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HTTPX2 – A next-generation HTTP client for Python↗ github.com · HN · 43 comments · 132 points · Aug 28, 2026
Anthropic Claude and API service outages↗ status.claude.com · HN · 61 comments · 77 points · Aug 24, 2026
Show HN: Karada.ai – CI/CD to turn APIs into MCP servers with 1-click plugins↗ karada.ai · HN · 0 comments · 9 points · Sep 23, 2026
The Valley of Webhooks↗ weli.dev · HN · 102 comments · 247 points · Aug 05, 2026
Show HN: I built a tool that gives any website an API and MCP↗ news.ycombinator.com · HN · 1 comments · 5 points · Sep 26, 2026

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Show HN: Orthogonal – One integration for agents to discover and pay for APIs↗ orthogonal.com · HN · 0 comments · 12 points · Sep 01, 2026
Show HN: Karada.ai – CI/CD to turn APIs into MCP servers with 1-click plugins↗ karada.ai · HN · 0 comments · 9 points · Sep 23, 2026
Reduced integration layer code by 67% replacing REST with grafting↗ github.com · HN · 2 comments · 9 points · Sep 07, 2026
Show HN: MCP Tool Definition Quality Score (TDQS) Spec↗ tdqs.dev · HN · 1 comments · 8 points · Sep 03, 2026
I built an Instagram data dashboard with a REST API back end↗ hikerapi.com · HN · 2 comments · 6 points · Sep 14, 2026
Show HN: I built a tool that gives any website an API and MCP↗ news.ycombinator.com · HN · 1 comments · 5 points · Sep 26, 2026
Show HN: 1Baton – a no-code tool for chaining API calls↗ 1baton.com · HN · 0 comments · 5 points · Sep 13, 2026
The API Tooling Crisis: Why developers are abandoning Postman and its clones?↗ efp.asia · HN · 1 comments · 5 points · Sep 12, 2026
Show HN: I'm not a PostgREST fan this is why I'm building an alternative↗ github.com · HN · 0 comments · 5 points · Sep 09, 2026
Sprites Connectors is a great example of Terrible API Design↗ freestyle.sh · HN · 0 comments · 4 points · Sep 25, 2026

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