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14 min readAI IntegrationTutorial
A practical walkthrough: import an OpenAPI spec, build a workflow, expose it as an MCP tool, and connect it to Claude Desktop. Everything your team needs to make existing APIs callable by any AI agent — without writing wrapper code.
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What MCP is, why Anthropic created it, how it compares to function calling and OpenAI plugins, and what it means for teams that build and operate APIs. The standard that makes AI agents interoperable with real-world services.
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Most commerce platform migrations fail because they attempt a big-bang rewrite. Learn how the strangler fig pattern lets you migrate a legacy monolith to composable architecture incrementally — extracting one capability at a time while the platform continues trading.
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Choosing between GraphQL and REST for your Backend-for-Frontend layer affects caching, versioning, frontend independence, and on-call complexity. This guide covers the real tradeoffs with concrete e-commerce examples and a practical decision framework.
Read article18 min readStrategy
Every engineering team eventually faces the build vs buy decision for API orchestration. Learn how to calculate the true total cost of ownership of building in-house, when buying makes sense, and a practical decision framework for CTOs and architects.
Read article16 min readPerformance
Sequential API calls are silently killing your application performance. Learn how parallel execution patterns, fan-out/fan-in, and BFF orchestration layers can cut response times by 60% or more without modifying your backend services.
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Point-to-point integrations create an N×M complexity trap that silently drains engineering teams. Learn how API orchestration eliminates this problem and what the real cost of direct service coupling looks like in production.
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Discover essential Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) layer characteristics including parallel execution, response and connection caching, observability, alerting, and notifications. Learn how these features enable high-performance, reliable BFF architectures.
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Discover how Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) layers enable e-commerce organizations to optimize data delivery for web, mobile, marketplace, and in-store channels. Learn BFF use cases for product catalogs, checkout flows, and personalized experiences.
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Learn how composable commerce architecture enables organizations to build flexible, scalable e-commerce platforms using best-of-breed services. Discover the benefits, implementation strategies, and API orchestration patterns for composable commerce.
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Learn how webhook as a service platforms enable reliable asynchronous event delivery with queuing, config-based retry strategies, throttling, and execution monitoring. Discover best practices for webhook management.
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Learn how to build robust Stripe subscription backend APIs using Apitide workflows. Orchestrate subscription creation, updates, cancellations, and webhook handling with the pre-built Stripe connector.
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Learn how Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) layers enable channel-specific APIs, optimize client experiences, and simplify frontend development in modern architectures.
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Learn how API orchestration provides the coordination layer for composable architectures, enabling independent services to work together seamlessly while maintaining performance.
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