API Evangelist
@apievangelist.com
I am the API Evangelist, making sense of the technology, business, policies, and the people of APIs since 2010 by surveying and assessing the public and private API landscape.
For data-driven platforms, the API is the product. When your core value proposition involves empowering customers to fetch complex data structures, your documentation cannot simply be a reference manual; it must be an active onboarding engine. blog.docuwiz.io/p/case-study...
[Case Study] Transforming API Spec to Product Experience
What if you could transform their raw OpenAPI specification into a product experience with Docuwiz? Below are three key upgrades that would make the difference.
blog.docuwiz.io
February 18, 2026 at 8:22 PM
For data-driven platforms, the API is the product. When your core value proposition involves empowering customers to fetch complex data structures, your documentation cannot simply be a reference manual; it must be an active onboarding engine. blog.docuwiz.io/p/case-study...
Spotify requires premium account to access API - this will be a continuing trend amongst API providers tightening down their resources. developer.spotify.com/blog/2026-02...
Update on Developer Access and Platform Security
We are making changes to Spotify for Developers to better protect creators, partners, listeners and the platform.
developer.spotify.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Spotify requires premium account to access API - this will be a continuing trend amongst API providers tightening down their resources. developer.spotify.com/blog/2026-02...
Supreet Nagi, Senior Director at Northwestern Mutual and Budhaditya Bhattacharya, Director of Product Ecosystem at Tyk will be coming by tomorrow for my recurring Tuesday 10:00 AM conversation to talk about "a practitioner's point of view for zero-touch governance" ⚠️ Registration - bit.ly/4qK9gZj
February 16, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Supreet Nagi, Senior Director at Northwestern Mutual and Budhaditya Bhattacharya, Director of Product Ecosystem at Tyk will be coming by tomorrow for my recurring Tuesday 10:00 AM conversation to talk about "a practitioner's point of view for zero-touch governance" ⚠️ Registration - bit.ly/4qK9gZj
Lightweight API Specification for Intelligent Systems - Every time an LLM needs to work with your API, it consumes your OpenAPI spec as context. That spec was designed for code generators and documentation tools, not for language models.https://github.com/cr0hn/LAPIS
February 16, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Lightweight API Specification for Intelligent Systems - Every time an LLM needs to work with your API, it consumes your OpenAPI spec as context. That spec was designed for code generators and documentation tools, not for language models.https://github.com/cr0hn/LAPIS
Stainless CLI generator: your API, now with --help - www.stainless.com/blog/stainle...
Stainless - Blog - Stainless CLI generator: your API, now with --help
Stainless can now generate a production-ready CLI directly from your OpenAPI spec. Ship native binaries with structured commands, robust argument parsing, automatic pagination, shell completions, man ...
www.stainless.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Stainless CLI generator: your API, now with --help - www.stainless.com/blog/stainle...
Taking another look at how I build my online presence in this weeks edition of the API Evangelist Governance (Guidance), to keep optimizing what is working when it comes to finding the signal in the noise. buttondown.com/apievangelis...
Weekly API Evangelist Governance (Guidance) For February 16th, 2026
There is a lot of uncertainty online today. Honestly, I think it will be the default state of being online from here forward. If you want more certainty, you...
buttondown.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Taking another look at how I build my online presence in this weeks edition of the API Evangelist Governance (Guidance), to keep optimizing what is working when it comes to finding the signal in the noise. buttondown.com/apievangelis...
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February 14, 2026 at 7:39 PM
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Security tooling has a reputation problem with developers. Alert too early and you're noise. Gate too late and you're a blocker. So where's the sweet spot? naftiko.io/blog/finding...
Finding the Sweet Spot: AppSec Governance and the Developer Workflow | Naftiko
naftiko.io
February 13, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Security tooling has a reputation problem with developers. Alert too early and you're noise. Gate too late and you're a blocker. So where's the sweet spot? naftiko.io/blog/finding...
My friend Joshua Curry is looking for some developer relations creative writing work. He's a super creative writer that worked for API Evangelist back in the peak season and will bring some much needed creativity and curiosity to your ecosystem. joshuacurry.dev/writing/
Writing Samples | Joshua Curry
A curated collection of technical writing and developer content by Joshua Curry
joshuacurry.dev
February 13, 2026 at 8:31 PM
My friend Joshua Curry is looking for some developer relations creative writing work. He's a super creative writer that worked for API Evangelist back in the peak season and will bring some much needed creativity and curiosity to your ecosystem. joshuacurry.dev/writing/
Getting better and finding the signal in the noise of today’s market and it had made me realize that there is no signal without the noise.
February 12, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Getting better and finding the signal in the noise of today’s market and it had made me realize that there is no signal without the noise.
I discuss the highest levels of AI with Simon Wardley, and how to stay sane in the depths of the hype cycles with Kevin Swiber and Mike Amundsen in this week's episode of the Naftiko Capabilities podcast. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ombZ...
Naftiko Capabilities Podcast for 11th, 2026 - Making Sense of AI
YouTube video by Naftiko
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February 11, 2026 at 7:44 PM
I discuss the highest levels of AI with Simon Wardley, and how to stay sane in the depths of the hype cycles with Kevin Swiber and Mike Amundsen in this week's episode of the Naftiko Capabilities podcast. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ombZ...
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Product managers are connecting copilots to Jira and Confluence through MCP servers. Sales reps are wiring up CRM integrations. The Model Context Protocol has made it remarkably easy for anyone to plug third-party services into their AI workflows. - naftiko.io/blog/shadow-...
