ReadMe launches Restless SDK to let AI agents use APIs through MCP
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Rohan Paul@rohanpaul_aiXReadme launches Restless, a tool that makes APIs usable by AI agentsAIReadme says about 72% of its own docs traffic already comes from AI agents, and its new tool Restless targets them as primary API users. Developers add it by running `npx restless init`, which logs every request agents send to the API. When a call fails, Restless makes the error response tell the agent how to fix it.
🚨 AI News | TestingCatalog@testingcatalogXRestless, from the ReadMe team, helps companies make APIs work better with AI agentsAIThe team behind ReadMe has launched Restless, a tool that helps companies make their APIs work better with AI agents. Restless captures live API traffic from agents and turns their feedback into Linear issues or suggested documentation updates. Companies can also set instructions for how agents should proceed after a failed API request, and failed responses include fix steps and a link to the documentation.
elvis@omarsar0XAgents now make up 72% of traffic to API docs, per ReadMeAIReadMe says agents now account for 72% of traffic to API documentation. The company's Restless product puts fix steps and a doc link in API error responses, and reports missing information back as doc updates or issues.
Santiago@svpinoXRestless SDK lets API maintainers make APIs accessible to agentsAIRestless is an SDK that API maintainers install so customers can connect their agents to an MCP server. Restless uses live API traffic to keep docs updated, and agents can read those docs, call endpoints, inspect failed requests and responses, and send feedback to the API team.