{
  "id": 751187,
  "title": "iris-agentic-dev -- Give Your AI a Live Connection to IRIS, Part 1: The Problem, the Tool, and Getting Started",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/iris-agentic-dev-give-your-ai-a-live-connection-to-iris-part-1-the",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-13T09:35:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/intersystems/iris-agentic-dev-give-your-ai-a-live-connection-to-iris-part-1-the-problem-the-tool-and-1kc0"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Thomas Mazur's post on VS Code productivity highlighted a problem when working server-side in VS Code with IRIS. Pietro Di Leo and Mike.W pointed out that Copilot can only see the files open in the editor, not the virtual filesystem. John Murray recommended a project called iris-agentic-dev to address this issue and the first article explaining the problem, the tool, and how to get started appeared. The AI cannot see the full namespace when working with an isfs:// workspace because it only streams classes to the editor on demand via the Atelier API. Iris-agentic-dev provides a live connection to IRIS, allowing AI assistants direct access to the entire namespace, including the ability to search, compile, execute SQL queries, introspect class definitions, run unit tests, and debug. Built with the community, iris-agentic-dev is an MCP server that connects to IRIS through the Atelier REST API, providing tools for AI assistants to interact with a live IRIS instance. The tool works with GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, and OpenCode, and is open source under the intersystems-community GitHub organization.",
  "summary": "Part 1 of a series. Part 2 covers the full tool catalog. Part 3 covers ObjectScript skills. Part 4 covers benchmarking and measuring what actually improves. The Problem Hiding in the Comments Thomas Mazur's post \"Frogs, Chickens, AI, and VS Code\" on VS Code productivity — Peacock, scoped workspace files, Copilot Agent mode — drew a sharper problem in the comments. Pietro Di Leo and Mike.W pointed…",
  "key_points": [
    "Iris-agentic-dev provides live connection to IRIS for AI assistants",
    "Allows AI direct access to entire namespace, including SQL queries and unit tests",
    "Open source MCP server built with community, works with major AI tools"
  ],
  "editors_take": "This development gives AI assistants direct access to the entire IRIS namespace, enabling them to perform tasks such as searching, compiling, and debugging, and integrates with several coding tools.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}