# mcp-api-bridge

> Use this tool when you need to integrate AI assistants with external REST APIs, enabling seamless interaction and data exchange. The mcp-api-bridge solves the problem of incompatible interfaces by providing a standardized pattern to wrap REST APIs as MCP servers. It accepts REST API endpoints as input and outputs typed, validated MCP tools, making it ideal for use cases requiring secure and structured data exchange between AI systems and external services.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/bryceewatson-mcp-api-bridge  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/bryceewatson-mcp-api-bridge

## Description

Enables AI assistants like Claude to interact with any REST API through typed, validated MCP tools. Provides a pattern to wrap REST APIs as MCP servers.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.69
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-31

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** api-integration
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/hu6bpg4cs5)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/BryceEWatson/mcp-api-bridge>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "bryceewatson-mcp-api-bridge"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/bryceewatson-mcp-api-bridge` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/bryceewatson-mcp-api-bridge/pull`

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