Multi-Tenant Rate Limiting: Fair Usage Without Starving Anyone
The SaaS API fairness blueprint. Token bucket vs sliding window per-tenant isolation, Redis Lua scripts for atomic decrement, and burst headroom allocation.
8/1/202625 min read
#API Design
8 articles tagged with API Design
Slashing Agent Costs: Context Caching in Long-Running Conversations
Learn how to optimize prompt billing in long-running agent chat threads. Implement dynamic context caching breakpoints to reduce token costs by up to 90%.
7/10/202612 min read
Custom MCP Server: Building Remote Integrations with Node.js and Express
Learn how to build and host custom Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers using Express. Expose secure system API tools to Claude over SSE transports.
7/10/202612 min read
Comparing MCP Servers vs. Traditional APIs for Agent Tool Execution
Analyze the architectural trade-offs between the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and REST APIs. Learn why MCP is built for stateful agentic tool orchestration.
7/10/202612 min read
Model Context Protocol (MCP) Architecture: The Universal Connector for AI Agents
Explore the internal architecture of the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Learn how to bridge AI clients with local tools, databases, and APIs using the standardized client-server protocol.
7/10/202612 min read
FastAPI + Pydantic v2: Building Type-Safe LLM API Endpoints
A hands-on walkthrough of the Pydantic v2 patterns that actually hold up when your endpoint's request or response body is generated, in part, by a language model.
6/29/202611 min read
Dynamic API Synthesis: Generating Backend Routes on the fly
Stop hardcoding every GET and POST request. Discover how 2026 apps are using LLMs to synthesize temporary, intent-specific API endpoints in milliseconds.
4/16/202610 min read
Dynamic API Synthesis: Beyond REST and GraphQL in 2026
Static endpoints are obsolete. Discover how 2026 applications use 'Intent-Driven Data' to synthesize custom API endpoints on the fly, optimized for the exact needs of the current agentic request.
4/6/202612 min read