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Every public API should have a feedback endpoint for agents

Spring Ahead: a short post by Freek Van der Herten on giving AI agents a built-in way to report when an API or MCP server is missing something they need.

freek.dev10 Nov 2026 · 1 min read · summary

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The author responds to a tweet by Jack Sharkey proposing that every public API include a feedback endpoint that agents can use to report struggles. Sharkey's idea is that the agent submits structured feedback, the provider fixes the API and docs, ships an update, and tells the agent, all without a human in the loop. The author says they like the idea and has acted on it. They added a feedback tool to the MCP servers for Oh Dear, There There, and Mailcoach. When an agent cannot finish a task because some functionality is absent, it can send that report straight to the team behind the product.

Editorial note: This is a summary of an article first published by freek.dev. The full piece is on their site.

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10 Nov 2026
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