TIA Portal MCP Server CLI

CLI to install and manage TIA Portal MCP Server releases.

Requirements

• Node.js >= 20
• Windows machine with Siemens TIA Portal V20 installed (for the server)

Installation

npm install -g @chewcw/tia-portal-openness-mcpserver

Or use directly with npx:

npx @chewcw/tia-portal-openness-mcpserver <command>

Commands

install

Install latest or selected server release.

tia-portal-openness-mcpserver install
tia-portal-openness-mcpserver install --server-version v1.0.0
tia-portal-openness-mcpserver install --install-dir /custom/path

The install workflow now prompts to install companion skills alongside the MCP server. By default it offers .agents/skills as the selected install location and allows choosing a global or local environment.

Global Options

| Option | Description | | --- | --- | | --server-version <tag> | Explicit server release tag | | --install-dir <path> | Override default install root | | --companion-skills <name[,name...]> | Install companion skills to selected locations | | --companion-skills-path <path> | Companion skill installation location | | --companion-skills-env <global|local> | Install companion skills into global or local environment | | --help | Show help | | --version | Show CLI version |

Installation Location

Default: per-user AppData at %APPDATA%/TiaPortalMcpServerCli/server

Environment Variables

| Variable | Description | | --- | --- | | GITHUB_TOKEN | Token for authenticated GitHub API access | | TIA_MCP_INSTALL_DIR | Override default install directory | | TIA_MCP_AGENT_TYPE | Override agent type detection (opencode, claude, cursor, generic) | | TIA_MCP_SKILLS_PATH | Override skills installation path |

The CLI also auto-detects the agent type from runtime environment variables (OPENCODE_SESSION_ID, CLAUDE_AGENT_METADATA_FILE, CURSOR_SESSION_ID).

License

MIT