Why we stopped using SDKs
TLDR
A company determined that SDK integration requires similar effort to direct HTTP API calls, shifting the economics of SDK development. The cost of maintaining SDKs now exceeds the benefit when developers can accomplish the same task by calling APIs directly. Companies are moving toward creating agent skills that instruct AI systems how to use their APIs instead of distributing traditional SDKs.
Why it matters
AI has changed the cost curve of SDKs, making it often as much work to integrate an SDK as to call the HTTP API directly. Instead of shipping SDKs, companies will likely start shipping agent skills that teach agents how to call APIs correctly and avoid vendor package dependencies.
