12 Things Every API Product Needs to Be Agent Ready

Lightning Lesson on Maven, recorded live on October 6, 2025. More lessons & courses at https://maven.com/emmanuel What you'll learn: Define Your 2026 API Roadmap 80% of your API Product Roadmap should be getting ready for AI/Agents. Learn the 12 essentials you need to cover. Understand How To Get Started with MCP Model Context Protocol lets Agents and LLMs "see" your APIs. Find out why you need to get started today. Prioritize Design Changes to Your API Product MCP lets Agents "see" your APIs. We'll explore what you need to do to optimize them so that they are actually usable. Prepare Your Infrastructure for AI Agents You'll determine the improvements you need to make to embrace the incoming agent wave and embrace new opportunities. Why this topic matters: Agents aren’t coming—they’re already here, transforming how APIs are consumed and integrated. Your next API consumers aren’t just developers but AI-driven agents demanding clarity and simplicity. Are your APIs agent-ready? This Lightning Lesson introduces 12 actionable approaches to help API PMs, Engineers, and Architects lead in agent-driven ecosystems.