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There is still time to sign up for my Nov-11 "AI-Driven API Design" live course hosted by O'Reilly.

Register here: learning.oreilly.com/live-events/...

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November 5, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I've been working with LLMs to create a set of topic-specific "API Coaches".

They're not "teachers" as they ss they 'prompt' the user through a series of questions and recommendations.

i'd love to hear from others who are doing similar things

#LLM #genAI #API360
October 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
had a great time at #apiConference in NYC this week. #thanks to the conference team for a solid event and to all the attendees for the interaction and feedback. hope to see you again soon.

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October 1, 2025 at 12:41 PM
my book "Design and Build Great Web APIs" s 45% off for the next 48 hours!

Grab it with code "flashsale"

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Design and Build Great Web APIs
This fast-paced and comprehensive book covers all the critical aspects of programming web APIs with NodeJS including design, build, test, security, and deployment.
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September 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Ontology, Taxonomy, Choreography buff.ly/XQjeLLD

The best APIs have a certain feel to them. They’re easy to navigate, quick to understand, and surprisingly hard to misuse.

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Ontology, Taxonomy, Choreography
The Forgotten Foundation of APIs
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August 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
3 Ways to String Multiple APIs Together | Nordic APIs | buff.ly/A9myy4H

"we’re going to look at three common approaches to connecting multiple APIs together. We’ll dive into what these look like practically and see what the world of AI has to say about this process. "

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3 Ways to String Multiple APIs Together | Nordic APIs |
Should you use serialized flows, specifications, or AI agents? Explore three modern approaches to connecting multiple APIs.
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August 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Why AI-Driven Client Apps Don't Understand Your API buff.ly/AucoXVk

"Four practices that we already know make it easier for human developers to understand and use our APIs ... are the same things that will help AI-driven API clients be more successful, too."

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Why AI-Driven Client Apps Don't Understand Your API
Recent surveys point to a massive growth in AI-driven bots crawling the internet looking for APIs. While many of these have malicious intent, a growing number
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August 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Stigmergy

Ever watched a line of ants carry food back to the nest? That’s stigmergy — and it’s the same idea I’ve been exploring in GRAIL, where software agents follow digital “trails” to reach their goals without a pre-written plan.

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August 18, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The Mother of All Demos and the New 'Engelbarts'

"We should keep an eye out for the 'Engelbarts' quietly building the future that benefits everyone."

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The Mother of All Demos and the New 'Engelbarts'
In 1968, Doug Engelbart sat on stage, moved a strange little device he called a “mouse,” and showed the world the future.
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August 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Guiding Principles of Great Web APIs buff.ly/0ZYymKZ

here's the slide deck for my #BSDC2025 talk. a great event in a beautiful part of the US.

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August 3, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Robots, Before They Were Robots buff.ly/LHjeV5I

Before Hollywood, before Boston Dynamics, robots were about labor, not lasers.

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July 30, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Focusing on Capabilities Is a Win buff.ly/aXdqpzY

“The first step in breaking the data-centric habit is to stop designing systems as a collection of data services, and instead design for business capabilities.” -- #IrakliNadareishvili

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July 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Been working on a small framework I’m calling GRAIL (Goal-Resolution through Affordance-Informed Logic). It’s not a planner, not a workflow engine, and success does not depend on an AI/MCP environment.

more here:
github.com/mamund/grail...

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July 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Today I am sharing this blog post from #RyanDay: "Join me for an API Superstream" buff.ly/DMKAXlt

Ryan will be one of the featured speakers at the upcoming #OReillyMedia API//AI superstream .

Check out Ryan's post for details and how to register.

#api360 #genAI
July 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
If You’re Not Threat Modeling, Your API Is Already Vulnerable - DevX buff.ly/uqPiDEb

"if you care about uptime, user trust, or your job, you need to know where your API’s soft spots are. Otherwise, attackers will find them for you."

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If You’re Not Threat Modeling, Your API Is Already Vulnerable - DevX
If you think static analysis or a few pentest tickets can substitute for true threat modeling, you’re already behind.
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July 3, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Rebecca’s Web – Traces, tracks, trails, and paths buff.ly/Jakixga

"explores ways we can grow as designers by becoming more aware of our heuristics, acknowledging inherent uncertainty in the design process, and learning better ways to articulate and share with each other."

