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Sixteen years of API research as MCP tools — stories, areas, governance blocks & services
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api_coverage
document*
Measure how much of an API description your governance actually inspects — coverage by section, each rule's reach, and the rules that match nothing. Like test coverage, one altitud… Measure how much of an API description your governance actually inspects — coverage by section, each rule's reach, and the rules that match nothing. Like test coverage, one altitude up.
api_scorecard
document*
Score an API's maturity 0-100 with a letter grade across design, governance coverage, documentation, and (from an apis.json) discoverability, agent-readiness, and operations. Pass… Score an API's maturity 0-100 with a letter grade across design, governance coverage, documentation, and (from an apis.json) discoverability, agent-readiness, and operations. Pass your own `ruleset` — a score against rules you never adopted means little.
apply_overlay
overlay*document*
Apply an OpenAPI Overlay to a document and report what each action matched. Use it for deprecation and migration choreography without forking the contract. Apply an OpenAPI Overlay to a document and report what each action matched. Use it for deprecation and migration choreography without forking the contract.
audit_pipeline
Score a repository's Spectral CI setup against an 8-point maturity rubric and return a prioritized punch-list. Pass a public `repo` ("owner/name") or `files`. Score a repository's Spectral CI setup against an 8-point maturity rubric and return a prioritized punch-list. Pass a public `repo` ("owner/name") or `files`.
certify_api
api*
Issue a tamper-evident governance certificate attesting an API passed a named ruleset at a profile threshold. A SHA-256 fingerprint lets anyone re-verify it. Issue a tamper-evident governance certificate attesting an API passed a named ruleset at a profile threshold. A SHA-256 fingerprint lets anyone re-verify it.
classify_api_fields
document*
Inventory the PII, secret, and sensitive fields an OpenAPI exposes, across parameters and request/response schemas. Run this before exposing an API to agents. Inventory the PII, secret, and sensitive fields an OpenAPI exposes, across parameters and request/response schemas. Run this before exposing an API to agents.
code_snippets
document*
Generate runnable curl, JavaScript, and Python samples for every operation, with path params filled in and a realistic body. Generate runnable curl, JavaScript, and Python samples for every operation, with path params filled in and a realistic body.
company_dimensions
slug*
PRO — a company's investment dimensions, each read AGAINST the measured cohort: the cohort median, mean and max, this company's rank and percentile, and an index where 1.0 is exact… PRO — a company's investment dimensions, each read AGAINST the measured cohort: the cohort median, mean and max, this company's rank and percentile, and an index where 1.0 is exactly typical. A raw dimension score is unreadable on its own; these are the columns that make it mean something.
company_gaps
slug*
A company's weakest investment dimensions — where it is thin. Pro. A company's weakest investment dimensions — where it is thin. Pro.
company_peers
slug*limit
PRO — the companies most comparable to this one (same sub-sector where the data supports it, same industry otherwise), each with signal totals and top dimensions. The response says… PRO — the companies most comparable to this one (same sub-sector where the data supports it, same industry otherwise), each with signal totals and top dimensions. The response says which basis it used.
company_signals
slug*
PRO — the company's adopted stack entity by entity (services, tools, standards), each with how many companies across the cohort carry it and its radar ring. PRO — the company's adopted stack entity by entity (services, tools, standards), each with how many companies across the cohort carry it and its radar ring.
company_whitespace
slug*limit
PRO — what this company's peers run that it does not, ranked by how many peers carry it. The opening list for a vendor selling into the account. PRO — what this company's peers run that it does not, ranked by how many peers carry it. The opening list for a vendor selling into the account.
deprecation_posture
document*
Report every deprecated operation and whether it actually announces a sunset. The ones that go quiet are the ones that break consumers. Report every deprecated operation and whether it actually announces a sunset. The ones that go quiet are the ones that break consumers.
diff_api_versions
new*old*
Compare two OpenAPI versions and classify every change as breaking, non-breaking, or an addition — at path, operation, parameter, request-body, and response granularity. Compare two OpenAPI versions and classify every change as breaking, non-breaking, or an addition — at path, operation, parameter, request-body, and response granularity.
entity_demand
kind*slug*limitindustry
PRO — THE INVERSION. Every other insights tool runs company -> stack; this one runs stack -> companies: which companies show demand for a given service, tool or standard, broken do… PRO — THE INVERSION. Every other insights tool runs company -> stack; this one runs stack -> companies: which companies show demand for a given service, tool or standard, broken down by industry. This is the prospecting query — "who should I be selling this to" — and it exists in no report, bundle or page. Returns BOTH the authoritative company count and the companies it can actually name, with the basis difference explained.
