What you can ask
- “What does Ignition SCADA have for the area or asset I'm working on?”
- “Pull the most recent Ignition SCADA records and put them in a table.”
- “What does Ignition SCADA cover, and how fresh is the data?”
Connect to your AI assistant
Paste this URL into Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP client, then sign in when prompted. After you sign in, add your Ignition SCADA key in PatchOps.
https://patchops.ai/api/mcp
Add to Claude
Add to CursorClaude: use Add to Claude, or Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector and paste the URL.
Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http patchops https://patchops.ai/api/mcpStep by step
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Open connectors
In Claude, open Settings > Connectors and click "Add custom connector".
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Paste the URL
Name it PatchOps and paste
https://patchops.ai/api/mcpas the server URL, then click Add. - 3
Sign in
Click Connect and sign in to PatchOps when Claude asks.
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Start using
Ask Claude a question. It uses Ignition SCADA through PatchOps when it needs to.
› Technical details
Your Ignition SCADA gateway: health, projects, connections, tags, and logs.
Setup
A few steps to connect your AI agents to Ignition SCADA.
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Create a read-only security level
In the gateway, open Platform > Security > Levels and add a level under Authenticated, for example PatchOpsRead. Then open Security > General Settings and tick that level under Read permissions. Leave Write permissions as Administrator.
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Create an API key and add it in /mcp
Open Platform > Security > API Keys, create a Basic Token key, and give it only the PatchOpsRead level. Copy the key (it is shown once), then open the Ignition card in /mcp and enter your gateway's HTTPS address and the key.
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Connect Your AI Agent
Copy the MCP URL from /mcp into Claude, ChatGPT, or another MCP client.
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Start Querying
Begin asking your AI agent questions about your Ignition SCADA data.