Crucible

Release notes

Crucible 0.3.1

August 6, 2026 · macOS arm64 · 78.8 MB

What’s new in 0.3.1

  • Save scratch request dialog layout — radio labels stay with their controls, the collection field uses the modal width, and footer actions sit in a separate row (no overlap or horizontal overflow).
  • Cloud provider copy clarifies that Cloud remains Planned (not available in this release).

What’s new in 0.3.0

  • TLS certificate validation controls — enabled by default, with a workspace setting and per-request override (use workspace / validate / do not validate).
  • Shared TLS policy resolution so desktop UI and the request engine apply the same effective setting; disabling validation is per-request only (never process-wide).
  • cURL import maps -k / --insecure to disabled certificate validation; export emits --insecure for explicitly disabled requests.
  • Native select controls remain readable when closed (dark color-scheme and shared select styling), including Import Destination Provider and Git mode.
  • Public site and desktop About copy promote Crucible as a versioned release.

Local workspaces

  • Create, rename, export, and delete Local workspaces on this Mac.
  • Collections, folders, requests, environments, secret references, and run history.
  • No account and no system Git required for Local work.

Git workspaces

  • Create new Git workspaces, open existing Crucible layouts, or clone a remote.
  • Root repository layout and embedded .crucible/workspace/ layouts.
  • Deterministic, human-readable JSON workspace files.
  • Requires system Git 2.39+; uses your credential helpers or SSH agent.
  • Works offline for local Git operations.

Git workflow

  • Status and unified diff for staged and unstaged changes.
  • Stage, unstage, commit, and browse local history.
  • Branches, remotes, fetch, fast-forward-only pull, push, ahead/behind.
  • Publish Local as Git — copies into a new Git workspace; Local source unchanged.
  • Safety: Save never commits. Commit never pushes. Pull is fast-forward-only. No force push. No automatic merge, rebase, or stash.

Import and portability

  • Import into Crucible wizard for Insomnia (v3/v4/v5), Postman (v2.0/v2.1), OpenAPI 3.x / Swagger 2.0, Bruno directories, cURL, and Crucible portable .crucible.native.workspace archives.
  • Conversion reports for unsupported features; imported scripts/hooks/plugins are not executed.
  • Destinations: Local or Git. Secret values become references; Git keeps refs only in files.

Desktop experience

  • Native macOS menus and accelerators.
  • Command palette, Workspace Home, Quick Request, scratch requests.
  • Environments, assertions, response inspection, status badges.
  • Workspace and request TLS certificate validation settings with a clear security warning.
  • Git Changes, History, remotes/sync, branch picker, Workspace Settings.
  • Provider chooser: Local and Git Available; Cloud Planned.

CLI and CI

  • crucible validate, Git workspace create/open/publish/clone, and Git status / stage / commit / branch / remote / fetch / pull / push.
  • Machine-readable --json and documented exit codes for CI.
  • No Cloud account required for Local or Git automation.

Reliability and security

  • Signed, notarized, stapled macOS Apple Silicon desktop with embedded runtime.
  • TLS certificate validation on by default; custom CA fixtures remain separate from validation off.
  • Diagnostics redaction; secret values kept out of Git files and import reports.
  • Website first-party analytics via CauseWise on dfcrucible.dev (not in the desktop app).

Artifact

  • File: Crucible-0.3.1-macos-arm64.dmg
  • SHA-256: 9caaa327b008a757200451620f84f21f08468ad27711c50e87fee55e4783b265
  • Minimum macOS: 12.0
  • Trust: signed, notarized , stapled , Gatekeeper accepted

Known limitations

  • Apple Silicon macOS only for this release.
  • Cloud workspaces remain Planned — not available. Do not expect Cloud sign-in or collaborative Cloud storage in this build.
  • In-app auto-update is Planned.
  • Windows and Linux packaging are Planned.
  • No PR/MR UI, scripting host, AI features, or real-time collaboration.
  • Git conflicts are resolved with external Git tools, then refreshed in Crucible.

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