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The Swiss Army Knife Trap: Why Wrapping Every API as an Agent Tool Backfires

You've got two ways to connect an agent to your backend, and each one breaks somewhere different. Wrap every endpoint as a tool and you keep flexibility: the agent can combine steps in ways nobody planned. It breaks when the job needs a long chain and the ordering rules live in the prompt. Build a…

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  1. 2026-11-03 22:01 · DEV Community — AI
    The Swiss Army Knife Trap: Why Wrapping Every API as an Agent Tool Backfires

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