Inside Stainless, The Developer Tools Startup Anthropic Just Bought for $300 Million
Anthropic has acquired developer‑tools startup Stainless for $300 million, adding its API and Model Context Protocol (MCP) capabilities to Anthropic's portfolio. Stainless, founded by former Stripe engineer Alex Rattray, provides SDKs and MCP servers that let large language models interact directly with SaaS services. The deal positions Anthropic to offer native tooling for OpenAI, Stripe, and other platforms, accelerating the rollout of agentic AI. Rattray highlighted MCP's promise and current hurdles, including context limits and security concerns, as the industry works toward seamless AI‑driven automation.
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