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EPISODE · May 26, 2026 · 9 MIN

Why Your CI Pipeline Is the True API Contract

from The Developer Tools Podcast with Fexingo: APIs, Infrastructure, and Software for Engineers · host Fexingo

Lucas and Luna explore the idea that your CI pipeline, not your OpenAPI spec, is the real contract between API producers and consumers. They walk through a case from a fintech startup that reduced breaking-change incidents by 70 percent by treating CI as the single source of truth for API behavior — using contract testing, not integration tests. They discuss how this shifts ownership from a docs-vs-code split to a shared responsibility model, and why the mindset change matters more than the tool. Practical takeaways for teams shipping APIs in mid-2026. #APIContract #CIPipeline #ContractTesting #ContinuousIntegration #DevOps #DeveloperTools #Fintech #BreakingChanges #OpenAPI #Pact #Specmatic #SoftwareEngineering #APIGovernance #TeamTopologies #BusinessAndTechnology #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #TheDeveloperToolsPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

Lucas and Luna explore the idea that your CI pipeline, not your OpenAPI spec, is the real contract between API producers and consumers. They walk through a case from a fintech startup that reduced breaking-change incidents by 70 percent by treating CI as the single source of truth for API behavior — using contract testing, not integration tests. They discuss how this shifts ownership from a docs-vs-code split to a shared responsibility model, and why the mindset change matters more than the tool. Practical takeaways for teams shipping APIs in mid-2026. #APIContract #CIPipeline #ContractTesting #ContinuousIntegration #DevOps #DeveloperTools #Fintech #BreakingChanges #OpenAPI #Pact #Specmatic #SoftwareEngineering #APIGovernance #TeamTopologies #BusinessAndTechnology #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #TheDeveloperToolsPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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