Tally

Lightweight, dependency-free, in-memory Tally API fake for testing code that talks to the Tally REST API.

Default port: 4848

Quick start

import { TallyServer } from "./services/tally/src/server.js";

const server = new TallyServer(4848);
await server.start();
// ... run your app/tests ...
await server.stop();

Point a Tally client at http://127.0.0.1:4848. Authenticate with a Bearer token (any non-empty token is accepted):

const res = await fetch("http://127.0.0.1:4848/forms", {
  headers: { Authorization: "Bearer parlel" },
});
const { items, page, limit, total, hasMore } = await res.json();

List envelope

List endpoints use Tally's envelope:

{ "items": [], "page": 1, "limit": 50, "total": 0, "hasMore": false }

Implemented operations

All routes require Authorization: Bearer <token>. State is in-memory.

• GET /workspaces — list workspaces (list envelope).
• GET /forms — list forms (list envelope).
• POST /forms — create a form.
• GET /forms/:id — retrieve a form.
• GET /forms/:id/responses — list responses (list envelope + questions, totalNumberOfSubmissionsPerFilter).
• GET /forms/:id/submissions — alias of responses.
• POST /forms/:id/submissions — create a response (parlel helper for seeding data).

Service & inspection (parlel extensions)

• GET / — service metadata.
• GET /health — health check.
• POST /__parlel/reset — reset state.
• OPTIONS * — CORS preflight (204).

Access via MCP / preview URL

The emulator is reachable at TALLY_BASE_URL (http://127.0.0.1:4848). When running in the parlel pool, an MCP tool / preview URL proxies to this base URL — point your Tally client at that URL with a Bearer token and every endpoint above works as documented.

Surface coverage

This emulator faithfully replicates the API surface most application code and agents exercise. Anything below the supported lines is either an intentional design choice for a fast, zero-cost local emulator (✓ By design) or a candidate for a future release (⟳ Roadmap) — never a silent inaccuracy.

Legend: ✅ fully supported · ◐ accepted (stored, not strictly enforced) · ✓ by design · ⟳ on the roadmap.

Error codes & shapes

Errors use { message, statusCode }:

Manifest

See services/tally/manifest.json:

• name: tally, port: 4848, protocol: http, healthcheck: /health, startup ≈ 100ms
• env: TALLY_API_KEY, TALLY_BASE_URL

Configuration — test.env

Copy these into your test.env (used by the bridge sidecar flow). Tokens are Parlel's seeded test credentials — any non-empty value is accepted by the emulator, so you rarely need to change them. Swap in real credentials only when pointing at the live service in prod.env.

TALLY_API_KEY=parlel
TALLY_BASE_URL=http://parlel-bridge:4848