Precisely launches MCP Server to link AI assistants with SAP automation
Precisely has announced two additions to its Automate platform: a Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server that exposes SAP automation workflows as AI-callable tools, and native OData support designed to align customer environments with SAP's Clean Core strategy. Both are available from 14 October 2026.
The MCP Server is built on Anthropic's open Model Context Protocol, which has been gaining traction as a common interface layer between AI assistants and backend systems. By conforming to MCP, Precisely says a single server configuration works across Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot and any other platform that adopts the protocol, removing the need to build and maintain a separate connector for each AI tool a team deploys.
What it does
Business users can interact with SAP data and trigger existing Automate Studio scripts or Evolve workflows in natural language through an MCP-compatible AI assistant, while the underlying governance, security and compliance controls remain in place. Precisely positions this as additive: organisations do not need to discard current automation scripts, but can instead expose them through the new interface.
The native OData integration addresses a separate but related pressure. SAP's Clean Core programme encourages customers to move away from legacy customisations and scripting in favour of standard API-based integrations, a requirement that grows more acute as organisations move to SAP S/4HANA Cloud and RISE with SAP. OData is SAP's preferred integration standard, and Precisely says supporting it natively in Automate Studio reduces migration risk and improves auditability through traceable, API-driven calls.
Ashwin Ramachandran, SVP of product management at Precisely, said: "The Precisely Automate MCP Server connects AI assistants to SAP workflows through an open standard, while native OData support helps organisations align automation with SAP's Clean Core strategy."
Market context
The MCP Server announcement reflects a broader shift in enterprise software, where AI orchestration layers are being grafted onto existing workflow and integration tooling rather than replacing it. SAP's installed base is enormous, and the combination of a multi-year S/4HANA migration cycle with rapid AI adoption has created a genuine integration bottleneck for enterprise teams: connecting a new LLM to SAP historically required bespoke connector work.
Precisely is not alone in targeting this gap. A number of integration and automation vendors, including UiPath, Automation Anywhere, and a cohort of well-funded startups, are releasing MCP-compatible connectors or positioning agentic AI workflows as replacements for fragile scripted integrations. The differentiator Precisely is emphasising is its existing footprint in data quality, governance and master data management, which underpins the trust argument for AI-driven SAP interactions.
Regulatory and compliance pressures add further weight to the Clean Core alignment angle. Customers in financial services and critical infrastructure are increasingly required under frameworks such as DORA and NIS2 to demonstrate that automated system interactions are auditable and governed. API-based integrations are materially easier to evidence in an audit trail than legacy scripting approaches.
Precisely said the MCP Server extends a broader investment in MCP support across its portfolio, covering data integration, customer communications and other platform components. The company reports more than 12,000 customers in over 100 countries, including the majority of the Fortune 500, though it did not disclose specific Automate customer numbers or early adopters for this release.