l5x-toolkit 1.3.0

AI Agent Toolkit for Rockwell Automation L5X file manipulation

L5X Agent Toolkit

An MCP server that lets Claude safely read and modify Rockwell Studio 5000 L5X files — every operation produces structurally correct output; the agent never hand-edits XML.

You describe a PLC change in plain English; the toolkit translates it into byte-perfect L5X through validated functions that understand the schema, CDATA encoding, dual data-format synchronization, and Studio 5000's import rules.

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Features

• 21 tools covering tags, programs, rungs (RLL), ST lines, SFC charts, FBD sheets, alarms, I/O modules, AOIs, UDTs, axes, trends, and cross-reference analysis.
• Native AOI/UDT editing — Add-On Instructions and User-Defined Types are edited in place, not round-tripped through an export shell.
• Pre-flight validation — catch structural errors, missing references, and naming violations before you save.
• Firmware v30–v38 — retarget projects across the supported range.
• Plugin support — register custom tools via entry points (see PLUGINS.md).
• Minimal dependencies — lxml and the standard library, plus mcp[cli] for the server.

Quick Start

Install from PyPI:

pip install "l5x-toolkit[mcp]"

Or from source:

git clone https://github.com/Axiara/l5x-toolkit.git
cd l5x-toolkit
pip install -e ".[mcp]"

Either way this installs lxml and mcp[cli]. Requires Python 3.12+ (install 3.13 — see Getting Started). The import package is l5x_agent_toolkit.

Then register the MCP server using the l5x-mcp-server console command (installed by the step above):

Claude Code:

claude mcp add l5x-toolkit -- l5x-mcp-server

Claude Desktop: Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "l5x-toolkit": {
      "command": "l5x-mcp-server",
      "args": [],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

Verify the connection in Claude Code with the /mcp slash command — l5x-toolkit should appear as connected.

New to Python? See Getting Started for the full from-scratch setup (installing Python, PATH, and verifying the connection).

Example Conversation

You: Load my project at C:\Projects\Line4.L5X and tell me what is in it.

Claude: (calls load_project) Loaded: Line4_Controller (1756-L83E, FW 35.11). The project has 12 programs, 847 tags, 6 AOIs, 3 UDTs, and 24 modules.

You: Create a new program called PalletizerControl and schedule it under MainTask.

Claude: (calls manage_programs twice — once to create, once to schedule) Done. Created program 'PalletizerControl' with a MainRoutine and scheduled it under MainTask.

You: Add a DINT tag called PalletizerState, then add a rung that sets it to 1 when StartPB is pressed.

Claude: (calls manage_tags, then manage_rungs) Created the tag and added the rung: XIC(StartPB)MOV(1,PalletizerState);

You: Validate and save to C:\Projects\Line4_updated.L5X

Claude: (calls validate, then save_project) Validation passed with 0 errors. Saved to C:\Projects\Line4_updated.L5X.

Documentation

Document	Description
Documentation index	The docs hub — Using vs Contributing tracks
Getting Started	Install Python, the toolkit, and the MCP server, from zero
Component Libraries	Configure library directories so Claude can import components by name
Cookbook	Task recipes — what to ask Claude, and which tools run
Tool Reference	All 21 tools with parameters and behavior
Architecture	The layered design and the 21-tool surface
Development & Roadmap	Status, supported scope, known limitations, roadmap
Changelog	Version history
Contributing	Setup, tests, and how to contribute

Project Structure

The package is layered; lxml is isolated to core/. See Architecture for detail.

l5x_agent_toolkit/
  core/        XML tree, CDATA, reference scanner, config — the only layer that imports lxml
  model/       typed DTOs / view objects
  query/       read-only projections: inspect, inventory/list, references, resolver
  ops/         language & structural operation helpers
  validate/    typed Finding/Report checks (default + opt-in families)
  server/      MCP tool wrappers (envelope, reads, write/structural/lifecycle dispatch)
  mcp_server.py    registers the 21 tools over stdio

License

MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

Created by Megan Fox. Uses lxml for XML processing and the MCP Python SDK for the Model Context Protocol server.

Rockwell Automation, Studio 5000, Logix Designer, and RSLogix 5000 are trademarks of Rockwell Automation, Inc. This toolkit is not affiliated with or endorsed by Rockwell Automation.