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Using JAMS MCP

After you have enabled JAMS MCP with your chosen AI client, you can use it to pull information, troubleshoot issues, and take a few controlled actions like submitting Jobs. You can also request details on specific Entries or ask it to explain what a Job or schedule does. Everything runs as you, with your existing JAMS permissions applied to every call. For a list of what you can ask, see What You Can Do With It.

Read and Write Actions​

JAMS MCP annotates each tool as either read-only or write. Most AI clients use that annotation to run read-only tools without asking. When you're prompted, and for which actions, is ultimately controlled by your AI client's settings.

For any write action, such as submitting a Job, the client shows a confirmation prompt before invoking the tool, and you click Approve / Reject in the AI client.

For a complete list of the read/write tools, you can run a prompt to get the latest list.

What You Can Do With It​

JAMS MCP exposes JAMS capabilities as a set of tools your AI client can call. You can use it for read actions as well as a small set of controlled write actions: submitting a Job, creating a Folder, and remediating a monitor entry (hold, release, reschedule, or cancel it).

Triage and Diagnosis​

  • "What failed last night?"
  • "Why did the Daily_Posting Job end in error?"
  • "Show me the execution log for the last run of Month_End_Close."

Status and Live Monitoring​

  • "What's currently running?"
  • "Are there any Jobs on hold right now?"
  • "What finished in the last hour?"

Discovery and Exploration​

  • "Find the Job that loads customer orders."
  • "Show me all Jobs in the Finance\Reporting folder."
  • "What batch queues are configured?"
  • "Which Jobs use the PROD_DB credential?"

Source Review​

  • "Show me the source script for the Nightly_DataLoad Job."
  • "What does the Daily_Posting Job actually do?"

Write Actions (Each Requires Your Approval)​

Job Submission​

  • "Submit the ReportGen Job."

Monitor Entry Remediation​

  • "Put the next run of Daily_Posting on hold."
  • "Release the held Month_End_Close entry."
  • "Reschedule that entry to 3 AM."
  • "Cancel the Monitor Entry."

Organizing Items​

  • "Create a Reporting folder under Finance."