Getting Started

Set up local API mocking in one pass, then debug every request.

This docs set is ordered for execution: install, configure a server, add routing rules, validate behavior in Live View, then scale with import or recording. If you prefer a terminal-first workflow, Mockphine also ships a bundled headless CLI that uses the same workspace model and runtime rules.

Download Mockphine Start quickstart Use Mockphine CLI

Quickstart path

Install Mockphine, then start in the desktop UI or verify the bundled CLI.
Create one server with a local port and fallback policy.
Add your first endpoint and choose mode behavior.
Send real requests and inspect `served-by` in Live View or terminal logs.
Scale with OpenAPI import or traffic recording.

Choose your starting point

Desktop UI

Use the visual workflow for first-run setup, Live View inspection, and endpoint editing without touching terminal.

Open desktop install guide

Bundled CLI

Work from terminal with workspace JSON, machine-readable output, and commands for runtime control, imports, AI, and automation.

Open CLI guide

Recommended first pages

Download and install

Get Mockphine for macOS or Windows, install it, and use the desktop UI or bundled Mockphine CLI.

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Use Mockphine CLI

Verify the bundled mockphine CLI, work against one explicit workspace, use safe AI-agent workflows, and manage routes, plans, runtime checks, and AI from terminal.

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Activate and license

Learn activation behavior, when activation is required, and how to recover when protected actions are blocked.

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Create a mock server

Set server name, port, real backend URL, and fallback behavior before adding endpoint rules.

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Start and stop a server

Run one server at a time, handle start preflight blockers, and switch between safe server states.

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Add your first endpoint

Define method, path, matching mode, status, body, delay, and failure simulation in the endpoint editor.