Maximo MCP Server

🎯 What is This?

The Maximo MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol server that connects AI assistants (like Antigravity, Cursor, or VS Code Copilot) directly to your IBM Maximo environment. Instead of manually copying API documentation, the AI can:

📚 Documentation

Core Guides

French Translations

Word Documents

All guides are also available in .docx format in the docs/ folder for offline reading and sharing.

⚡ Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Node.js v18 or higher
• Maximo API Key with read access
• AI IDE with MCP support (Antigravity, Cursor, VS Code + Continue)

Installation

Installation

Method 1: Run directly with npx (Recommended)

npx maximo-mcp-server

Method 2: Clone from Source

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/markusvankempen/maximo-mcp-ai-integration-options.git
cd maximo-mcp-ai-integration-options

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Set up environment variables
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your Maximo credentials

Environment Configuration

Edit the .env file with your Maximo credentials:

# .env (never commit this file!)
MAXIMO_URL=https://your-maximo-host.com/maximo/api
MAXIMO_HOST=https://your-maximo-host.com
MAXIMO_API_KEY=your-api-key-here
MAXIMO_OPENAPI_PATH=./maximo_openapi.json
PORT=3002

Download the OpenAPI Schema (Recommended)

The OpenAPI schema file enables offline schema lookups for faster AI responses:

# Download from your Maximo instance
curl -X GET "https://your-maximo-host.com/maximo/oslc/oas/api" \
     -H "apikey:your-api-key-here" \
     -o maximo_openapi.json

Alternatively, download via Swagger UI at: https://your-host/maximo/oslc/oas/api.html (Click "Explore" or "Download")

Method 3: Direct Browser Download (Manual)

If curl fails (e.g., due to SSL/network errors), you can manually download the file:

1. Open this URL in your browser: https://[YOUR_MAXIMO_HOST]/maximo/oslc/oas/api (Replace [YOUR_MAXIMO_HOST] with your actual server address)

2. You may be prompted to log in to Maximo.

3. Once the JSON loads, right-click the page and select "Save Page As...".

4. Save the file as maximo_openapi.json in your project root folder.

Note: This file is ~12MB and contains all Object Structure definitions for your Maximo instance.

IDE Configuration

VS Code with GitHub Copilot (Recommended)

Option 1: Install from the MCP Server Gallery

1. Enable chat.mcp.gallery.enabled in VS Code settings
2. Open the Extensions view (⇧⌘X)
3. Type @mcp maximo in the search field
4. Click Install to add the Maximo MCP server

Option 2: Add manually via mcp.json

1. Open the Command Palette (⇧⌘P) → MCP: Open Workspace Folder Configuration
2. Add the following configuration:

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "maximo-url",
      "description": "Maximo REST API Base URL (e.g., https://your-host/maximo/api)"
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "maximo-api-key",
      "description": "Maximo API Key",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "maximo-host",
      "description": "Maximo Host URL (e.g., https://your-host)"
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "maximo-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "maximo-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "MAXIMO_URL": "${input:maximo-url}",
        "MAXIMO_API_KEY": "${input:maximo-api-key}",
        "MAXIMO_HOST": "${input:maximo-host}"
      }
    }
  }
}

3. VS Code will prompt you for your Maximo credentials when the server starts.

💡 Tip: This project includes a .vscode/mcp.json file. If you clone the repo, VS Code will auto-detect the MCP server configuration.

Google Antigravity (Manual Setup Required)

⚠️ Note: The Antigravity MCP Store is curated and does not auto-discover servers from the registry. You must add this server manually.

1. Open Antigravity
2. Click "..." dropdown at the top of the Agent panel
3. Select "MCP Servers" → "Manage MCP Servers" → "View raw config"
4. Add to your mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "maximo-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "maximo-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "MAXIMO_URL": "https://your-maximo-host/maximo/api",
        "MAXIMO_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here",
        "MAXIMO_HOST": "https://your-maximo-host"
      }
    }
  }
}

5. Save and click Refresh

Cursor / Claude Desktop

# Copy the template
cp config/mcp_config.json.example ~/.cursor/mcp.json
# Or for Claude Desktop:
cp config/mcp_config.json.example ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Edit with your Maximo credentials:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "maximo-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "maximo-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "MAXIMO_URL": "https://your-maximo-host/maximo/api",
        "MAXIMO_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Verify Connection

In your AI IDE, ask:

"Is the Maximo MCP server connected?"

The AI will call get_instance_details and confirm connectivity.

🎬 Live Demo

Asset Manager Application

We built a complete Maximo Asset Manager web application using only natural language prompts and the MCP server.

Demo Features

Feature	Screenshot
Full Dashboard	50 assets, 4 stat cards, 3 sites
Search Filter
Site Filter

🎥 Screen Recording

A complete video demonstration is available: assets_demo_recording.webp

Try It Yourself

# Start the local proxy server
node server.js

# Open in browser
open http://localhost:3002/demos/assets.html

🛠 Available MCP Tools

The server exposes 9 tools to the AI — 6 read tools and 3 write/CRUD tools:

Read Tools

Write Tools (CRUD)

⚠️ Write tools modify live data. Use a read-only API key for exploration; only enable write access for known workflows.

💡 Use Cases

1. Generate API Calls

"Get me the last 10 approved work orders from BEDFORD site"