MCP-Manufacturing-Examples-

# BC MCP Manufacturing APIs **Business Central AL extension — MCP-compatible API pages for manufacturing automation** Companion code for the blog article: > **[How to Use the Business Central MCP Server to Automate Your Shop Floor](https://insidebusinesscentral.com)** > Published on Inside Business Central, April 2026 --- ## What's Included | File | Object | Description | |------|--------|-------------| | `Page.50100.ProductionOrderMCPAPI.al` | Page 50100 | Exposes Production Orders with calculated `CompletionPct` and `IsOverdue` fields | | `Page.50101.WorkCenterCapacityMCPAPI.al` | Page 50101 | Exposes Work Center capacity with `CapacityUtilisationPct` and `IsBottleneck` flag | | `Codeunit.50100.MCPProdOrderActions.al` | Codeunit 50100 | Bound actions for AI agents: create orders, get summaries, release orders | --- ## Prerequisites - Business Central 25.0 or later (BC25+) - AL Language extension for VS Code - MCP Server configured on your BC tenant (introduced in BC 27.1 / 2025 Wave 2) --- ## Installation 1. Clone this repository 2. Open the folder in VS Code with the AL Language extension installed 3. Update `app.json` with your own publisher name and a unique `id` (GUID) 4. Run `AL: Download Symbols` to pull BC symbols 5. Press `F5` to publish to your sandbox --- ## API Endpoints Once published, the API pages are available at: ``` GET /api/insideBC/manufacturing/v1.0/companies({id})/productionOrders GET /api/insideBC/manufacturing/v1.0/companies({id})/workCenterCapacities ``` These endpoints are automatically discoverable by any MCP-connected AI agent. --- ## Object ID Range All objects use IDs in the **50100–50110** range. Adjust in `app.json` if this conflicts with your existing extension. --- ## Codeunit Actions | Procedure | Description | |-----------|-------------| | `CreateFirmPlannedOrder(ItemNo, Quantity, DueDate, LocationCode)` | Creates a Firm Planned Production Order and returns a confirmation message | | `GetOverdueOrderSummary()` | Returns a plain-English summary of all overdue released production orders | | `GetBottleneckSummary()` | Returns a summary of work centers over 90% capacity utilisation | | `ReleaseFirmPlannedOrder(ProductionOrderNo)` | Releases a Firm Planned order to Released status | --- ## License MIT — free to use, modify, and distribute. Attribution appreciated. --- *Written by Gregory Mavrogiannis — [Inside Business Central](https://insidebusinesscentral.com)*