MCP server for Primavera P6 XER schedule files — parse, analyze, and quality-check with AI
MCP server for Primavera P6 XER schedule files — parse, analyze, and quality-check with AI. The p6xer mcp server wraps that behind the Model Context Protocol, so an assistant can use it through 14 defined tools rather than through you.
Exposes 13 Tools, 3 Resources, and 2 Prompts so any MCP-compatible AI client (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) can interactively parse, query, and analyze .xer schedule files.
p6xer-mcp-server on PyPI is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.
Everything the assistant can do here goes through one of these:
project_id — numeric P6 project ID (e.g. "1234")project_short_name — project short name string (e.g. "PROJ1")parse_xer_file — Parse an XER file — project list, totals, status breakdownsget_project_activities — Activities with filters: project_id, project_short_name, status, task_typeget_critical_path — Critical path activities (float ≤ 0), sorted by early startanalyze_resource_utilization — Planned/actual hours & costs per resource; over-allocation flagscheck_schedule_quality — DCMA-style check: missing logic, long durations, high float, unresourced tasksget_resources — List resources, optionally filtered by typeget_resource_assignments — Resource–activity assignments with enriched names and costsget_wbs — Work Breakdown Structure hierarchyget_relationships — Predecessor/successor relationships enriched with task codesget_calendars — Calendar definitions with hours-per-period dataThis sits in the planning and project tracking group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. P6xer's toolset — project_id, project_short_name, parse_xer_file and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by Osama Ata; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| project_id | numeric P6 project ID (e.g. "1234") |
| project_short_name | project short name string (e.g. "PROJ1") |
| parse_xer_file | Parse an XER file — project list, totals, status breakdowns |
| get_project_activities | Activities with filters: project_id, project_short_name, status, task_type |
| get_critical_path | Critical path activities (float ≤ 0), sorted by early start |
| analyze_resource_utilization | Planned/actual hours & costs per resource; over-allocation flags |
| check_schedule_quality | DCMA-style check: missing logic, long durations, high float, unresourced tasks |
| get_resources | List resources, optionally filtered by type |
| get_resource_assignments | Resource–activity assignments with enriched names and costs |
| get_wbs | Work Breakdown Structure hierarchy |
| get_relationships | Predecessor/successor relationships enriched with task codes |
| get_calendars | Calendar definitions with hours-per-period data |
| get_schedule_summary | At-a-glance stats: counts, date range, critical count |
| get_earned_value | EVM: PV, EV, AC, CV, SV, CPI, SPI, EAC per project |
{
"mcpServers": {
"p6xer": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["p6xer-mcp-server"]
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
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