TIA_Portal_Openness_MCP (anglesccs)VerificationConfidence: Medium

An MCP server for Siemens TIA Portal could not find PLC or HMI software by its plain name because the fallback matched the container name (CMU_CPU) instead of the software name (CMUR), so every agent call by bare name returned "software container not found".

Impact Analysis

Persona

Hardware Engineer

Team Size Impact

5x Multiplier

Prototype Delay

3 Days

Est. Annual Cost

$30,000

1 user · 1 month240 min
Rest of team960 min
Rest of year13,200 min

monthly_minutes × 12 × team_multiplier ÷ 60 × $75/hr = $30k/yr

$75/hr assumed rate.

Annual team-minutes decomposed from the reported monthly inputs.

Evidence & Sources

1 Sources

anglesccs/TIA_Portal_Openness_MCP PR #1: fix(2.7.9): GetSoftwareContainer 裸软件名解析根因修复（GetBlocks/GetHmiProgramInfo 可直接用 CMUR、HMI_RT_1）

github.com

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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digest, Oct 25-26 2026 (Oct 25 daytime to Oct 26 morning slots). Verified live 2026-10-26: issue/PR read on GitHub; title and state confirmed.