▸ Tag · #api-design
API design.
Designing APIs people can use — REST versus gRPC versus GraphQL, gateway responsibilities, rate limiting, and versioning without breaking clients.
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ArchitectureMCP first is the new mobile first
Mobile first made every screen work on a phone. MCP first makes every product capability work for an AI agent: tools, skills, and permissions before the human UI.
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ShopifyOne Shopify claims pipeline for every claim type
A returns policy is not a returns process. Build one Shopify claims pipeline for returns, damage, and warranty: file, eligibility, queue, Shopify resolve.
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LaravelMCP tool errors agents can actually recover from
Throwing exceptions hides failures from the model. MCP wants isError tool results with actionable text, mapped from Laravel domain failures and audited like auth denials.
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ArchitectureREST vs gRPC: two API philosophies
The technical differences between REST and gRPC: when to use Protocol Buffers over JSON for high-performance microservices, and why good designs use both.
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DevOpsRate limiting vs throttling
The engineering difference between rate limiting and throttling, and how each secures your APIs and keeps infrastructure stable under heavy load.
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ArchitectureLoad balancer vs API gateway
Load balancers distribute traffic; API gateways enforce policy. The real differences, when to use each, and how to layer both in a production stack.
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ArchitectureAPI vs MCP: connecting AI systems
The core differences between traditional APIs and the Model Context Protocol (MCP), and when to use each to build scalable, agentic AI systems.
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ArchitectureRate limiting: protecting your AI wallet
One runaway agent loop can mean a $5,000 LLM bill. Why request-per-second limits lie, and how hierarchical token-bucket limits protect your margins.
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ArchitectureAPI gateway: the front door of your AI stack
Stop exposing LLM providers to your frontend. The API gateway pattern for AI apps: tenant isolation, model aliases, rate limiting, and streaming-safe timeouts.
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ShopifyHow agentic commerce changes building on Shopify
Agentic commerce is reshaping how you build Shopify. The shift from human-centric themes to agent-ready infrastructure: Catalog, UCP, and MCP.
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