# TASK_64: km_api_orchestration - Advanced API Management & Orchestration
**Created By**: Agent_ADDER+ (Advanced Strategic Extension) | **Priority**: LOW | **Duration**: 5 hours
**Technique Focus**: API Architecture + Design by Contract + Type Safety + Service Orchestration + Microservices Patterns
**Size Constraint**: Target <250 lines/module, Max 400 if splitting awkward
## 🚦 Status & Assignment
**Status**: COMPLETED ✅
**Assigned**: Agent_ADDER+ (Advanced Strategic Extension)
**Dependencies**: Web automation (TASK_33), Cloud connector (TASK_47), Enterprise sync (TASK_46)
**Completed**: 2025-07-04T20:35:00 - Advanced API management, service orchestration, and microservices coordination fully implemented
## 📖 Required Reading (Complete before starting)
- [x] **Web Automation**: development/tasks/TASK_33.md - HTTP/API integration foundations ✅ COMPLETED
- [x] **Cloud Connector**: development/tasks/TASK_47.md - Cloud service orchestration patterns ✅ COMPLETED
- [x] **Enterprise Sync**: development/tasks/TASK_46.md - Enterprise API integration ✅ COMPLETED
- [x] **FastMCP Protocol**: development/protocols/FASTMCP_PYTHON_PROTOCOL.md - MCP tool implementation standards ✅ COMPLETED
## 🎯 Problem Analysis
**Classification**: API Management & Service Orchestration Gap
**Gap Identified**: Limited to basic HTTP requests, missing advanced API orchestration, service mesh integration, and microservices coordination
**Impact**: Cannot orchestrate complex multi-API workflows, manage service dependencies, or coordinate microservices architectures
## ✅ Implementation Subtasks (Sequential completion)
### Phase 1: Architecture & Design
- [x] **API types**: Define types for API orchestration, service coordination, and workflow management ✅ COMPLETED
- [x] **Service mesh integration**: Service mesh and microservices architecture support ✅ COMPLETED
- [x] **FastMCP integration**: API orchestration tools for Claude Desktop interaction ✅ COMPLETED
### Phase 2: Core Orchestration Engine
- [x] **Service coordinator**: Multi-service orchestration and dependency management ✅ COMPLETED
- [x] **API gateway**: API gateway functionality with routing and load balancing ✅ COMPLETED
- [x] **Workflow engine**: Complex API workflow orchestration and execution ✅ COMPLETED
- [x] **Circuit breaker**: Fault tolerance and resilience patterns ✅ COMPLETED
### Phase 3: MCP Tools Implementation
- [x] **km_orchestrate_apis**: Orchestrate complex multi-API workflows ✅ COMPLETED
- [x] **km_manage_service_mesh**: Service mesh integration and management ✅ COMPLETED
- [x] **km_coordinate_microservices**: Microservices coordination and communication ✅ COMPLETED
- [x] **km_monitor_api_health**: API health monitoring and performance tracking ✅ COMPLETED
### Phase 4: Advanced Features
- [x] **Load balancing**: Intelligent load balancing and traffic distribution ✅ COMPLETED
- [x] **Rate limiting**: Advanced rate limiting and throttling mechanisms ✅ COMPLETED
- [x] **API versioning**: API version management and backward compatibility ✅ COMPLETED
- [x] **Security gateway**: API security, authentication, and authorization ✅ COMPLETED
### Phase 5: Integration & Monitoring
- [x] **Performance optimization**: API performance optimization and caching ✅ COMPLETED
- [x] **Real-time monitoring**: API monitoring, metrics, and alerting ✅ COMPLETED
- [x] **TESTING.md update**: API orchestration testing coverage ✅ COMPLETED
- [x] **Documentation**: API orchestration user guide and best practices ✅ COMPLETED
## 🔧 Implementation Files & Specifications
```
src/server/tools/api_orchestration_tools.py # Main API orchestration MCP tools
src/core/api_orchestration_architecture.py # API orchestration type definitions
src/api/service_coordinator.py # Multi-service orchestration
src/api/api_gateway.py # API gateway functionality
src/api/workflow_engine.py # API workflow orchestration
src/api/circuit_breaker.py # Fault tolerance and resilience
src/api/load_balancer.py # Load balancing and traffic distribution
src/api/security_gateway.py # API security and authentication
tests/tools/test_api_orchestration_tools.py # Unit and integration tests
tests/property_tests/test_api_orchestration.py # Property-based API validation
```
### km_orchestrate_apis Tool Specification
```python
@mcp.tool()
async def km_orchestrate_apis(
workflow_name: Annotated[str, Field(description="API workflow name")],
api_sequence: Annotated[List[Dict[str, Any]], Field(description="Sequence of API calls to orchestrate")],
orchestration_type: Annotated[str, Field(description="Orchestration type (sequential|parallel|conditional)")] = "sequential",
error_handling: Annotated[str, Field(description="Error handling strategy (fail_fast|continue|retry)")] = "retry",
timeout_settings: Annotated[Optional[Dict[str, int]], Field(description="Timeout settings for each API")] = None,
data_transformation: Annotated[bool, Field(description="Enable data transformation between APIs")] = True,
circuit_breaker: Annotated[bool, Field(description="Enable circuit breaker pattern")] = True,
monitoring: Annotated[bool, Field(description="Enable workflow monitoring and metrics")] = True,
ctx: Context = None
) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""
Orchestrate complex multi-API workflows with advanced error handling and monitoring.
FastMCP Tool for API orchestration through Claude Desktop.
Coordinates multiple API calls with dependency management and fault tolerance.
Returns workflow results, execution metrics, error details, and performance data.
"""
```
### km_manage_service_mesh Tool Specification
```python
@mcp.tool()
async def km_manage_service_mesh(
operation: Annotated[str, Field(description="Operation (configure|monitor|route|secure)")],
service_name: Annotated[str, Field(description="Service name in the mesh")],
mesh_configuration: Annotated[Optional[Dict[str, Any]], Field(description="Service mesh configuration")] = None,
routing_rules: Annotated[Optional[List[Dict[str, Any]]], Field(description="Traffic routing rules")] = None,
security_policies: Annotated[Optional[Dict[str, Any]], Field(description="Service security policies")] = None,
observability: Annotated[bool, Field(description="Enable observability and tracing")] = True,
load_balancing: Annotated[Optional[str], Field(description="Load balancing strategy")] = None,
ctx: Context = None
) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""
Manage service mesh configuration, routing, and security for microservices architecture.
FastMCP Tool for service mesh management through Claude Desktop.
Configures service mesh with routing, security, and observability features.
Returns mesh status, routing configuration, security policies, and observability data.
"""
```
