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title: "MCP design is different to API design"
description: "Designing for MCP isn't the same as designing a REST API: different consumers, different trade-offs."
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watchUrl: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCRWObul13M"
date: "2025-06-30"
duration: "1:30"
categories: ["MCP & AI", "API Patterns"]
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# MCP design is different to API design

Designing for MCP isn't the same as designing a REST API: different consumers, different trade-offs.

**Watch:** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCRWObul13M](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCRWObul13M)

- Duration: 1:30
- Published: 2025-06-30
- Categories: MCP & AI, API Patterns