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Vscode Tiaportal MCP Server

MCP stuff for Siemens TIA-Portal

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What is the Vscode Tiaportal MCP MCP server?

MCP stuff for Siemens TIA-Portal. Exposed over MCP by the vscode tiaportal mcp mcp server, that capability becomes something an assistant can invoke while it works, not something you go and do afterwards.

What it actually does

A Visual Studio Code extension to connect to Siemens TIA Portal and interact with TIA Portal projects directly from VS Code with GitHub Copilot.

  • Connect to a TIA Portal instance
  • Browse and interact with TIA Portal projects
  • Perform basic project operations from within VS Code

Adding it to your client

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.

Configuration

  • Siemens TIA Portal V20 installed and running on your machine - Siemens.Openness installed - net Framework 4.8 installed - Visual Studio Code installed - GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code installed and configured (check: Chat > Mcp: Enabled)

When to reach for it

Among the developer tooling options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. It is maintained by heilingbrunner; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against Vscode Tiaportal MCP's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Caveats

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the vscode tiaportal mcp mcp server does with a few real requests.

How to install the Vscode Tiaportal MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vscode-tiaportal-mcp": {
      "command": "c:\\Users\\<user>\\.vscode\\extensions\\jheilingbrunner.vscode-tiaportal-mcp-<version>\\srv\\net48\\TiaMcpServer.exe",
      "args": [],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

  • Siemens TIA Portal V20 installed and running on your machine - Siemens.Openness installed - net Framework 4.8 installed - Visual Studio Code installed - GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code installed and configured (check: Chat > Mcp: Enabled)

Frequently asked questions

It connects Vscode Tiaportal MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Vscode Tiaportal MCP directly.

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