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Designing an API for LLMs, Not Humans

Designing an API for LLMs, Not Humans

by RileyHilliard·Mar 30, 2026·3 points·0 comments

AI Analysis

MidBig Brain

Interesting methodology but this is a blog post, not a product you can use.

Strengths
  • Agent-driven feedback loop produced specific, actionable API improvements.
  • Concrete metrics: 72 calls down to 8 for the same research task.
Weaknesses
  • This is content, not a tool — nothing to install or integrate.
  • Insights are specific to OpenData's research framework, not generalizable.
Category
Target Audience

API designers building for LLM agents

Post Description

We asked Claude to research US healthcare costs. It made 72 API calls. Three rounds of agent-driven feedback later, it takes 8. Here's what we changed and what we learned about API design when your primary consumer is an LLM.

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