Guides
How-To Guides
How-to guides and techniques for agent-ready API product work.
API Cost Control for AI Agents
AI agent cost control is an architecture problem, not a pricing one. Measure cost per completed task and design APIs and MCP tools accordingly.
Read it →Fine-Grained Access Control for MCP Servers
MCP servers need least-privilege scoping, not one key for everything. Patterns for scoping tools by function, short-lived credentials, real CVE lessons.
Read it →Governing AI Gateway Sprawl
Teams stand up AI gateways independently and end up with no shared governance. What a gateway actually does, and how to bring API discipline to it.
Read it →How to Determine Which APIs to Make Agent-Ready
A practical way to prioritize which of your APIs need agent-ready work first — based on evidence, not guesswork. Ends with a free 12+2 checklist.
Read it →The Agent Access Stack: APIs, CLI, MCP, Skills
APIs are the foundation. MCP and CLI wrap them. Skills extend them. Get the API wrong and nothing above it works — the layer order that decides whether your stack holds.
Read it →What Agents Want From Your Product
Agents won't click through your UI, sit through onboarding, or follow your navigation. They look for an API, an MCP server, a CLI, or a skill — or they move on.
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