Arena MCP

Rust MCP server and desktop app that connect AI assistants to the Arena PLM REST API for items, BOMs, changes, quality and supplier work.

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What it does and how it connects

Arena MCP is an MCP server that connects AI assistants to the Arena PLM REST API. It lets an assistant search items, explore BOMs, manage change orders, track quality processes, and more, all through structured tool calls. It also includes a standalone desktop app with an embedded AI chat interface.

The tool set covers items (search, get, create, update, delete, sourcing, compliance, references, and quality), plus BOM, change, quality, and supplier work. It installs with cargo install from the repo path and is configured as an MCP server in clients such as Claude Desktop and Claude Code, with Arena account email and password and an optional workspace ID.

The README shows the API base URL defaulting to the Arena REST API at api.arenasolutions.com/v1. Recent pull requests from a contributor fixed tool calls against Arena's official OpenAPI spec, including 10 tools calling wrong or nonexistent API URLs and three status-change tools sending a request body shape the API does not accept.

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Recurring errors it addresses

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Sources

  1. 1matthewjberger/arena_mcp READMEgithub.com
  2. 2GitHub repo statsapi.github.com
  3. 3Contributor PR 3: wrong API URLsgithub.com

Not verified

  • No GitHub releases exist, so latest release fields are null.
  • No independent user voice found: recent pull request activity is contributor fix work, not end-user reports.
  • Pricing: none stated on the repo; Arena PLM itself is a separate commercial product with its own pricing.
  • Activity: last push March 2026, so the project looks quiet; no newer release was found.
  • A named individual builder beyond the repository owner handle matthewjberger

Last verified November 6, 2026. Listings are informational. The evidence score measures public, verifiable evidence and is not an endorsement or a compatibility claim.