{"id":76462,"date":"2026-06-23T10:53:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T08:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arcadsoftware.com\/arcad\/?p=76462"},"modified":"2026-07-06T14:15:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T12:15:07","slug":"ai-on-ibm-i-demystifying-mcp-the-toolbox-for-ai-agents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arcadsoftware.com\/arcad\/news-events\/blog\/ai-on-ibm-i-demystifying-mcp-the-toolbox-for-ai-agents\/","title":{"rendered":"AI on IBM i: demystifying MCP, the toolbox for AI agents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:15px;--awb-padding-left:15px;--awb-padding-right-small:20px;--awb-padding-left-small:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:center;--awb-font-size:14px;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:600;\"><p>Article written by Malo Lecoursonnais, June 23, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>AI agents, whatever their form, impact the world of software development more than any other field. While their impact on modern code no longer needs to be proven, this blog series aims to provide all the keys to applying this revolution to the legacy world, and IBM i in particular.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column to-remember\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:25px;--awb-padding-bottom:5px;--awb-padding-left:25px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:9px 9px 9px 9px;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;\"><p><span class=\"title\">Key takeaways<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><ul style=\"--awb-size:14px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-item-padding-top:6px;--awb-item-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-line-height:23.8px;--awb-icon-width:23.8px;--awb-icon-height:23.8px;--awb-icon-margin:9.8px;--awb-content-margin:33.6px;--awb-circlecolor:#437cb4;--awb-circle-yes-font-size:12.32px;\" class=\"fusion-checklist fusion-checklist-1 type-numbered\"><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\">1<\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p><strong>MCP (Model Context Protocol) connects your AI agents to your IT services<\/strong> through a standardized protocol, from booking a hotel via Claude to retrieving your ARCAD cross-references via GitHub Copilot.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\">2<\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p><strong>The MCP server acts as a translator<\/strong> between the natural language of agents and the REST APIs of services, thanks to <i>tools<\/i> (description + API request) that the AI discovers and uses automatically.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\">3<\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p><strong>ARCAD MCP Server exposes 60+ IBM i mapping tools and 200+ DevOps tools<\/strong>, with custom tool creation in just a few minutes, strict access management, and compatibility with all agents (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT Codex\u2026).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:15px;--awb-padding-left:15px;--awb-padding-right-small:20px;--awb-padding-left-small:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"blog-content\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p><!-- TO COMPLETE: links to the other 3 articles in the series --><\/p>\n<p>MCP tools here, MCP server there\u2026 The topic is cited, debated, endlessly, sometimes failing to recall the technical basics of a subject that is as simple as it is essential in the agentic era. So what is MCP, and what role does it play?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:35px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:40;line-height:1.2;\">The basics<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><p>MCP, short for Model Context Protocol, is a standardized protocol for connecting IT services to AI.<\/p>\n<p>Simple.<\/p>\n<p>A few even simpler use cases:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MCP lets you order an Uber driver from ChatGPT (yes, it&#8217;s possible)<\/li>\n<li>MCP lets you book a hotel on Airbnb from Claude (yes, it&#8217;s possible)<\/li>\n<li>MCP lets you retrieve your ARCAD cross-references from GitHub Copilot (yes, it&#8217;s possible)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:35px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:40;line-height:1.2;\">The key component: the MCP server<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><p>While the idea of interconnecting AI and IT services is clear, one obvious barrier remains: language.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, while you can converse in English, French, or Chinese with AI agents, it&#8217;s the rigorous REST APIs that handle communication for IT services.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"\/arcad\/arcad-mcp-server-ibm-i-application-context-for-ai-agents\/\">MCP server<\/a> then steps in as a translator between these two worlds.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:32;line-height:1.3;\">2 different languages<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"764\" height=\"244\" alt=\"ARCAD MCP Server - IA IBM i\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arcadsoftware.com\/arcad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mcp-ia-ibm-i.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-76441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arcadsoftware.com\/arcad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mcp-ia-ibm-i-200x64.png 200w, https:\/\/www.arcadsoftware.com\/arcad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mcp-ia-ibm-i-400x128.png 400w, https:\/\/www.arcadsoftware.com\/arcad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mcp-ia-ibm-i-600x192.png 600w, https:\/\/www.arcadsoftware.com\/arcad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mcp-ia-ibm-i.png 764w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:center;--awb-margin-top:10px;\"><p><i><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">On the left, the AIs (MCP Client) and on the right, the target services, such as the <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 14px;\" href=\"\/arcad\/products\/arcad-for-devops\/\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">ARCAD for DevOps<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> products or <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 14px;\" href=\"\/drops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">DROPS<\/a>,<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> for automated environment deployment.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:35px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:40;line-height:1.2;\">Configure your IBM i MCP server<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><p>By default, your MCP server can communicate with any AI agent, but with no IT service. Indeed, to interact with the latter, you need to configure what are called tools.