🏭 Maximo MCP Server

AI-Powered Development for IBM Maximo

Transform your Maximo development workflow with AI-driven schema discovery, live data querying, and intelligent code generation.

Author: Markus van Kempen
Email: mvankempen@ca.ibm.com | markus.van.kempen@gmail.com
Date: 5 February 2026

Getting Started • Documentation • Live Demo • Use Cases

🎯 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:

Capability	Description
🔍 Discover APIs	Find available Object Structures (MXWO, MXASSET, etc.)
📋 Inspect Schemas	Get exact field names, types, and descriptions
📊 Query Live Data	Execute OSLC REST queries and see real results
🎨 Generate UI	Create Carbon Design System tables and dashboards
✅ Validate Instantly	Test queries before generating final code

📚 Documentation

Core Guides

Document	Description
📖 Maximo MCP Server Guide	Complete setup, configuration, and tool reference
🔌 Maximo API Interaction Guide	OSLC query syntax, code generation patterns, troubleshooting
🎬 Asset Manager Case Study	Step-by-step walkthrough of building a complete app

French Translations

Document	Description
📖 Guide du Serveur MCP Maximo	Version française du guide complet
🔌 Guide d'Interaction API Maximo	Version française du guide API

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

Method 1: Run directly with npx (Recommended)

Terminal

npx maximo-mcp-server

Method 2: Clone from Source

bash

# 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:

bash

# .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:

bash

# 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:

Open this URL in your browser: https://[YOUR_MAXIMO_HOST]/maximo/oslc/oas/api (Replace [YOUR_MAXIMO_HOST] with your actual server address)
You may be prompted to log in to Maximo.
Once the JSON loads, right-click the page and select "Save Page As...".
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

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.

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

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"
      }
    }
  }
}

Save and click Refresh

Cursor / Claude Desktop

bash

# 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:

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"
      }
    }
  }
}

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.

Asset Manager Dashboard

50 assets loaded with real-time filtering and search

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

bash

# Start the local proxy server
node server.js

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

🛠 Available MCP Tools

The server exposes 6 tools to the AI:

MCP Tools UI

Tool Name	Description
`list_object_structures`	List available Maximo Object Structures (APIs)
`get_schema_details`	Get field definitions for an Object Structure
`query_maximo`	Execute OSLC REST queries
`render_carbon_table`	Generate Carbon Design HTML tables
`render_carbon_details`	Generate detail view for a record
`get_instance_details`	Check server connectivity

💡 Use Cases

1. Generate API Calls

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

The AI calls get_schema_details(MXWO), understands the fields, and generates:

http

GET /maximo/api/os/mxwo
    ?oslc.where=status="APPR" and siteid="BEDFORD"
    &oslc.select=wonum,description,status,reportdate
    &oslc.orderBy=-reportdate
    &oslc.pageSize=10
    &lean=1

2. Generate Python Scripts

"Write a Python script to export all Priority 1 work orders to CSV"

server.ts

import requests
import csv

response = requests.get(
    "https://your-host/maximo/api/os/mxwo",
    params={"oslc.where": "wopriority=1", "lean": 1},
    headers={"apikey": "YOUR_KEY"}
)

with open("priority1_workorders.csv", "w") as f:
    writer = csv.DictWriter(f, fieldnames=["wonum", "description"])
    writer.writeheader()
    writer.writerows(response.json()["member"])

3. Generate SQL Queries

"Write SQL to find overdue work orders"

Dockerfile

SELECT wonum, description, status, targcompdate
FROM workorder
WHERE status NOT IN ('COMP', 'CLOSE', 'CAN')
  AND targcompdate < CURRENT_DATE;

4. Build Complete Applications

"Create an HTML dashboard to display assets"

Result: A complete web application with:

Dark theme with glassmorphism
Search and filter functionality
Interactive detail panels
Pre-loaded data from Maximo

See the Asset Manager Case Study for the full walkthrough.

📁 Project Structure

Code

Maximo-MCP/
├── maximo-mcp-server.js       # 🔌 MCP Server implementation
├── server.js                  # 🌐 Local proxy server for CORS
├── package.json               # 📦 Dependencies
├── README.md                  # This file
├── .env.example               # Environment template
├── .gitignore                 # Git ignore rules
│
├── docs/                      # 📚 Documentation
│   ├── Maximo_MCP_Server_Guide.md         # Complete MCP guide
│   ├── Maximo_API_Interaction_Guide.md    # API interaction patterns
│   ├── Asset_Manager_App_Case_Study.md    # Build walkthrough
│   ├── Maximo_MCP_Server_Guide_FR.md      # French translation
│   └── Maximo_API_Interaction_Guide_FR.md # French translation
│
├── demos/                     # 🎨 Demo Applications
│   ├── assets.html                        # Asset Manager app
│   ├── carbon_workorders.html             # Carbon table demo
│   └── index.html                         # API visualization demo
│
├── images/                    # 📸 Screenshots & Recordings
│   ├── assets_demo_recording.webp         # Full demo recording
│   ├── assets_loaded.png                  # Dashboard screenshot
│   ├── pump_search_results.png            # Search demo
│   └── laredo_filtered.png                # Filter demo
│
└── config/                    # ⚙️ Configuration Templates
    └── mcp_config.json.example            # MCP config template

🔒 Security Best Practices

Practice	Description
🔐 Local Execution	MCP server runs on your machine; API keys never leave your environment
📖 Read-Only Keys	Use limited-permission API keys for development
🔒 Environment Variables	Never hardcode credentials in config files
🌐 HTTPS Only	Always use encrypted connections to Maximo

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read our contributing guidelines before submitting PRs.

Fork the repository
Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
Open a Pull Request

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

Model Context Protocol for the MCP specification
IBM Maximo for the enterprise asset management platform
Carbon Design System for the UI components