--- title: "View all of Hayley Brown's articles on Cyclr" description: "Taking a look at all things SaaS and integration, Hayley Brown is the Content Manager at Cyclr, creating fresh articles and media for the SaaS community." url: "https://cyclr.com/author/hayleybrown" canonical: "https://cyclr.com/author/hayleybrown" served_via: "https://cyclr.com/.well-known/agent-markdown" --- # Articles by Hayley Brown **About Hayley:** Joined Cyclr in 2020 after working in marketing teams in the eCommerce and education industries. She has been writing technical integration content for 5 years and is able to turn complex ideas into visual graphics. [Follow Hayley on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/hayley-brown-526776132/) **Website:** [https://cyclr.com](https://cyclr.com) ![Avatar for Hayley Brown](https://cyclr.com/nitropack_static/sXmTfWgCNjOnvnYlyrLZVbIAkjEZnoiJ/assets/desktop/optimized/rev-31a2a0c/secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f0c163ffe0260818b8ffa011a4e9b83b.15af90722a2afdb589502ec66c260a7997746b22fda956e4e6d358036b9b6990) ### [MCP vs Middleware vs Direct API Integrations: How SaaS Teams Should Expose Product Capabilities to AI Agents](https://cyclr.com/resources/ai/mcp-vs-middleware-vs-direct-api-integrations) Posted on: 24 Aug 2026 As AI agents become a standard feature across enterprise software, SaaS vendors… [Read Article](https://cyclr.com/resources/ai/mcp-vs-middleware-vs-direct-api-integrations) ### [Why Would You Want to Trigger Workflows via MCP?](https://cyclr.com/blog/why-would-you-want-to-trigger-workflows-via-mcp) Posted on: 10 Aug 2026 As AI agents become increasingly capable, expectations are shifting. Users no longer… [Read Article](https://cyclr.com/blog/why-would-you-want-to-trigger-workflows-via-mcp) ### [The Headless Bridge: Linking Enterprise Legacy Platforms with AI for Futureproof Flexibility](https://cyclr.com/blog/the-headless-bridge-linking-enterprise-legacy-platforms-with-ai-for-futureproof-flexibility) Posted on: 27 Jul 2026 Every enterprise wants to take advantage of AI. The challenge isn’t deploying… [Read Article](https://cyclr.com/blog/the-headless-bridge-linking-enterprise-legacy-platforms-with-ai-for-futureproof-flexibility) ### [What is Headless? A Guide for Modern SaaS Companies](https://cyclr.com/resources/ai/what-is-headless-a-guide-for-modern-saas-companies) Posted on: 13 Jul 2026 For years, most software applications were built as a single package. The… [Read Article](https://cyclr.com/resources/ai/what-is-headless-a-guide-for-modern-saas-companies) ### [AI Needs Infrastructure: Why Embedded iPaaS Is Becoming the Control Layer for Intelligent SaaS](https://cyclr.com/resources/embedded-ipaas/why-embedded-ipaas-is-becoming-the-control-layer-for-intelligent-saas) Posted on: 29 Jun 2026 The AI gold rush is in full swing, we previously discussed this… [Read Article](https://cyclr.com/resources/embedded-ipaas/why-embedded-ipaas-is-becoming-the-control-layer-for-intelligent-saas) ### [How to Sell MCP and AI to Skeptical SaaS Users](https://cyclr.com/resources/ai/how-to-sell-mcp-and-ai-to-skeptical-saas-users) Posted on: 25 May 2026 SaaS companies building with embedded iPaaS and MCP (Model Context Protocol) capabilities… [Read Article](https://cyclr.com/resources/ai/how-to-sell-mcp-and-ai-to-skeptical-saas-users) ### [10 Key Patterns for Calling Integration Workflows via MCP](https://cyclr.com/blog/10-key-patterns-for-calling-integration-workflows-via-mcp) Posted on: 18 May 2026 When you talk about MCPs (Model Context Protocols) calling integration workflows, you’re… [Read Article](https://cyclr.com/blog/10-key-patterns-for-calling-integration-workflows-via-mcp) ### [The Anatomy of Intelligence](https://cyclr.com/resources/ai/the-anatomy-of-intelligence) Posted on: 20 Apr 2026 True digital transformation happens when the three pillars of the modern tech… [Read Article](https://cyclr.com/resources/ai/the-anatomy-of-intelligence) ### [How to Make Your SaaS AI-Agent Ready](https://cyclr.com/resources/ai/how-to-make-your-saas-ai-agent-ready) Posted on: 13 Apr 2026 AI agents are moving from demos to product features. 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