New Dev Consensus: Your SaaS Should Have an MCP Server, Not Just an API
jonathan_wilke · x · 2026-09-30
Building on arvidkahl's classic "Your SaaS should have an API," jonathanwilke adds: your SaaS should now also have an MCP server. It reflects a new infrastructure consensus in the agent era — products need standardized, machine-callable interfaces for AI agents alongside traditional APIs.
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