Featured in Domain Arrivals · 2026-08-13
iSeries MCP Gives AI Agents a Controlled IBM i Terminal
A Model Context Protocol server lets AI clients such as Claude Desktop, Pi, and Codex investigate and operate IBM i systems under scoped access and approval controls.
Why it surfacedThe homepage demonstrates a concrete incident: an agent investigates a held IBM i invoice queue, opens a 5250 session, and proposes the RLSOUTQ command for approval before releasing it. It is a specific, technically ambitious bridge between modern AI clients and the still-essential world of IBM i operations.
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Thirty Patents for the Grave
August 13’s newborn domains include 30 safety-coffin patents, lost notices for false teeth and a box of hair, short films playing in 100 Tokyo taxis, and a Queensland river view arranged gauge by gauge downstream.
This is one of 1,000 discoveries in the 2026-08-13 Domain Arrivals issue.