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Rebecca’s Web – Traces, tracks, trails, and paths
While designers may read others’ design advice—be it patterns or stack overflow replies, the heuristics we’ve personally discovered are equally important. We can grow as designers by becoming more…
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June 27, 2025 at 12:38 PM
5 practical actions toward AI-readiness buff.ly/W2bmckU

" A focused, strategic approach can make your content more usable, discoverable, and valuable, both to developers and AI-powered tools. Here's how to start:" --@ÁdámBalogh

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5 practical actions toward AI-readiness
A strategic, well-structured approach can enhance your content’s usability, discoverability, and value for both developers and AI tools. In this article, we outline five practical steps, from…
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June 23, 2025 at 12:38 PM
5 Ways to Secure Agentic Access to APIs buff.ly/EfQmZis

"This shift from human-driven API calls to autonomous agentic interactions means security must become more dynamic, more machine-centric, and based on workloads rather than identity." -- #KristopherSandoval

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5 Ways to Secure Agentic Access to APIs | Nordic APIs |
How can API providers start to secure agentic access effectively? Here are a number of tactics to protect machine-driven API consumption.
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June 18, 2025 at 12:38 PM
APIs Over IPAs 17: Aligning API Design to Business Outcomes with James Higginbotham, LaunchAny buff.ly/RIMPEex

"In this episode, Derric Gilling chats with James Higginbotham, founder of LaunchAny, about designing successful API strategies that drive business value. "

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APIs Over IPAs 17: Aligning API Design to Business Outcomes with James Higginbotham, LaunchAny
In this episode, Derric chats with James Higginbotham, founder of LaunchAny, about designing successful API strategies that drive business value.
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June 17, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Meta Says It's Okay to Feed Copyrighted Books Into Its AI Model Because They Have No "Economic Value" bit.ly/4jL5IlN

#api360 #books #genAI
Meta Says It's Okay to Feed Copyrighted Books Into Its AI Model Because They Have No "Economic Value"
Accused of illegally using copyrighted books to train its AI, Meta argues that those books are individually worthless.
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June 13, 2025 at 12:38 PM
FastAPI-MCP: Simplifying the Integration of FastAPI with AI Agents buff.ly/csGE6FK

"By aligning with MCP standards, the library helps make FastAPI applications accessible to AI tools that rely on structured, protocol-based interaction."

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FastAPI-MCP: Simplifying the Integration of FastAPI with AI Agents
A new open-source library, FastAPI-MCP, is making it easier for developers to connect traditional FastAPI applications with modern AI agents through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Designed for…
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June 12, 2025 at 12:52 PM
"TypeSpec is an open source language and tooling for describing API contracts, created by Microsoft and shared with the community. "

typespec.io buff.ly/T2wlNME

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June 9, 2025 at 12:38 PM
How to Use Model Context Protocol the Right Way | Boomi buff.ly/u6oJABT

"This blog offers a clear-eyed view of what MCP is, what it enables, and what still needs to happen for it to become a cornerstone of enterprise AI infrastructure."

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How to Use Model Context Protocol the Right Way | Boomi
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June 5, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Issue #37 : Governance Toolkit for APIs and Exploring MCP Governance. buff.ly/poc4sWU

"The IGT-API helps API producers think end-to-end about all the components they need to put in place for effective API governance. " #ikenna

#api360 #governance #platforms
Issue #37 : My Governance Toolkit for APIs and Exploring MCP Governance.
Introducing my governance toolkit, IGT-API. Also, a look at the need for MCP governance.
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June 4, 2025 at 12:38 PM
AI coding mandates are driving developers to the brink buff.ly/iPFp0yz

"While 75% of company leaders thought their AI rollout over the past 12 months has been successful, only 45% of employees said the same. "

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AI coding mandates are driving developers to the brink
Under pressure to embrace AI, developers are growing frustrated by misguided mandates and are left to clean up any collateral damage inflicted on their codebase.
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June 3, 2025 at 12:38 PM