twincat-mcp (eponce00)VerificationConfidence: Medium

Beckhoff's Automation Interface has no general reparent call; moving a PLC object by recreating it changes its GUID and drops nested members. The new move closes XAE, renames files, edits .plcproj paths, reopens and verifies, with a recovery manifest first.

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

eponce00/twincat-mcp PR #14: Preserve PLC identity when moving objects and folders

github.com

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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Oct 28-29 2026 (Oct 28 8:41 AM ET through Oct 29 early-morning Haitch editions). Verified live 2026-10-29: issue/PR read; title and state confirmed.