TwinCAT ADS runtime guidance for the twincat-mcp MCP server. Use when an agent works with MCP tools such as ads_connect, plc_state, plc_list_symbols, plc_describe_symbol, plc_read, plc_read_many, plc_list_groups, plc_read_group, plc_set_write_mode, plc_get_write_mode, plc_evaluate_write_access, plc_write, plc_watch, plc_wait_until, nc_state, nc_list_axes, nc_read_axis_position, nc_read_axis_status, nc_read_axis, nc_read_axis_many, nc_read_error, io_list_groups, io_read, io_read_many, io_read_group, tc_state, tc_event_list, tc_runtime_error_list, tc_log_read, tc_diagnose_errors, tc_diagnose_runtime, tc_list_workbenches, tc_list_projects, tc_project_state, tc_build_project, plc_build_project, tc_build_and_get_errors, tc_error_list, tc_error_context, tc_output_read, tc_resource_read, hmi_state, hmi_list_projects, hmi_preview_info, hmi_list_controls, tc_tree_read, tc_tree_search, tc_tree_describe_item, io_list_topology, io_describe_device, io_describe_terminal, plc_list_pous, plc_read_pou, plc_search_code, plc_de
TwinCAT ADS via pi-twincat-ads (plc_state, plc_list_symbols, plc_describe_symbol, plc_read, plc_read_many, plc_list_groups, plc_read_group, plc_write, plc_watch, plc_wait_until, nc_state, nc_list_axes, nc_read_axis_position, nc_read_axis_status, nc_read_axis, nc_read_axis_many, nc_read_error, io_list_groups, io_read, io_read_many, io_read_group, tc_state, tc_event_list, tc_runtime_error_list, tc_log_read, tc_diagnose_errors, tc_diagnose_runtime, tc_list_workbenches, tc_list_projects, tc_project_state, tc_build_project, plc_build_project, tc_build_and_get_errors, tc_error_list, tc_error_context, tc_output_read, tc_resource_read, hmi_state, hmi_list_projects, hmi_preview_info, hmi_list_controls, tc_tree_read, tc_tree_search, tc_tree_describe_item, io_list_topology, io_describe_device, io_describe_terminal, plc_list_pous, plc_read_pou, plc_search_code, plc_describe_pou, plc_list_libraries, plc_describe_library). Use when inspecting TwinCAT PLC symbols, NC axis state, IO data points, runtime state, runtime diagno
Agent-neutral guidelines for editing and reviewing TwinCAT 3 XAE/Visual Studio project files, PLC project XML, .tsproj/.plcproj artifacts, POUs, GVLs, DUTs, tasks, I/O tree items, devices, boxes, terminals, and HMI project artifacts. Use when an agent works on TwinCAT XAE project structure, maps files/XML/paths to the XAE project tree, uses read-only engineering context tools, or communicates project-file changes in XAE terms while avoiding unsafe online actions.