How is it different from just using AWS Lambda?

Lambda requires API Gateway, IAM roles, CloudWatch, ECR, and often EventBridge just to do what Inquir does out of the box. Inquir is the whole stack: runtime + gateway + logs + cron + deploy — in one place.

Is it really free to start?

Yes. The Free tier is free forever — 10K invocations/mo, hot containers, full API Gateway. No credit card required.

Do I need Docker or Kubernetes?

No. Write a function, click Deploy, get a URL. Inquir handles containers under the hood.

How is it different from Vercel or Cloudflare Workers?

Inquir runs real containers — full Node.js 22, Python 3.12, or Go 1.22. Any npm package, pre-built AI layers. Edge runtimes can't do that.

VS Code extension

Deploy from VS Code, invoke functions with JSON payloads, view recent logs, and sync workspace API keys—this page documents the Inquir Compute extension, not a separate terminal CLI.

The Inquir Compute VS Code extension lets you deploy and manage functions directly from your editor.

Key Features

A tree view of all your functions in a dedicated <b>Inquir Compute</b> view in the Activity Bar.
Deploy files or folders to functions.
Invoke functions with a JSON payload and view the logs.
Manage API keys, stored in VS Code's encrypted secret storage.
Import an API key from ~/.lambda-cli/config.json or ~/.inquir.

To install, search for Inquir Compute in the VS Code Extensions marketplace, or install from the .vsix file.

Configuration

Setting	Default
`inquirCompute.apiUrl`	`http://localhost:3000`
`inquirCompute.defaultHandler`	`index.handler`
`inquirCompute.defaultTimeoutMs`	`30000`
`inquirCompute.allowNetwork`	`false`
`inquirCompute.logsLimit`	`25`