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A Small Rule for API Boundaries.

If an endpoint needs a paragraph to explain what it returns, the boundary is probably doing too much.

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This is a rule of thumb, not a law. Clear names and predictable shapes usually make integration work quieter.

// Prefer a resource-shaped answer.
GET /projects/:id/files

// Over a verb with a hidden contract.
GET /getProjectFilesAndMetadata

The goal is not REST purity. It is reducing the amount of context another developer has to reconstruct before they can make a safe change.

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