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Owner: Reach Issue: BUY-2040 Prepared: 2026-04-21 UTC

These drafts map to live_targets_2026-04-21.md.

1. r/AgentsOfAI: plugin dependency security

Draft reply:

The threat model is definitely different once the code is not just installed but callable by an autonomous agent.

One pattern I think helps is narrowing the tool surface as much as possible. For agent-facing APIs, I’d rather expose a few high-intent actions with clear output contracts than a broad plugin surface where the model has to reason over everything.

For production use I’d want at least:
- scoped credentials per tool surface
- per-tool logging
- framework / caller attribution where possible
- kill switches for loops or suspicious volume
- dependency review for anything the agent can invoke automatically

The dependency question matters, but so does the shape of the tools you expose in the first place.

2. r/SideProject: 200 API tools problem

Draft reply:

This matches what we’ve seen thinking about commerce agents.

For shopping, the useful tool surface is usually tiny:
- search products
- compare listings
- get best price
- retrieve product details

If you expose every internal endpoint as a tool, the model has to spend context and reasoning budget just choosing the right action. A narrow vertical API is easier for the model to use and easier for the operator to observe.

That’s the direction we’ve taken with BuyWhere: keep the commerce surface small and agent-readable rather than exposing a giant API bucket.

3. r/AI_Agents: agent discovery fragmentation

Draft reply:

From the API-provider side, I think the practical answer is to make discovery redundant instead of betting on one registry.

The minimum useful package seems to be:
- public OpenAPI
- clear docs written for agents and humans
- stable tool names
- llms.txt / agent-readable entry points
- MCP guide if the API maps naturally to tool calls

The registry layer may stay fragmented for a while, so providers probably need to make their capability surface easy to discover in multiple ways.

4. r/mcp: skills-on-demand MCP server

Draft reply:

The interesting part here is reducing what the agent has to carry in context.

For commerce tools, I think the equivalent pattern is not loading every possible merchant or endpoint. It is giving the agent a small set of high-intent actions and letting the backend handle the messy retrieval layer.

That keeps the model focused on deciding what the user wants rather than selecting from a huge catalog of low-level actions.

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