<\/p>\n<p>A tool defines, from your MCP server&#8217;s perspective, an interaction with an IT service. It contains two main things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Description (in natural language)<\/li>\n<li>REST API request and its arguments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A good MCP server is first and foremost a catalog of ready-made tools. What ARCAD offers with <a href=\"\/arcad\/arcad-mcp-server-ibm-i-application-context-for-ai-agents\/\">its MCP server<\/a> is 60+ tools for IBM i mapping, and 200+ tools for using its DevOps products. What&#8217;s more, creating your own tools has been simplified as much as possible, requiring only a few minutes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:35px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:40;line-height:1.2;\">How the AI consumes the MCP server<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\"><p>After adding the MCP server to your AI, the latter will automatically discover the tools hidden within it. To be more precise, your AI will now add the description of each available tool to your future prompts, invisibly.<\/p>\n<p>The agent now has a list of tools with their respective purposes, and can draw on them at your explicit request or on its own initiative (hence the importance of the description field).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-6 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:35px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:40;line-height:1.2;\">The MCP server: a pillar for AI in IBM i<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\"><p>In an AI environment for IBM i, your MCP server(s) are the key to success. They enable full integration, from your agents, of the development tools your developers and AIs will never be able to do without.<\/p>\n<p>For example, <a href=\"\/arcad\/arcad-mcp-server-ibm-i-application-context-for-ai-agents\/\">ARCAD MCP Server<\/a> lets code assistants access mapping, versioning, and even large-scale deployment of your IBM i applications without error. In terms of governance, a strong emphasis has been placed on strict IBM i access management, as well as broad compatibility that allows it to assist any AI agent: IBM Bob, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Mistral Vibe, ChatGPT Codex\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:15px;--awb-padding-right:15px;--awb-padding-bottom:15px;--awb-padding-left:15px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:40px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"\/arcad\/arcad-mcp-server-ibm-i-application-context-for-ai-agents\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Discover ARCAD MCP Server<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11\"><p>This article is part of the <strong>AI on IBM i<\/strong> series:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>AI on IBM i: demystifying MCP, the toolbox for AI agents<\/b><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/arcad\/news-events\/blog\/ai-on-ibm-i-turn-your-expertise-into-skills\/\">AI on IBM i: turn your expertise into skills<\/a><\/li>\n<li>AI on IBM i: agentic AI to modernize, ARCAD to make it reliable <i>(coming soon)<\/i><\/li>\n<li>AI on IBM i: a concrete use case of fast, controlled modernization <i>(coming soon)<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:45px;--awb-padding-right-small:20px;--awb-padding-left-small:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:25px;--awb-padding-right:25px;--awb-padding-bottom:25px;--awb-padding-left:25px;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color1);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-box-shadow:2px 1px 4px 0px rgba(33,41,52,0.41);;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-flex-column\" 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style=\"--awb-max-width:130px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\" style=\"border-radius:50px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" alt=\"Malo, Solution Architect\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arcadsoftware.fr\/arcad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mle.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-76174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arcadsoftware.com\/arcad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mle-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/www.arcadsoftware.com\/arcad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mle-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.arcadsoftware.com\/arcad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mle.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion_builder_column_inner_4_5 4_5 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start\" style=\"--awb-padding-left:5px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:80%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.4%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.4%;--awb-width-medium:80%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.4%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.4%;--awb-width-small:80%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.4%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-7 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:rgba(48,135,120,0.59);--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:7px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:0px;--awb-font-size:13px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:13;--minFontSize:13;line-height:1.2;\">About the author<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-8 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:0px;--awb-font-size:22px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:22;--minFontSize:22;line-height:1.3;\">Malo Lecoursonnais<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-9 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-font-size:16px;\"><h4 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.36;\">Solutions Architect<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-12 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:14px;--awb-line-height:1.4;--awb-margin-bottom:7px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>Malo holds a degree from IMT Atlantique and specializes in the integration of AI solutions for IBM i and modern environments. As Solutions Architect at ARCAD, he supports our clients in modernizing their application portfolio, from design through to implementation, with a relentless focus on user experience.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-13 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:14px;--awb-line-height:1.4;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p><span style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\">His expertise with AI tools and his product vision feed directly into the evolution of <a href=\"\/arcad\/resource-items\/download-gianni-free-ibm-i-application-audit-tool\/\">Gianni<\/a> and <a href=\"\/arcad\/arcad-mcp-server-ibm-i-application-context-for-ai-agents\/\">ARCAD MCP Server<\/a>, <\/span>helping IBM i teams regain mastery of their code<span style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\">. Drawing on international experience and <\/span>a passion for teaching<span style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\">, he helps spread best practices in AI development <\/span>internationally<span style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AI has arrived on IBM i, and MCP is right at the heart of it.  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