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API and integration platform

Replace brittle point-to-point integrations with versioned APIs and events, so systems — and AI agents — can connect without breaking each other.

Typical timing
10–16 weeks
Engagement
Fixed scope
Delivery framework
User researchDiscoveryAlphaBetaLive
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Objective

Give your systems a clean, governed way to talk to each other. A well-designed API and event layer lets teams ship independently, makes new channels and partners cheap to add, and is the foundation AI agents need to act on your systems safely.

You may need this if

  • Integrations break whenever one system changes
  • Partners or customers are asking for API access
  • Data is copied between systems by overnight jobs and spreadsheets
How it runs

Activities, step by step

The plan follows our delivery framework. Steps that do not apply to this kind of work are left out rather than padded.

  1. 02 · Discovery2–3 weeks

    Integration landscape

    • Inventory every integration, feed and file transfer
    • Domain model and API product catalogue drafted
    • Pattern choice: REST, events, iPaaS or a mix
  2. 03 · Alpha4–6 weeks

    Platform and first APIs

    • API gateway, identity and developer portal set up
    • First two or three APIs built contract-first with OpenAPI
    • Contract tests and versioning policy in the pipeline
  3. 04 · Beta4–6 weeks

    Migrate integrations

    • Point-to-point links moved behind the platform
    • Event streaming for real-time flows
    • Load, security and failure testing
  4. 05 · LiveOngoing

    Operate and extend

    • Usage, latency and error monitoring per API
    • MCP servers exposing selected APIs to AI agents
    • Governance forum for new APIs

Deliverables

What you keep at the end.

  • API gateway and developer portal
  • Documented, versioned APIs with contract tests
  • Event backbone for real-time integration
  • Integration standards and governance model
  • MCP-ready interfaces for agent access

Outcomes

What it is built to change.

  • New integrations in days rather than months
  • Fewer incidents caused by upstream changes
  • A safe route for partners and AI agents into your systems

Often combined with

Every engagement starts with a 45-minute working session with the SME who would own the work. No deck.

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