Background
Many developers want to allow AI tools (e.g., Claude) to interact directly with the API, but face the problem that the OpenAPI specification is incompatible with the format of the AI tool, resulting in the need to manually write the adaptation layer code.
Core Solutions
API conversion can be achieved using openapi-mcp-server by following these steps:
- environmental preparation: Installing Node.js and pnpm
- Access to tools: Clone the GitHub repository and install the dependencies
- Configuration Conversion: Convert the OpenAPI specification to a format recognized by AI tools, either on the command line or programmatically
- integrated use: Adding MCP server settings to the Claude Desktop configuration file
key point
- Supports OpenAI, Anthropic and MCP output formats.
- Provides both CLI and Programming Interface for use.
- Built-in Petstore sample API for quick testing
This answer comes from the articleopenapi-mcp-server: letting AI directly invoke MCP services with open APIsThe