export_agent_rules
ruleset*
Turn a governance ruleset into agent-native guidance — an AGENTS.md block, a system-prompt set, a per-rule remediation pack, and a digest — so agents follow the rules while authori… Turn a governance ruleset into agent-native guidance — an AGENTS.md block, a system-prompt set, a per-rule remediation pack, and a digest — so agents follow the rules while authoring, not after linting.
find_areas
qpagesorttagslimitmatch
+1
The 77 focused topic areas of the network (agents, gateways, security, …), each a subsite with its own catalog. The 77 focused topic areas of the network (agents, gateways, security, …), each a subsite with its own catalog.
find_building_blocks
qpagesorttagstype*limit
+2
Search the governance building blocks by type: guidance (177), rules (617), policies (283), standards (432), strategies (75), schema (11), properties (790), experiences (46), lifec… Search the governance building blocks by type: guidance (177), rules (617), policies (283), standards (432), strategies (75), schema (11), properties (790), experiences (46), lifecycle (29).
find_company_insights
qpagelimit
Browse profiled companies (Fortune 1000 + API providers) by name; ranked by technology-readiness signal. Free. Browse profiled companies (Fortune 1000 + API providers) by name; ranked by technology-readiness signal. Free.
find_conversations
qpagesorttagslimitmatch
+1
API Evangelist Conversations — recorded discussions with API practitioners (guest, company, YouTube/SoundCloud links). API Evangelist Conversations — recorded discussions with API practitioners (guest, company, YouTube/SoundCloud links).
find_entities
qkindpagelimitmin_companies
Browse the demand-side entity catalog — every service, tool and standard companies are measured against, ranked by how many carry it. Free. This is the left-hand side of the invers… Browse the demand-side entity catalog — every service, tool and standard companies are measured against, ranked by how many carry it. Free. This is the left-hand side of the inversion: pick an entity here, then call entity_demand to see WHO.
find_measured_standards
pagelimit
The standards bodies API Evangelist has actually MEASURED — repositories, maturity, governance, coalition. Distinct from find_standards, which searches 613 catalog entries describi… The standards bodies API Evangelist has actually MEASURED — repositories, maturity, governance, coalition. Distinct from find_standards, which searches 613 catalog entries describing what a standard IS. Free.
find_papers
qpagesorttagslimitmatch
+1
API Evangelist papers — single-PDF deep dives on one practice or topic, with outlines. API Evangelist papers — single-PDF deep dives on one practice or topic, with outlines.
find_posts
qpagesorttagsyearlimit
+2
Search or browse 5,100+ API Evangelist stories (2010–present); filter by year or tags. Search or browse 5,100+ API Evangelist stories (2010–present); filter by year or tags.
find_related
slug*type*limittypes
Given any doc (type + slug), the most related content across the whole network, ranked by shared-tag relevance (rare, specific tags weigh most). "More like this," across stories, a… Given any doc (type + slug), the most related content across the whole network, ranked by shared-tag relevance (rare, specific tags weigh most). "More like this," across stories, areas, guidance, papers, conversations, and more.
find_services
qpagesorttagslimitmatch
+1
The services API Evangelist offers teams and customers — API strategy, governance, discovery, and evangelism engagements by Kin Lane. The front door to working with API Evangelist.… The services API Evangelist offers teams and customers — API strategy, governance, discovery, and evangelism engagements by Kin Lane. The front door to working with API Evangelist. (For the third-party vendor registry, use find_solutions.)
find_solutions
qpagesorttagslimitmatch
+1
The solutions registry — 740+ third-party API services and tools (gateways, portals, testing, monitoring, …) ranked by adoption across the companies API Evangelist tracks. The solutions registry — 740+ third-party API services and tools (gateways, portals, testing, monitoring, …) ranked by adoption across the companies API Evangelist tracks.
find_tags
qpagesortlimit
Browse and rank the network tag taxonomy — every subject tag across 16k+ docs, by frequency or breadth (how many content types use it). Search with q. The map of what API Evangelis… Browse and rank the network tag taxonomy — every subject tag across 16k+ docs, by frequency or breadth (how many content types use it). Search with q. The map of what API Evangelist covers.
find_tools
qpagesorttagslimitmatch
+1
The open-source tooling registry — 400+ tools in use across the companies API Evangelist tracks, each with adoption counts and technology-radar placement. The open-source tooling registry — 400+ tools in use across the companies API Evangelist tracks, each with adoption counts and technology-radar placement.
find_videos
qpagesorttagslimitmatch
+1
The API Evangelist video library — interviews and discussions from across the API space, searchable by transcript. The API Evangelist video library — interviews and discussions from across the API space, searchable by transcript.
find_vocabulary
qpagesorttagslimitmatch
+2
The API vocabulary — thousands of resources, actions, personas, domains, schemas, and tags extracted from the API landscape. Filter by category. The API vocabulary — thousands of resources, actions, personas, domains, schemas, and tags extracted from the API landscape. Filter by category.
