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by Ágnes Reinhardt , Kristof Van Tomme 5 days 17 hours ago

Pronovix Joins Mplify to Advance AI Visibility and API Discoverability

Pronovix joins Mplify, the global alliance for advancing Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) for AI and the development of AI-ready digital infrastructure. Through this collaboration, Pronovix will contribute its experience in AI visibility and API discoverability to support Mplify’s strategic initiatives.
Categories: AI, Business Insights
by Laura Vass 1 week 6 days ago

If access becomes infrastructure, what becomes the competitive interface of an API product?

When several API providers can solve the same technical problem, what does an agent know about why a customer would choose one over another? The answer depends on more than finding the right capability. It depends on what the agent understands about fit, current and defensible differentiation, and the evidence behind those differences. This raises a practical question for API product teams: where does that knowledge live, and how does it reach the systems representing the product?
Categories: AI, Business Insights
by Laura Vass 2 weeks 6 days ago

Machine-discoverable APIs still need merchandising

MCP servers and API registries can make APIs easier for LLMs and AI agents to discover and consume. But finding a capability is only part of how a business arrives at a solution. What happens in between involves use cases, solution fit, operational constraints, commercial viability, and knowledge that may sit well beyond the API documentation. This article looks at that gap through the lens of B2C merchandising and asks what API providers can already learn from the way their products appear in AI-generated answers.
by Laura Vass 1 month ago

After an acquisition, did AI models get the memo?

What happens to B2B capability discovery as companies evolve after an acquisition? A field note for strategy and API leaders examining AI share of voice, digital estates, developer portals and market representation. 
by Laura Vass 1 month 1 week ago

Measuring AI Share of Voice for API Products: Lessons from AEO/GEO Practitioners

AI share of voice and prompt monitoring make it possible to observe how API capabilities appear in AI-generated answers. This article looks at how practitioners establish baselines, choose and refine prompts, interpret share of voice and investigate visibility gaps. It also considers what changes when these methods are applied to API products, where the evidence can inform API documentation, competitive positioning and portfolio decisions beyond AI visibility itself.
Categories: AI, Business Insights

How MCP Implementation Patterns Shape Developer Portal Information Architecture

Different MCP implementation patterns lead to different developer portal information architecture and publishing strategies. Rather than introducing a separate MCP portal, organizations can evolve their developer portal CMS to model new interface types alongside existing APIs, preserving a coherent organizational layer for discovery, governance, documentation, and AI-facing interfaces.

Pronovix Field Notes

Observations from the Pronovix team on developer portals, technical documentation, architecture, UX, APIs, and the surrounding questions: AI-native workflows, business capabilities, buyable solutions, and operational reality.
 

 

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