As organizations modernize, adapt and innovate, the intersection of advanced AI solutions and enterprise-grade platforms like Progress OpenEdge creates both unique challenges and unprecedented opportunities for the people writing the code.
For OpenEdge developers, while AI-powered coding assistants like GitHub Copilot, VS Code, and Claude are game-changers for mainstream languages, they don’t truly understand OpenEdge Advanced Business Language (ABL). The result? Out-of-the-box AI tools often generate inaccurate ABL code, leaving developers fixing errors, managers struggling to enforce standards and IT leaders worrying about modernization risks and costs.
This gap is why we built the Progress OpenEdge Model Context Protocol (MCP) Connector for ABL—a purpose-built bridge between your AI assistant and your unique OpenEdge environment. It’s the human-centric AI solution designed specifically to accelerate ABL modernization and boost productivity across your teams.
Key Capabilities
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Automate repetitive tasks like boilerplate code, refactoring and unit
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Leverage your organization’s rules and documentation at query time
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Modernize outdated ABL into OpenEdge 12-ready syntax and practices
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Get real-time, in-context support that adapts as your project evolves
Beyond the Connector: AI Coding Assistant Service
Alongside the product, we offer the OpenEdge AI Coding Assistant Service to help you implement, customize and scale AI-enabled workflows. This includes indexing your codebase, enforcing compliance and supporting modernization initiatives like refactoring for OpenEdge 12 and PAS for OpenEdge.
Move Faster, Reduce Risk, Modernize with Confidence
With the OpenEdge MCP Connector for ABL, your team gains a tailored AI coding partner that understands your environment, enforces your standards and accelerates your modernization roadmap.
It’s time to ship ABL code faster, cleaner and more confidently with AI built for your needs, not somebody else’s.
Jessica (Malakian) Newton
Jessica (Malakian) Newton is a Senior Product Marketing Specialist at Progress, focused on the Progress OpenEdge product. Jessica started her career at Progress as an intern in 2020 and has since developed into a full-time marketer, dedicated to guiding customers on how to maximize the value of their OpenEdge solutions. Outside of work, Jessica enjoys reading and writing.