Tools compatibility

Use this table to identify which tools support specific API actions and where to find more information.

The following table shows which tools support specific API actions. For more information about a tool, click the tool name in the Tool name column.

Table 1. Compatible tools
Operation Tool name Visual Studio Code IBM API Studio API Manager UI
  • List APIs or products
  • Validates a local or API
  • Reviews security of local or API
  • Adds security to local or API
  • Adds other security schemes to an API or file
  • Updates or download or delete API
 Management MCP Supported Not supported Not supported
Searches for table or API artifacts Artifacts searcher Supported Supported Supported
Generates OpenAPI specifications from table or schema OAS Creator Supported Supported Supported
  • Lists rulesets
  • Lists rules in a ruleset
  • Validates OAI by using ruleset
  • Fixes OpenAPI specification by using ruleset
 Governance Supported Supported Supported
Creates Python FastAPI server code Open API to Python Supported Not supported Not supported
Deploys code to the IBM code engine and push to GitHub Code deployment Supported Not supported Not supported
Searches for content from in IBM Documentation or user-uploaded documents Documentation searcher Supported Supported Supported
Interacts with the various AI functionalities in IBM API Connect. Improves OpenAPI with descriptions or examples and generates Open API from natural language Supported Supported Supported
Query IBM API Connect analytics Analytics Supported Supported Supported
Finds duplicate APIs API discovery and rationalization Supported Supported Supported
Creates and connects to MCP server MCP server and client tool Supported Not supported Not supported
Completes lifecycle operations for projects, test cases, and gateway policies IBM API Studio Not supported Supported Not supported
Get help with Agent use Help Supported Supported Supported
  • Creates or modifies assemblies with specific gateway policies.
  • Validates spectral rules against OpenAPI definitions.
  • Creates a spectral rule from a natural language description in JSON format.
 Governance MCP Supported Supported Supported