Click on "Deploy Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@P6-MCP Run the DCMA 14-point assessment on schedule.xer"
That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed.
Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
A fully featured MCP server for Oracle Primavera P6. Point any MCP-compatible AI client at your XER files or a live P6 EPPM instance and start asking questions in plain language.
138 tools across one unified surface — the same tool works against both XER files and live P6 EPPM with no changes to your prompt
Full XER parser — lossless read and write of Oracle Primavera XER format including all tables, CP1252 encoding, and calendar data
DCMA 14-point schedule assessment — automated compliance check with pass/fail per metric and actionable findings
Critical path & float analysis — forward/backward pass, driving path, near-critical activities, negative float detection
Earned Value Management — CPI, SPI, EAC, TCPI, S-curves, and period performance from XER or live P6
Resource utilization — histogram, leveling report, overallocation detection across all assignments
Baseline comparison & schedule diff — compare any two XER snapshots or XER vs live P6 project
Safe mutation by default — write-back tools are disabled until you set P6MCP_ENABLE_MUTATION=true; all mutations require confirm=True
Three transports — stdio for desktop clients, Streamable HTTP and SSE for remote/Docker deployments
Works with every major MCP client — Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, Zed, Continue, OpenAI Agents SDK
Claude Desktop / Claude Code:
{
"mcpServers": {
"p6-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["p6-mcp", "serve", "--transport", "stdio"],
"env": {
"P6MCP_WORKSPACE_DIRS": "/path/to/your/xer/files"
}
}
}
}Cursor / Windsurf / VS Code:
{
"mcp": {
"servers": {
"p6-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["p6-mcp", "serve", "--transport", "stdio"],
"env": { "P6MCP_WORKSPACE_DIRS": "/path/to/your/xer/files" }
}
}
}
}Docker (HTTP transport):
docker run -p 8000:8000 -v /path/to/xer:/data ghcr.io/shamshirialireza/p6-mcpCLI:
p6-mcp inspect schedule.xer # table inventory and project list
p6-mcp dcma schedule.xer # DCMA 14-point report
p6-mcp diff old.xer new.xer # compare two schedules
p6-mcp export schedule.xer --format xlsx --output report.xlsx# Recommended — no install needed, always latest
uvx p6-mcp
# pip
pip install p6-mcp
# With optional extras (Excel export, charts, HTTP transport)
pip install "p6-mcp[excel,charts,http]"
# Docker
docker pull ghcr.io/shamshirialireza/p6-mcp:latestGroup | Tools |
File & Workspace | list_xer_files, open_schedule, validate_xer, get_file_header, get_table_inventory, get_raw_table, clear_cache |
Projects & EPS | get_projects, get_project_detail, get_project_codes, get_schedule_options, get_data_date |
WBS | get_wbs, get_wbs_detail, get_wbs_rollup, get_wbs_budgets, get_wbs_notes, get_wbs_steps |
Activities | get_activities, search_activities, get_activity_detail, get_milestones, get_constraints, get_udfs, get_expenses |
Relationships | get_relationships, get_predecessors, get_successors, get_driving_path, analyze_logic_health |
Critical Path | get_critical_path, get_near_critical, get_float_paths, get_negative_float, get_float_distribution, recompute_cpm |
Schedule Quality | run_dcma_assessment, check_schedule_quality, get_schedule_health_score, get_invalid_dates, get_out_of_sequence |
Progress | get_progress_summary, get_behind_schedule_activities, get_lookahead, get_activity_variances |
Resources & Roles | get_resources, get_roles, get_resource_assignments, analyze_resource_utilization, get_resource_histogram |
Cost & EVM | get_cost_summary, get_cash_flow, get_earned_value, get_earned_value_curve, get_past_period_actuals |
Calendars | get_calendars, get_calendar_detail, calendar_working_days_between, is_working_day, compare_calendars |
Baselines | get_baselines, compare_to_baseline, diff_schedules, get_schedule_trend |
Export | export_data, export_workbook, export_gantt_mermaid, export_network_dot, export_ics_milestones |
Mutation | update_activity, add/remove_relationship, add/delete_activity, assign_resource, write_xer (opt-in) |
Live P6 EPPM | p6_list_connections, p6_open_project, p6_run_schedule_job, p6_apply_actuals, p6_create_baseline, +14 more |
Meta | list_capabilities, explain_field, get_enum_values |
Capability | XER Files | Live P6 EPPM |
Read schedule data | ✅ | ✅ |
Critical path & float | ✅ | ✅ |
DCMA 14-point assessment | ✅ | ✅ |
Earned value & cost | ✅ | ✅ |
Resource utilization | ✅ | ✅ |
Baseline comparison | ✅ | ✅ |
Export (xlsx, csv, Gantt) | ✅ | ✅ |
Write back / mutate | ✅ | ✅ |
Schedule & level jobs | ❌ | ✅ |
Apply actuals | ❌ | ✅ |
Store period performance | ❌ | ✅ |
Environment Variable | Default | Description |
| — | Colon-separated directories containing XER files |
|
| Where exports and reports are written |
|
| Enable write-back tools |
| — | Bearer token for HTTP transport |
|
| Number of schedules to keep in memory |
|
| Emit structured JSON logs |
See .env.example for a full template including P6 EPPM connection setup.
XER file access restricted to P6MCP_WORKSPACE_DIRS — path traversal blocked
Mutation disabled by default; requires P6MCP_ENABLE_MUTATION=true plus confirm=True per call
HTTP transport supports bearer token auth via P6MCP_AUTH_TOKEN
P6 EPPM credentials never logged
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