Shadow AI Is Coming for Your MCP Servers — Here's How to Get Ahead of It | Naftiko
naftiko.io
February 9, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Product managers are connecting copilots to Jira and Confluence through MCP servers. Sales reps are wiring up CRM integrations. The Model Context Protocol has made it remarkably easy for anyone to plug third-party services into their AI workflows. - naftiko.io/blog/shadow-...
I think that Speakeasy's Agent Skills are a significant shift, and not for the reasons most people will be celebrating. apievangelist.com/2026/02/06/t...
There is a Lot of Knowledge and Wisdom Packed Into Speakeasy's Agent Skills by The API Evangelist
Understanding the technology, business, policies, and people of Apis.
apievangelist.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I think that Speakeasy's Agent Skills are a significant shift, and not for the reasons most people will be celebrating. apievangelist.com/2026/02/06/t...
Exploring a shift in how the API governance guardrails and guidance is being applied -- moving from just enforcement to scanning, guiding, and copiloting. apievangelist.com/2026/02/06/w...
Where Is Governance (Guidance) Going? by The API Evangelist
Understanding the technology, business, policies, and people of Apis.
apievangelist.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Exploring a shift in how the API governance guardrails and guidance is being applied -- moving from just enforcement to scanning, guiding, and copiloting. apievangelist.com/2026/02/06/w...
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What is JSON Structure? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc11...
JSON Structure With Clemens Vasters of Microsoft
YouTube video by Naftiko
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February 5, 2026 at 7:44 PM
What is JSON Structure? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc11...
Clemens Vasters is coming by tomorrow for my Thursdays webinar conversation @ 10:00 AM EST to talk about JSON Structure, a data structure definition language that enforces strict typing, modularity & determinism. Register - bit.ly/3O0gOsl & JSON Structure - json-structure.github.io/core/draft-v...
February 4, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Clemens Vasters is coming by tomorrow for my Thursdays webinar conversation @ 10:00 AM EST to talk about JSON Structure, a data structure definition language that enforces strict typing, modularity & determinism. Register - bit.ly/3O0gOsl & JSON Structure - json-structure.github.io/core/draft-v...
Patrick Kelly, co-founder and CEO of Sideko, and creator of open-source execution layer for agentic tool calls Port of Context is coming by tomorrow to talk context engineering with me during my Tuesday live webinar conversation. ⚠️ Registration - bit.ly/4qK9gZj
February 2, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Patrick Kelly, co-founder and CEO of Sideko, and creator of open-source execution layer for agentic tool calls Port of Context is coming by tomorrow to talk context engineering with me during my Tuesday live webinar conversation. ⚠️ Registration - bit.ly/4qK9gZj
I got asked for my opinions on Moltbook, and how it impacts what I am building at Naftiko. I do love using these moments to help me better understand what I am building, and where it fits into the many layers of hustle going on. apievangelist.com/2026/02/02/t...
Dispatches From The Frontlines at Moltbook by The API Evangelist
Understanding the technology, business, policies, and people of Apis.
apievangelist.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:50 PM
I got asked for my opinions on Moltbook, and how it impacts what I am building at Naftiko. I do love using these moments to help me better understand what I am building, and where it fits into the many layers of hustle going on. apievangelist.com/2026/02/02/t...
I am neck deep in trying to find the signal in the noise in this weeks update. Make sure to sign up for the @naftiko.bsky.social newsletter for the rest of the story. buttondown.com/apievangelis...
Weekly API Evangelist Governance (Guidance) For February 2nd, 2026
I think I have been able to connect the dots between the business and engineering signals I have been gathering as part of my work on Nafitko Signals. I have...
buttondown.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:21 PM
I am neck deep in trying to find the signal in the noise in this weeks update. Make sure to sign up for the @naftiko.bsky.social newsletter for the rest of the story. buttondown.com/apievangelis...
I am working on various ways to engineer the context I need to describe what Naftiko is capable of, aligning the resources and operations I have with organizational roles, and eventually specific business outcomes. apievangelist.com/2026/01/30/o...
Organizing Signals Into a Platform Definition with Operations Organized by Role by The API Evangelist
Understanding the technology, business, policies, and people of Apis.
apievangelist.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:03 AM
I am working on various ways to engineer the context I need to describe what Naftiko is capable of, aligning the resources and operations I have with organizational roles, and eventually specific business outcomes. apievangelist.com/2026/01/30/o...
I'll start holding weekly API Evangelist conversations starting this Thursday, where we will talk about MCP and Agent Skills with Kevin Swiber - apievangelist.com/2026/01/26/w...
Weekly API Evangelist Conversations by The API Evangelist
Understanding the technology, business, policies, and people of Apis.
apievangelist.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:00 PM
I'll start holding weekly API Evangelist conversations starting this Thursday, where we will talk about MCP and Agent Skills with Kevin Swiber - apievangelist.com/2026/01/26/w...
I added Webflow to my list of API providers who manage their OpenAPI on GitHub, and also added a section and link showcasing that you can now manage your OpenAPI via GitHub using Stainless. apievangelist.com/2024/07/08/m...
More Examples of using GitHub to Manage Your OpenAPI by The API Evangelist
Understanding the technology, business, policies, and people of Apis.
apievangelist.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:31 PM
I added Webflow to my list of API providers who manage their OpenAPI on GitHub, and also added a section and link showcasing that you can now manage your OpenAPI via GitHub using Stainless. apievangelist.com/2024/07/08/m...