forge_mcp_tools
document*
From an OpenAPI, forge an MCP server design, per-operation tools, Agent Skills, an enriched OpenAPI, a server.json, and apis.json properties. From an OpenAPI, forge an MCP server design, per-operation tools, Agent Skills, an enriched OpenAPI, a server.json, and apis.json properties.
gate_agent_context
Choose which operations and fields an API exposes to agents and emit a governed Tyk OpenAPI, an MCP tool manifest, and a Spectral ruleset with PII and secret checks. Choose which operations and fields an API exposes to agents and emit a governed Tyk OpenAPI, an MCP tool manifest, and a Spectral ruleset with PII and secret checks.
generate_agent_descriptor
Generate an API's llms.txt and an AGENTS.md consumption contract — base URL, auth, the operation table, deprecated operations to avoid, and usage rules. Generate an API's llms.txt and an AGENTS.md consumption contract — base URL, auth, the operation table, deprecated operations to avoid, and usage rules.
get_area
slug*
One topic area with its related-area graph resolved — walk the network from here. One topic area with its related-area graph resolved — walk the network from here.
get_building_block
slug*type*include
One building block by type + slug; include=["content"] returns the full body. One building block by type + slug; include=["content"] returns the full body.
get_company_insight
slug*
Full demand-side profile for one company: 40-dimension readiness, adopted stack, per-quarter history. Pro. Full demand-side profile for one company: 40-dimension readiness, adopted stack, per-quarter history. Pro.
get_contact
Every way to reach API Evangelist — email, contact form, newsletter, GitHub, social channels, and postal mail. Every way to reach API Evangelist — email, contact form, newsletter, GitHub, social channels, and postal mail.
get_conversation
slug*include
One conversation with guest detail and media links; include=["content"] returns the writeup. One conversation with guest detail and media links; include=["content"] returns the writeup.
get_feeds
The static machine-readable feeds every network site publishes (JSON, APIs.json, zero-auth) — the no-key alternative to this API. The static machine-readable feeds every network site publishes (JSON, APIs.json, zero-auth) — the no-key alternative to this API.
get_guidance_section
pagelimitsection*
One editorial guidance section as a list: history, technology, business, politics, governance, or evangelism — the six lenses API Evangelist organizes guidance through. One editorial guidance section as a list: history, technology, business, politics, governance, or evangelism — the six lenses API Evangelist organizes guidance through.
get_overview
START HERE. What the API Evangelist network offers: sixteen years of API research as searchable stories, 77 topic areas, governance building blocks (guidance, rules, policies, stan… START HERE. What the API Evangelist network offers: sixteen years of API research as searchable stories, 77 topic areas, governance building blocks (guidance, rules, policies, standards, strategies), papers, conversations, and the consulting services Kin Lane offers teams. Returns counts, entry points, and how to engage.
get_paper
slug*
One paper with its full outline and purchase/landing URL. One paper with its full outline and purchase/landing URL.
get_post
slug*include
One story by slug (YYYY-MM-DD-slug); include=["content"] returns the full markdown body. One story by slug (YYYY-MM-DD-slug); include=["content"] returns the full markdown body.
get_service
slug*include
Full detail for one service offering by slug; include=["content"] inlines the full pitch. Full detail for one service offering by slug; include=["content"] inlines the full pitch.
get_solution
slug*
One solution from the vendor registry by slug, with its website and adoption count. One solution from the vendor registry by slug, with its website and adoption count.
get_stats
PRO — catalog intelligence: per-type counts, stories-per-year, and the top tags by reach across the network. PRO — catalog intelligence: per-type counts, stories-per-year, and the top tags by reach across the network.
get_tag
pageslug*limittypes
One tag with its per-type counts and everything it labels across the whole network (stories, areas, guidance, papers, …). Filter with types. One tag with its per-type counts and everything it labels across the whole network (stories, areas, guidance, papers, …). Filter with types.
get_timeline
pagelimittimeline*
One of the four research timelines in chronological order: api (the moments that shaped web APIs), resources (which digital resources became APIs and when), industries (the industr… One of the four research timelines in chronological order: api (the moments that shaped web APIs), resources (which digital resources became APIs and when), industries (the industrial history framing API infrastructure), people (the people who made compute and APIs possible).
get_tool
slug*
One tool from the tooling registry by slug, with its website, adoption count, and radar ring. One tool from the tooling registry by slug, with its website, adoption count, and radar ring.
get_video
slug*include
One video by slug with its YouTube id; include=["content"] returns the full transcript. One video by slug with its YouTube id; include=["content"] returns the full transcript.
