Bowire Documentation

Documentation

The reference manual for the multi-protocol API workbench: how to install it, how every pane of the UI works, how each protocol plugin behaves, and how to extend Bowire with your own protocols.

Where to start

Three entry points depending on what you need:

  • Setup — the one place for install instructions. Embedded in your ASP.NET app, standalone CLI, sidecar container, or building from source.
  • User Guide — the full manual for the browser UI. Every pane, every action, every feature with screenshots.
  • API Reference — types, methods, and extension points generated from the source.

Reference material is split further:

  • Protocol Guides — behaviour and setup for each protocol plugin (gRPC, REST, GraphQL, SignalR, WebSocket, SSE, MQTT, Socket.IO, OData, MCP) plus how to write your own.
  • Architecture — internals, the plugin pipeline, discovery, and data locations — for anyone extending or embedding Bowire deeply.

About these docs

These pages cover the application itself — the CLI, the embedded host integration, and every panel of the browser UI.

Every tagged release on GitHub ships a versioned offline snapshot of these docs (HTML zip + single-file PDF) so you can pin to a specific version or browse offline.

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