12 Things Every API Product Needs to Be Agent-Ready

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12 Things Every API Product Needs to Be Agent-Ready

Hosted by Emmanuel Paraskakis

Mon, Oct 6, 2025

4:00 PM UTC (45 minutes)

Virtual (Zoom)

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Build AI-Ready APIs

Emmanuel Paraskakis

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Mon, Oct 6, 2025

4:00 PM UTC (45 minutes)

Virtual (Zoom)

Free to join

Invite your network

Go deeper with a course

Build AI-Ready APIs

Emmanuel Paraskakis

View syllabus

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.

You'll learn from

Emmanuel Paraskakis

API PM Executive | 15+ Years, VP-Level Experience

I’m Emmanuel, an entrepreneur, product management executive, and consultant at Level 250 with over 15 years of experience shaping API products.

I’ve led large API programs in fintech for Verisk, Moody’s, and Precisely, and served as VP of Product for some of the world’s most influential API tools—like API Blueprint at Apiary (550,000+ APIs), Oracle’s first Cloud-Native API Gateway, and Swagger at SmartBear (750,000+ APIs).

Over the years, I’ve consulted with everyone from Fortune 500 CEOs to startup founders, engaging with thousands of API providers and consumers to help them build winning products and exceptional developer experiences.

My passion is to make APIs more impactful and developer-friendly, which is why I created Build AI-Ready APIs: A Hands-On Workshop for Engineers and PMs: to share my lessons learned and help Product Managers fast-track their careers.

Join me to gain practical insights, avoid common pitfalls, and learn how to deliver API Products that enable great user experiences—without repeating the mistakes I’ve already made along the way.

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