for Insomnia 12 include:
