Are APIs becoming obsolete? Think MCP, ACP, A2A, AGNTCY etc.
summary
Anthropic's MCP opens two‑way, context‑rich connections so LLMs can access databases and act on intent; IBM/Linux Foundation's ACP standardises cross‑agent REST messaging; Google's A2A (50+ partners) supports multi‑enterprise, long‑running agent workflows. Claims: 57% of internet traffic is API driven, market may grow from ~$200B to ~$400B, Stripe earned $18B across a Black Friday surge. Conclusion: APIs remain the reliable surface for stable systems while agent protocols add dynamic, context‑aware orchestration and require new auth, observability and lifecycle practices.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:29Why APIs matter
- 7:09Agentic AI rise
- 9:15Model Context Protocol
- 12:05Agent Communication Protocol
- 14:34Agent to Agent Protocol
- 18:23APIs versus agent protocols
- 20:11Hybrid architecture vision
- 22:00What this means for API specialists and developers
- 23:25Security governance
- 24:29Protocol adoption roadmap
- 25:14Summary
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