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Last discussed May 2, 2026
Application Programming Interfaces - sets of protocols and tools for building software applications and enabling communication between different software components.
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Used for: Machine readable interfaces for agents
vs: Alternative to visual interfaces like forms and buttons
"Instead of visual interfaces like forms, buttons, and dashboards, they need machine readable interfaces like APIs, MCPs, and CLIs"
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