OpenBOM has announced the private beta release of its AI BOM Agent with Model Context Protocol (MCP) support as part of its view of AI agents playing a vital role in BOM quality and validation by helping companies ensure accuracy, consistency and readiness of data before it flows into procurement and production.
The AI BOM Agent with MCP support is stated as a key step in OpenBOM’s broader vision of intelligent workflows, where AI agents understand engineering data, connect it across the enterprise, and provide conversational access to product memory and digital thread.
A target is one of manufacturing’s biggest pain points – managing BOMs in Excel. Widely used spreadsheets are error-prone, inconsistent, and disconnected. The new AI BOM Agent with MCP support transforms CAD data with unstructured Excel data into structured knowledge inside OpenBOM’s graph model, connecting it to the digital thread, preserving product memory and laying the groundwork for AI-driven workflows.
“Excel remains the most widely used tool in manufacturing, but it is also the biggest bottleneck,” said OpenBOM CEO Oleg Shilovitsky.
“Our vision is to help engineering teams adopt agent-driven workflows. The OpenBOM Agent with MCP support turns spreadsheets into structured product knowledge—enabling collaboration, traceability, and AI-powered decisions. This private beta is the first step toward making AI in PLM practical, invisible, and valuable.”
OpenBOM is inviting companies to join the early access program by submitting their data including CAD files and Excel BOMs for transformation. Participants will gain early access to the ingestion pipeline, see their CAD and Excel data converted into structured, queryable data, and provide feedback to shape future development.
DEVELOP3D readers can apply to join here.
