Put MCP Next to Your API, Not on Top of It | Naftiko

The author argues that stacking a Model Context Protocol server on top of an existing REST or GraphQL API adds unnecessary complexity, performance overhead, and duplicate contracts. Instead, the article advocates for a side-by-side architecture where a single engine exposes both REST and MCP adapters from shared underlying flows. This approach allows developers to incrementally migrate legacy APIs while natively supporting advanced MCP capabilities like built-in discovery, elicitation, and durable tasks. Open article →