Name: [Virtual] PRO Session (API): Supporting AI-First MCP in an API-First World.
Start: 2025-09-11T14:30:00-0700
End: 2025-09-11T14:55:00-0700

Thursday September 11, 2025 2:30pm - 2:55pm PDT

VIRTUAL API World -- Workshop Stage A (PRO)

Amey Desai, Nexla, Head of Artificial Intelligence

At Nexla, we recently implemented native support for Model Context Protocol (MCP) as part of our agentic AI framework. This included exposing Data Products as an MCP Server, orchestration across MCP servers and LLMs, and mixing MCP with non-MCP (re)sources and tools. While Nexla is used to build agentic systems, it’s been used a lot longer as an iPaaS to create, integrate, and proxy APIs – and for data integration.

Join us as we walk through our lessons learned and biggest challenges in using AI-First MCP, and mixing it with a non-MCP, API-First world. Topics include:
Current strengths and weaknesses of MCP vs other standards
Nexla’s MCP server architecture, and how it supports different APIs and other sources
AI-driven orchestration of MCP and non-MCP sources
How to manage security with MCP, one of the biggest challenges with MCP today

We'll share practical examples of this architecture in action, covering implementation patterns, agent coordination strategies, and a leave behind or follow along developer kit for the developers in the audience.

Speakers

Amey Desai

Head of Artificial Intelligence, Nexla

Amey Desai is an experienced engineering leader and AI expert specializing in data platforms, generative AI, and enterprise-grade integration solutions. He is currently the Head of AI at Nexla, where he spearheads the development of AI-driven innovations in data management, deep-research... Read More →

Thursday September 11, 2025 2:30pm - 2:55pm PDT
VIRTUAL API World -- Workshop Stage A (PRO)

API World

Talk Type PRO Session
Tracks API World, APIs and AI (API World), Testing / Deploying & Monitoring APIs and Services (API World), Virtual
In-Person/Virtual Virtual

API World + CloudX + DataWeek 2025

Amey Desai

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