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MCP-SERVER IMPLEMENTATION AND CONFIGURATION WITH ACE AND CONSUMPTION WITH BOB

By Cesar Ricardo Guerra Arnaiz posted 08/07/26 02:12 PM

  
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#I. GITHUB: 
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#II.  CONTEXT & ARCHITECTURE:
  • An MCP server (Model Context Protocol Server) is a server that exposes data, tools, or services using the Model Context Protocol (MCP), enabling AI and modeling applications to access them in a standardized and secure manner.
  • In the context of IBM App Connect Enterprise, an MCP server is a server that publishes data, tools, or services using the Model Context Protocol (MCP), allowing IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE) to consume them from its runtimes in a standardized and reusable way.
 
#III. OBJECTIVE & USE CASE:
The proposed solution will be based on the following USE CASE:
 
INTELLIGENT ORDER INCIDENT MANAGEMENT: 
  • This USE CASE involves managing an INTELLIGENT assistant for ORDER HANDLING, in which an AI AGENT will reuse the MCP-SERVER ENDPOINTS generated by IBM APP CONNECT ENTERPRISE to query enterprise systems and execute controlled actions.
  • IBM ACE allows exposing implemented operations of the following type: REST APIs deployed as MCP-SERVER tools that an AGENT can discover and invoke.
  
CUSTOMER SITUATION:
It is common for a customer to ask: EXAMPLE: My order: 84521 hasn't arrived…., What happened?….When will I receive it?.
OPERATOR SITUATION:
The operator must MANUALLY perform the following:
 
  • Consult the CRM to identify the CUSTOMER.
  • Consult the ERP to obtain the ORDER.
  • Consult the logistics system to locate the SHIPMENT.
  • Validate for any INCIDENTS.
  • Create a CLAIM or request a RESENDING.
  • Respond to the customer.
The SOLUTION consists of allowing an AI AGENT to perform this entire process, using MCP-SEVER tools published based on an implementation on: IBM APP CONNECT ENTERPRISE.
 
#IV. INDEX: 
The index proposed in the procedure worked on is the following:
 
  • CONTEXTO DE MCP-SERVER. 
  • CASO DE USO & ARQUITECTURA PROPUESTA. 
  • CREACIÓN API & MICROSERVICIOS EN ACE. 
  • CREACIÓN INTEGRACIÓN-RUNTIME. 
  • TEST INTEGRACIÓN-RUNTIME (MICROSERVICIOS) [OPENSHIFT].
  • CREACIÓN DE MCP-SERVER. 
  • TESTING DE MCP-SERVER.
  • INTEGRACIÓN CON 'BM BOB'. 
  • TESTING DESDE 'IBM BOB'.
  
# DOWNLOAD: 
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