AI / tools

An MCP server
for your API.

Expose selected operations of an existing product to AI clients through clear tools, access controls, and call visibility.

MCP

Go

Existing API

Authorization

Starting point

Existing API

Selection

Allowed operations

Control

Access and logging

When it helps

An assistant needs specific actions, not the whole API.

MCP connects an AI client to tools. For a live product, the hard questions are which actions are allowed, who may use them, and how the user sees the result.

The server is designed around reviewed API operations. Exposing every endpoint automatically is not a sound default.

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Search and read data

An assistant needs bounded access to product information.

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User-requested actions

An operation must run with the requesting user’s rights and a clear outcome.

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Multiple AI clients

Tools need stable contracts and limits across clients.

Delivery

Treat each tool as a clear contract.

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Select use cases

Which actions users actually need.

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Define access

Identity, permissions, sensitive actions, and confirmations.

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Build tools

Argument contracts, results, errors, and API integration.

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Test calls

Access, failures, logs, and real client workflows.

Example approach

Help an operator find an order and update its status.

Search becomes a read tool. Updating status needs role checks, an allowed state transition, and confirmation where the action is consequential. The server returns clear API errors and keeps operations visible to the team.

This is a possible integration pattern, not a completed client project.

API → tools

Useful actions. Clear boundaries.

Contracts · access · visibility

Questions

Can we just wrap OpenAPI?

Generation can help with a draft, but operations still need selection, descriptions, access checks, and consequence review.

Do we need a new backend?

Not necessarily. An MCP server can use the existing API; the scope depends on its contracts and authorization.

What language is the server written in?

Usually Go: the protocol has an official Go SDK, and the server builds into a single binary that is easy to deploy next to your existing API. If your team prefers another stack, the language is agreed before work starts.

How do we limit data access?

Tools should enforce user permissions and return only needed data rather than relying on model instructions.

Next step

Describe your challenge.

Describe the system, goal, and constraints. You will receive a proposed next step, delivery format, and plan for technical oversight.