mcp-hack26-tia-connect-agentgateway

> MCP_HACK//26 Submission — Solo.io & a16z Hackathon

AI-powered TIA Portal with an industrial-grade Zero-Trust proxy. T-IA Connect exposes Siemens TIA Portal as an MCP server — AgentGateway secures every single call.

[](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OJYzbmBOvA)

T-IA Connect + AgentGateway: Industrial Zero-Trust AI in Action

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What: An AI agent (Claude) that creates, configures and manages Siemens TIA Portal PLC projects — with every MCP call routed through AgentGateway for Zero-Trust security.

Why: In industrial automation, AI agents interacting with PLCs need strict guardrails. A single unauthorized command (stopping a CPU, closing a project) can halt a production line. AgentGateway adds the missing security layer.

How:

Claude Code (CLI) → AgentGateway (port 4000) → T-IA Connect (port 9000 SSE)
                                              → T-IA Connect REST (OpenAPI → MCP)

Key Results:

• 190+ MCP tools exposed from TIA Portal (SSE + OpenAPI merged)
• Zero-Trust policy enforcement — blocked tools disappear from the agent's view
• Full audit logging of every AI action
• Real-time demo: project creation, CPU config, ladder logic — all via natural language

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| Component | Role | Port | |-----------|------|------| | T-IA Connect | MCP Server for Siemens TIA Portal V20 (Openness API) | 9000 | | AgentGateway | Zero-Trust MCP proxy (Solo.io) | 4000 | | Admin / Playground | AgentGateway UI | 15000 | | Claude Code | AI Agent (Anthropic CLI) | — |

AgentGateway merges two backends into a single MCP endpoint:

• `siemens-tia-port