Signals from Our Futures Past

Signals from Our Futures Past

Focusing on Capabilities Is a Win

As API clients become more autonomous, the conversation shifts—from calling methods to understanding capabilities.

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Mike Amundsen
Jul 14, 2025
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In a recent post by Christian Posta, he hit on something important: the age of AI-driven clients is here, and our APIs need to reflect that. These new clients don’t just follow instructions, they observe, infer, and choose. Which means they need more than method names and URLs. They need a clear set of well-described capabilities.

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