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The Gap AI Coding Tools Couldn’t Fill: My API Workflow

Like many developers, I’ve been experimenting a lot with AI coding tools to speed up my development process. They’re great for generating boilerplate code, but I quickly realized they don’t solve everything — especially when it comes to API testing, mocking, and documentation.

That’s when I started looking into tools that could complement AI-assisted coding. Recently I tried Apidog, which actually combines API docs + testing + mocking in one place.

For me, the combo of AI coding tools (to write faster) + Apidog (to manage APIs) ended up being way more productive than using separate tools.
Curious if anyone else has tried this type of setup?

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Yeah I get that. I’ve had the same issue where the AI gets me 80% there but chokes on the actual workflow glue. Ended up wiring a lot of my API calls by hand because the generated stuff always missed context. Feels like the tools are great for snippets, not so much for the bigger picture.