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When Your MCP Server Breaks Everything: A Tale of API Versioning

Published: July 28, 2025

When an MCP server ships a breaking API change, entire AI workflows can come crashing down. Learn from the hard-won lessons of REST API versioning and discover three practical strategies to prevent your MCP server from becoming the next workflow-breaking villain. Because in the world of AI integrations, your users aren’t developers who can adapt—they’re people whose workflows depend on your stability.

Topics covered:

The false promise of dynamic discovery in MCP
The ten commandments of API versioning from the REST era
Three practical strategies for MCP server versioning
Why your MCP users aren’t developers and what that means

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MCP: The New API Layer for AI

Published: 2025

If you’ve ever spent weeks integrating an AI tool with your API, only to watch it break when you update a single endpoint, you’ll understand why MCP caught my attention. This post covers my experience implementing Model Context Protocol servers and why I think this represents a fundamental shift in how we’ll build AI-connected systems.

Topics covered:

Why MCP is interesting for API developers
The difference between traditional APIs and MCP servers
Remote vs local MCP servers
Challenges and considerations for implementation
Future outlook for the MCP ecosystem

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About Me

I’ve been working in technology for the past 20 years, with roles across engineering, product, and GTM. I currently run Applied Technology for a hedgefund, looking after how we apply AI firm-wide for both alpha-generating and operational opportunities.

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