Api

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that allows developers to extend LLMs by integrating them with existing APIs or local resources. This blog post explores the limitations of LLMs, the benefits of using MCP, and how it can be implemented in with an existing API.

For web developers, building REST APIs is our bread and butter. We use them to expose data and functionality to our clients and to integrate systems together. However, there is no point building the most beautiful API in the world if consumers can't easily use it. In this article were going to look at several strategies we can use to integrate Open API (formerly Swagger) into our .NET 8 Minimal API. We'll investigate some the pitfalls of some of these strategies, and look at how we can use Typed Results to make our APIs more consistent and easier to consume