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vacuum

Ch 235.6of 26 API Design Tools
  1. 1Runs onAPI, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
  2. 2CostsNot stated by the maker
  3. 3OpenAPI supportYes
  4. 4AsyncAPI supportYes
3 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: quobix.com
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Overview

vacuum is ranked #23 of 26 in API design tools on Specifiction. It runs on API, Browser extension, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Windows.

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OpenAPI support
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AsyncAPI support
Yesquobix.com

Facts

Purpose
Vacuum is a deterministic linter and quality checking tool for OpenAPI, AsyncAPI and JSON Schema specifications.quobix.com · 4 Oct 2026
Scale
The maker says vacuum is designed to lint very large specifications and work at scale.quobix.com · 4 Oct 2026
Implementation
Vacuum is written in Go, is multi-threaded and is designed as both a CLI and a library.quobix.com · 4 Oct 2026
Reports
Vacuum provides a console dashboard, an interactive HTML report and a sealed report that can be re-rendered without rerunning lint logic.quobix.com · 4 Oct 2026
Formats
Vacuum accepts YAML and JSON and supports OpenAPI 2 and 3+, AsyncAPI 3 and JSON Schema documents.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Rulesets
Vacuum supports Spectral rulesets, and the maker describes its ruleset as a superset of Spectral’s.quobix.com · 4 Oct 2026
Security checks
Its security rules check whether API security definitions are correctly defined and placed.quobix.com · 4 Oct 2026
Offline reports
The generated HTML report has no external dependencies and runs offline.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Editor integration
The VSCode extension is listed in the Visual Studio Code Marketplace and Open VSX, and automatically detects and lints OpenAPI or AsyncAPI YAML and JSON files.quobix.com · 4 Oct 2026
CI integration
An official GitHub Action is available for adding vacuum to GitHub CI/CD workflows.quobix.com · 4 Oct 2026
Distribution
The maker documents installation via Homebrew, NPM, Yarn, a shell installer, Docker and source checkout.quobix.com · 4 Oct 2026
Support
The FAQ says vacuum is actively supported and companies can sponsor the project to receive priority support for issues.quobix.com · 4 Oct 2026
Sponsor note
The FAQ invites sponsorship and says company sponsors can receive priority support for issues.quobix.com · 4 Oct 2026
Maker identity
The author identifies himself as Dave Shanley, uses the handle quobix and says he founded Princess Beef Heavy Industries.quobix.com · 4 Oct 2026

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