The Transition from Strict APIs to Flexible, Context-Aware Interfaces
summary
Claims that 2019 saw 83% of web traffic (2019) driven by APIs set the baseline for why endpoints mattered, but agentic AI changes the game: agents choose tools instead of code choosing APIs, so rigid request/response JSON endpoints fail. Concrete tooling discussed includes Model Context Protocol (MCP) as a transitional wrapper and the Uber–Google Maps example of tool use. Future systems require agent-to-agent interfaces, dynamic discovery, context-awareness and explicit intent negotiation.
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