Consume any API using Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Overview

Expose any REST API as an MCP integration so LLMs can call your endpoints as tools. When enabled, the Nokia API Hub generates a tool-per-endpoint schema and serves it in a dedicated MCP host (mcp.rapidapi.com). Consumers can connect using their own LLM clients or try your API inside the playground via an optional Nokia-hosted LLM chat.

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Coming soon AI Chat in Playground, powered by a Nokia-deployed LLM

Benefits

• Instant LLM compatibility: Each REST endpoint becomes an MCP “tool” callable by AI agents and LLMs.
• Simple authentication: Consumers use their existing Rapid Application key (x-rapidapi-key). Subscription to your API governs access.
• Familiar developer experience: A new MCP button in the Playground opens a chat pane for natural language requests mapped to tools.
• Flexible consumption: Let users test in-console with the Nokia-hosted LLM, or bring their own MCP-capable LLM clients.

What changes in the Playground

• New MCP button: Appears above normal REST endpoints.
• Chat pane: Opens in the middle; natural language requests are translated into tool calls.
• App selector above chat: Determines which Rapid Application key (x-rapidapi-key) is used; switching apps starts a new chat.
• Send button: Behaves like “Subscribe to Test,” ensuring users have the right plan/key before tool calls.
• Right pane: Shows MCP configuration JSON (pre-populated with the selected app’s key), and install guides for popular LLM clients.

Who is this for?

• Application builders evaluating capabilities before REST integration.
• Teams connecting AI agents (Claude, OpenAI, etc.) to APIs using LLMs.
• No-code consumers using their preferred LLM client to call tools.
• Coming soon: No-code consumers who want their entire workflow inside the API Playground using the Nokia LLM.

Connect from the Playground (Consumer)

1. Go to your API → Playground.
2. Select an Application in the app selector (this determines the x-rapidapi-key).
3. Click the MCP button to open the MCP configuration panel and chat interface.
4. Type a request in natural language; the assistant maps intent to tools and calls the API.
5. Switch Application to start a new chat with a different key/context.

Using your own LLM

1. Use the MCP URL and Host routing to connect any MCP-capable client.
2. Follow vendor-specific install/connect steps (examples linked from the Playground)