Maximo Insights That Never Get Old

A dated, evidence-tiered reference to the Maximo Assistant and the Maximo AI Service as of October 2026. It traces the path from the 9.0 AI broker through 9.1, the January and April 2026 Feature Channel drops, 9.2 GA's agentic Assistant and MCP server, and the AI Service 9.2.3 patch level. It also covers the security bulletins, a full capability matrix, the model bill of materials, what the Assistant still cannot do, the Assist-versus-Assistant naming correction, and a checklist for verifying each capability in your own instance.

Surendra KattaOct 20, 2026Part 8 of 8

Storekeepers and buyers want to ask the Maximo Assistant to create an item, raise a purchase requisition and check whether a part already exists. This evidence-tiered guide separates what IBM documents today (the Assistant can query supply-chain objects once an admin enables them; similarity is documented for work orders, records and tickets), what IBM has only announced, and what you can build yourself on MAS 9.2 as custom MCP tools — items that land in PENDING, PRs that land in WAPPR and go through your normal approval workflow, and a duplicate-item check — with code, governance and a rollout plan.

Surendra KattaOct 20, 2026Part 7 of 8

A light, hands-on walkthrough: map the Maximo APIs with Max_Interfaces, run the Max_mcp server with a read-only API key, connect any MCP-capable agent (Claude Code, IBM Bob, Cursor, Copilot) and ask it to analyze your work-order backlog — safely.

Manasa GangaOct 4, 2026Part 13 of 13

AI coding agents have arrived in IBM Maximo land: a native MCP server in MAS 9.2, Maximo skills for IBM Bob, and open tooling from the community. Here's what changes for Maximo teams, what doesn't, and where the guardrails go.

Manasa GangaSep 29, 2026Part 12 of 13

An AI coding agent walks into your codebase knowing nothing about your naming conventions, banned libraries or deployment rules. Here's how AGENTS.md, rule files, skills and MCP turn house rules into something the agent actually follows.

Krishna NeelaSep 24, 2026Part 11 of 13

AI coding vendors love big productivity numbers. Here's how to read them like a skeptical executive, what the IBM Bob figures actually measure, and how to run a pilot that produces a number you can trust.

Krishna NeelaSep 19, 2026Part 10 of 13

When an auditor asks who wrote that line of code, "the AI did" isn't an answer. How enterprise teams keep receipts for AI-assisted development: activity logs, usage analytics, approvals, rollbacks, and agents that act through APIs instead of databases.

Krishna NeelaSep 14, 2026Part 9 of 13

Autocomplete, legacy refactoring, and architecture planning don't need the same AI model. Here's how enterprise coding tools decide which model does which job, and why letting the tool choose for you has a catch.

Krishna NeelaSep 9, 2026Part 8 of 13

For banks, utilities, defence and government, 'just use the cloud' isn't an answer. Here's what self-hosted and air-gapped AI coding really means in 2026 — and the capability trade-off nobody puts on the slide.

Krishna NeelaSep 4, 2026Part 7 of 13

Forget greenfield demos. The most valuable thing AI coding agents do in banks, utilities and government is read, document and modernize the COBOL, RPG and old Java nobody wants to touch — with real caveats.

Krishna NeelaAug 31, 2026Part 6 of 13

Approval prompts feel like friction — until a README tricks an AI agent into running malware. What the January 2026 IBM Bob beta incident teaches every enterprise about where humans belong in AI coding.

Krishna NeelaAug 26, 2026Part 5 of 13

Cursor, Claude Code, Kiro and IBM Bob all ship some version of Ask, Plan and Agent modes. Here's why the 'think first, type second' habit is the single cheapest guardrail in enterprise vibe coding — and when to skip it.

Krishna NeelaAug 21, 2026Part 4 of 13