tc_ethercat

MCP tool from TwinCAT XAE MCP by Edge-JB

Build fully-populated EtherCAT boxes from their ESI

How to use it

Project documentation lists tc_ethercat for the TwinCAT XAE MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), then check which tools your installed version makes available. Tool availability can depend on configuration and credentials. A server handshake does not verify this tool’s behavior. See the full listing for setup details.

FULL TWINCAT XAE MCP LISTING

Other tools in TwinCAT XAE MCP (22)

nc

NC motion tree

plc_download

Deploy the active PLC project 🔒

plc_library

Library refs / placeholders / repos

plc_pou

Author + surgically edit POUs/DUTs/GVLs (offline)

plc_project

PLC project lifecycle

plc_session

Online-session control via UI Automation

tc_cpp

TwinCAT C++ projects/modules

tc_fieldbus

Non-EtherCAT fieldbuses (PROFINET/PROFIBUS/CANopen/DeviceNet/EAP)

tc_license

TwinCAT licensing

tc_link

Link/unlink variables; verify existing links

tc_mapping

Bulk variable mapping

tc_measurement

Scope + Analytics (TIAN)

tc_module

TcCOM module objects

tc_route

ADS routes

tc_settings

Engineering settings & archives

tc_system

Target & rescan helpers

tc_task

RT tasks / cores / linked tasks

tc_tree

Read/write any tree item (identity, XML params, rename, create, delete)

tc_variant

Project variant management

xae

XAE shell & solution control

xae_build

Compile the active configuration

xae_command

Run a raw DTE command 🔒