The missing layer: What your APIs need before agents can use them
summary
Agents hit a concrete gap: API context lives outside specs, so OpenAPI or Swagger alone often fails; agents either flail or silently rebuild services (teams find seven duplicate FX services in examples). Postman sees agent traffic and recommends publishing task briefs (Postman collections), richer docs and rich error semantics so agents can choose existing endpoints instead of creating new middleware. Real harms include a large insurer pausing work after exhausting LLM tokens and agents returning fake endpoints when context is missing.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction
- 4:02AI-ready APIs challenge
- 10:29Rebuilds and context gaps
- 15:32Measuring API readiness
- 20:44Why specifications alone are not enough
- 24:54Seven points for AI-readiness
- 27:44Starting with readiness signals
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