{"id":76717,"date":"2026-07-28T14:09:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T12:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arcadsoftware.com\/arcad\/?p=76717"},"modified":"2026-07-28T15:40:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T13:40:45","slug":"ai-on-ibm-i-agentic-ai-to-modernize-arcad-to-ensure-reliability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arcadsoftware.com\/arcad\/news-events\/blog\/ai-on-ibm-i-agentic-ai-to-modernize-arcad-to-ensure-reliability\/","title":{"rendered":"AI on IBM i: agentic AI to modernize, ARCAD to ensure reliability"},"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 on July 20, 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 form they take, are having a greater impact on software development than on virtually any other field. While their impact on modern code is already well established, this blog series aims to provide all the keys needed to bring this revolution to the legacy world, and more specifically to IBM i.<\/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><b>AI agents are transforming software development<\/b> by automating code writing, analysis, and evolution, including in IBM i environments.<\/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><b>General-purpose LLMs need context<\/b> to understand the specific characteristics of an application landscape, including its processes, tools, and architecture.<\/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><b>ARCAD makes agentic AI on IBM i <\/b>more reliable through its MCP server, preconfigured skills, and real-time application mapping.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 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:20px;--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-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;\">A Revolution in Software Development<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p>AI agents are at the heart of a complete transformation of development environments. Developers are evolving into architects, while CTOs are looking ahead by integrating generative AI into their IDEs.<\/p>\n<p>The promised benefits are clear and highly compelling across a wide range of tasks: writing clean code, analyzing functions, suggesting new features, and more.<\/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-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;\">Emerging Challenges<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><p>In practice, however, the limitations of LLMs quickly become apparent. These models have been trained on extremely large datasets, which explains their widely recognized reasoning capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>However, this broad training makes Claude, GPT, and Gemini generic models designed to respond to any user, regardless of the company they work for.<\/p>\n<p>Yet every application landscape has its own specific characteristics, naming conventions, architectures, and coding practices.<\/p>\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-3 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;\">Determinism as AI\u2019s Compass<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><p>To adapt an agent to its users, it must be provided with information and context about its working environment. These requirements can be divided into three areas:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b>The added value <\/b>provided by third-party software already used by developers, such as ticket management and code version control tools<\/li>\n<li>The development <b>teams\u2019 working processes<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>The mapping<\/b> and <b>technical architecture<\/b> of the code<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Two key pillars of agentic AI make it possible to provide the AI with this information. MCP servers allow AI to interact with third-party services (1), while skills and rules configuration files guide the AI using predefined processes and scenarios (2).<\/p>\n<p>For IBM i environments, ARCAD provides its own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcadsoftware.com\/arcad\/news-events\/blog\/ai-on-ibm-i-agentic-ai-to-modernize-arcad-to-ensure-reliability\/\">MCP server<\/a>, preconfigured with skills and integrated with all its <a href=\"\/arcad\/products\/arcad-for-devops\/\">DevOps solutions<\/a>. It also addresses the challenge of mapping the IBM i application landscape (3) through a repository that is updated in real time and can be queried by the AI agent.<\/p>\n<p>In this specific context, ARCAD guarantees the source of truth: determinism supporting the probabilistic nature of the agent.<\/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 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-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-text fusion-text-7\"><p>This article is part of the <strong>AI on IBM i<\/strong> series:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/arcad\/news-events\/blog\/ai-on-ibm-i-demystifying-mcp-the-toolbox-for-ai-agents\/\">AI on IBM i: demystifying MCP, the toolkit for agents<\/a><\/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><b>AI on IBM i: agentic AI for modernization, ARCAD for reliability<\/b><\/li>\n<li>AI on IBM i: a real-world use case of modernization made faster and safer<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-8 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\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:20%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:5px;--awb-spacing-left-large:9.6%;--awb-width-medium:20%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:9.6%;--awb-width-small:20%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0%;--awb-margin-bottom-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:9.6%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" 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-1 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-4 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-5 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-6 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;\">Solution Architect<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8 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-9 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>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>, helping IBM i teams regain mastery of their code. Drawing on international experience and a passion for teaching, he helps spread best practices in AI development internationally.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover how ARCAD makes AI agents for IBM i more reliable through MCP, skills, and continuously updated application mapping.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":76711,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[219],"tags":[616,369],"class_list":["post-76717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-blog-en","tag-ibm-i-modernization"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>AI on IBM i: agentic AI modernizes, ARCAD ensures reliability<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" 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