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plc-manual-mcp turns a bookmarked PLC manual PDF, with the Siemens S7-1200 as the worked example, into a full-text database served over MCP. A coding assistant can then look up exact instruction syntax, parameter tables and data types while writing PLC code. No manual content ships; you build it from your own licensed copy.
For controls engineers and PLC programmers: using Claude Code or Cursor.
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An agent skill walks an AI assistant from stakeholder values through soft systems methods, STPA hazard analysis and requirements quality scoring, with human gates and an audit trail. Hazard analysis is where an agent that shows its work and stops for a human sign-off makes sense. Outputs still need an engineer's review.
For process safety and systems engineers: writing requirements or running STPA.
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