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Step-by-step guides for building AI agents and MCP servers on Universal API.

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New features, improvements, and what's coming next for the platform.

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Industry Insights

How AI agents are replacing SaaS, the rise of MCP, and where the market is heading.

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Engineering

Deep dives into our architecture — Lambda tenant isolation, semantic search, multi-tenant security.

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Build a Stock Market AI Assistant with the Massive API

April 22, 2026 · Tutorial

Get real-time stock quotes, options chains, and market data on your website or in your app — four ways to integrate using the Massive (Polygon.io) MCP server, from a one-line HTML embed to building your own custom MCP server. Includes BYO API key support for multi-tenant apps.

MCP Server Examples: 18 Real Servers You Can Use Right Now

April 13, 2026 · Gallery

A curated gallery of 18 working MCP servers — from web search and Google Suite to Stripe payments and Cloudflare management — each live and ready to connect to Claude, Cursor, or your own agent.

Give Your AI Agent a Browser: Three Approaches Compared

April 13, 2026 · Architecture

Compare three ways to add web browsing to AI agents — API-based search (Doc-Hound), managed headless browser (AgentCore Browser), and DIY Chromium on Lambda. Code examples, pricing, and when to use each.

Build an AI Agent That Calls People on the Phone

April 6, 2026 · Tutorial

Your AI agent picks up the phone and calls your leads, collects survey responses, or books appointments — powered by Amazon Nova Sonic and Twilio. Set it up in 10 minutes with Universal API's outbound calling API.

UniversalAPI Security Architecture: 7 Layers That Protect Your Data and Keys

April 2, 2026 · Security

A concise overview of how UniversalAPI protects your API keys, isolates your code execution, and keeps your data private — from encrypted credential storage to hardware-level tenant isolation. Understand the full security architecture in 5 minutes.

How Authentication & Security Works on UniversalAPI: A Deep Dive

Updated April 2, 2026 · Architecture

The full technical deep dive into our security architecture. Walk through the actual implementation — from the moment a request hits our API Gateway to sandbox execution, Firecracker tenant isolation, log sanitization, and GDPR-compliant account deletion.

Connect Your Strands Agent to 18 MCP Servers in 5 Minutes

March 19, 2026 · Tutorial

Your Strands agent is smart, but it can't do much without tools. Here's how to give it web search, document analysis, Google Suite, and more — with a single connection to Universal API's MCP server marketplace. Two methods: creation-time wiring and runtime dynamic connections.

Build a Document Research Agent in 15 Minutes

March 16, 2026 · Tutorial

Upload contracts, research papers, or financial reports — then ask questions in plain English. Your AI agent searches across your documents and the web to give you answers with citations. Here's how to build one on Universal API.

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