governance_report
results*
Turn Spectral findings into a self-contained HTML governance report — severity summary, grouped by rule, framed toward progress. Turn Spectral findings into a self-contained HTML governance report — severity summary, grouped by rule, framed toward progress.
govern_estate
apis*
PRO — Run the core governance checks across a WHOLE SET of internal APIs and roll them up: per-API score/grade/errors/PII, plus estate aggregates (avg score, grade distribution, AP… PRO — Run the core governance checks across a WHOLE SET of internal APIs and roll them up: per-API score/grade/errors/PII, plus estate aggregates (avg score, grade distribution, APIs with PII/secrets) and a worst-first punch-list of what to fix. Pass `apis` ([{id, document}]) and your own `ruleset`. detail:true adds per-API dimensions.
guide_topic
topic*
PRO — Curated guide to one API topic (e.g. "gateways", "api governance", "discovery", "agents"). Bundles the matching topic area (with related areas), top guidance, rules, policies… PRO — Curated guide to one API topic (e.g. "gateways", "api governance", "discovery", "agents"). Bundles the matching topic area (with related areas), top guidance, rules, policies, and standards, relevant papers and recent stories, plus the API Evangelist services that can help a team with this topic.
insights_adoption
pagetypelimit
Services, tools, or standards ranked by how many companies adopt them. Free. Services, tools, or standards ranked by how many companies adopt them. Free.
insights_dimensions
pagelimit
Cross-section ranking of the 40 tracked investment dimensions (AI, cloud, governance, …) by company signal. Free. Cross-section ranking of the 40 tracked investment dimensions (AI, cloud, governance, …) by company signal. Free.
map_api_experience
Map each REST operation to its MCP tool and Agent Skill — the API -> MCP -> Agent-Skill chain — from an APIs.json, with a free/paid coverage scorecard and a flow map. Map each REST operation to its MCP tool and Agent Skill — the API -> MCP -> Agent-Skill chain — from an APIs.json, with a free/paid coverage scorecard and a flow map.
mock_payloads
document*
Generate an example request and success-response payload for every operation from its schema. Generate an example request and success-response payload for every operation from its schema.
reconcile_waivers
waivers*violations*
Reconcile a waivers file against lint output: suppress sanctioned violations and surface the expired, stale, and expiring ones. Returns the effective failing set a build should gat… Reconcile a waivers file against lint output: suppress sanctioned violations and surface the expired, stale, and expiring ones. Returns the effective failing set a build should gate on.
score_reusability
Score how reusable a set of APIs is and detect duplication across them — the anti-sprawl view of an estate. Score how reusable a set of APIs is and detect duplication across them — the anti-sprawl view of an estate.
search_api_evangelist
qpagesorttagslimitmatch
+2
Unified search across the whole network: 5k+ stories, 77 topic areas, 2.5k governance building blocks, papers, conversations, videos, tools, timelines, services, and vocabulary. Fi… Unified search across the whole network: 5k+ stories, 77 topic areas, 2.5k governance building blocks, papers, conversations, videos, tools, timelines, services, and vocabulary. Filter with types (posts, areas, guidance, rules, policies, standards, strategies, schema, properties, experiences, lifecycle, conversations, videos, papers, services, solutions, tools, timelines, vocabulary).
standard_adoption
slug*
How far a standards body actually got: repositories published, how many graduated past unclassified and the resulting share, release cadence, contributor count — with the provenanc… How far a standards body actually got: repositories published, how many graduated past unclassified and the resulting share, release cadence, contributor count — with the provenance of every figure and an explicit list of what is NOT measured. Free, because a specification is a public good.
standard_coalition
slug*
Who is actually behind a standard: the governing bodies and their membership, the working groups, the member companies, and the named people. Carries the caveats where our machine-… Who is actually behind a standard: the governing bodies and their membership, the working groups, the member companies, and the named people. Carries the caveats where our machine-readable source disagrees with the body's own published roster. Free.
standard_repositories
pageslug*limit
Every repository a standards body publishes, with maturity, stars, forks, open issues and archived status. Free. Every repository a standards body publishes, with maturity, stars, forks, open issues and archived status. Free.
validate_api
document*
Lint an OpenAPI, AsyncAPI, Arazzo, or JSON Schema document against the curated best-of-breed ruleset (Spectral) and return the findings. Pass your own `ruleset` to run rules you ow… Lint an OpenAPI, AsyncAPI, Arazzo, or JSON Schema document against the curated best-of-breed ruleset (Spectral) and return the findings. Pass your own `ruleset` to run rules you own instead of the catalog — which is what you should do before gating on anything.
validate_onboarding
descriptor*
Validate an API Onboarding Descriptor (AID) against the api-commons schema and report which optional sections it fills in. Validate an API Onboarding Descriptor (AID) against the api-commons schema and report which optional sections it fills in.
verify_certificate
api*certificate*