SAPient

Intelligent SAP GUI automation for AI agents

A production-ready Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables LLMs (Claude, Copilot, Cursor, etc.) to automate SAP GUI using the RoboSAPiens library.

Compatible MCP Clients

Client	Mode	Notes
Claude Desktop	stdio	Full support
Claude Code	stdio	Full support
Cursor	stdio or SSE	Full support
VS Code (GitHub Copilot)	stdio or SSE	Requires Copilot agent mode
Windsurf	stdio or SSE	Full support
Any MCP client	SSE/HTTP	Via --port flag

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Prerequisites

Requirement	Details
OS	Windows 10/11 only (SAP GUI is Windows-only)
Python	3.10 or newer
SAP GUI	SAP GUI for Windows installed
SAP Scripting	Must be enabled on server (RZ11: sapgui/user_scripting=TRUE) AND in SAP Logon client settings

Enable SAP GUI Scripting (one-time setup)

1. Open SAP Logon → Customize Local Layout (Alt+F12) → Options
2. Go to Accessibility & Scripting → Scripting
3. ✅ Enable scripting
4. ❌ Disable "Notify when a script attaches to a running SAP GUI session"
5. ❌ Disable "Notify when a script opens a connection"
6. Ask BASIS admin to run transaction RZ11 → set sapgui/user_scripting = TRUE

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Installation

# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/yourorg/sapient-mcp.git
cd sapient-mcp

# Install (using pip or uv)
pip install -e .

# Or with uv (recommended)
uv pip install -e .

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Quick Start

Option A — stdio mode (local clients)

SAPient MCP works with any MCP-compatible client. Pick yours below.

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Claude Desktop

Edit %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sapient": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "sapient_mcp"],
      "env": {
        "SAPIENT_MCP_SAPLOGON_PATH": "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\SAP\\FrontEnd\\SAPgui\\saplogon.exe",
        "SAPIENT_MCP_CAPS": "screenshot,codegen,advanced",
        "SAPIENT_MCP_OUTPUT_DIR": "C:\\sapient_output"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Claude Code (CLI)

claude mcp add sapient python -m sapient_mcp \
  -- --caps screenshot,codegen,advanced

Or edit ~/.claude/mcp.json / .claude/mcp.json in your project root:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sapient": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "sapient_mcp", "--caps", "screenshot,codegen,advanced"],
      "env": {
        "SAPIENT_MCP_SAPLOGON_PATH": "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\SAP\\FrontEnd\\SAPgui\\saplogon.exe",
        "SAPIENT_MCP_OUTPUT_DIR": "C:\\sapient_output"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Cursor

Go to Cursor Settings → MCP → Add new MCP Server → type command, then enter:

python -m sapient_mcp --caps screenshot,codegen,advanced

Or edit ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sapient": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "sapient_mcp", "--caps", "screenshot,codegen,advanced"],
      "env": {
        "SAPIENT_MCP_SAPLOGON_PATH": "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\SAP\\FrontEnd\\SAPgui\\saplogon.exe",
        "SAPIENT_MCP_OUTPUT_DIR": "C:\\sapient_output"
      }
    }
  }
}

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VS Code (GitHub Copilot)

Install the MCP server via VS Code CLI:

code --add-mcp '{"name":"sapient","command":"python","args":["-m","sapient_mcp","--caps","screenshot,codegen,advanced"]}'

Or add to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace:

{
  "servers": {
    "sapient": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "sapient_mcp", "--caps", "screenshot,codegen,advanced"],
      "env": {
        "SAPIENT_MCP_SAPLOGON_PATH": "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\SAP\\FrontEnd\\SAPgui\\saplogon.exe",
        "SAPIENT_MCP_OUTPUT_DIR": "C:\\sapient_output"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Windsurf

Edit ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sapient": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "sapient_mcp", "--caps", "screenshot,codegen,advanced"],
      "env": {
        "SAPIENT_MCP_SAPLOGON_PATH": "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\SAP\\FrontEnd\\SAPgui\\saplogon.exe",
        "SAPIENT_MCP_OUTPUT_DIR": "C:\\sapient_output"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Note: In stdio mode, SAPient MCP never writes to stdout or stderr — all logs go to the log file only. This is required for clean JSON-RPC communication across all clients.

Option B — SSE/HTTP mode (remote / CI / multi-user)

Best when the SAP machine is separate from where the AI client runs, or when multiple developers want to share one SAPient instance.

Run the server on your Windows SAP machine:

python -m sapient_mcp --port 8765 --caps screenshot,codegen,advanced

Then point any MCP client at the HTTP endpoint:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sapient": {
      "url": "http://sap-windows-machine:8765/mcp"
    }
  }
}

This works identically in Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, and any other MCP-compatible client.

Option C — Config file

python -m sapient_mcp --config C:\sap_config.json

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Environment Variables

All settings can be provided as env vars with the ROBOSAP_MCP_ prefix:

Variable	Default	Description
ROBOSAP_MCP_SAPLOGON_PATH	C:\...\saplogon.exe	Path to SAP Logon executable
ROBOSAP_MCP_SAP_SERVER	null	Server description for auto-connect
ROBOSAP_MCP_SAP_CLIENT	null	SAP client for auto-login
ROBOSAP_MCP_SAP_USER	null	SAP user for auto-login
ROBOSAP_MCP_SAP_PASSWORD	null	SAP password (never logged)
ROBOSAP_MCP_PORT	null (stdio)	Port for SSE mode
ROBOSAP_MCP_CAPS	""	Comma-separated caps: screenshot,codegen,advanced
ROBOSAP_MCP_OUTPUT_DIR	./sap_output	Screenshots and logs directory
ROBOSAP_MCP_SCREENSHOT_ON_ERROR	true	Auto-screenshot on tool failures

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Available Tools

Core (always loaded)

Tool	Description
sap_open	Launch SAP Logon
sap_connect_to_server	Connect to SAP server
sap_connect_to_running	Attach to running SAP session
sap_get_session_info	Read-only: current state & title
sap_close	Close SAP
sap_execute_transaction	Run a transaction code
sap_activate_tab	Click a tab by label
sap_get_window_title	Read-only: current window title
sap_select_menu_item	Navigate menu bar
sap_send_key	Send keyboard key (Enter, F3, etc.)
sap_fill_text_field	Fill a field by its label
sap_clear_text_field	Clear a field
sap_set_checkbox	Check a checkbox
sap_unset_checkbox	Uncheck a checkbox
sap_select_radio_button	Select a radio button
sap_push_button	Click a button by label
sap_button_exists	Read-only: check if button exists
sap_read_text_field	Read-only: read field value
sap_read_text	Read-only: read any text element
sap_read_status_bar	Read-only: SAP status bar message
sap_count_table_rows	Read-only: table row count
sap_select_table_row	Select a table row
sap_read_table_cell	Read-only: read a cell value
sap_fill_cell	Fill a table cell
sap_double_click_cell	Double-click a table cell
sap_scroll_table	Scroll table up/down

--caps screenshot

Tool	Description
sap_take_screenshot	Capture SAP window screenshot

--caps codegen

Tool	Description
sap_get_generated_script	Get accumulated Robot Framework script
sap_clear_script	Clear script buffer

--caps advanced

Tool	Description
sap_get_snapshot	Structured JSON snapshot of current window

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Example LLM Conversation

You: Create a purchase order for vendor 100001, company code 1000, with 50 units of material ABC-001

SAPient will guide the LLM to:

1. Call sap_execute_transaction("/nME21N")
2. Call sap_get_window_title() → "Create Purchase Order"
3. Call sap_fill_text_field("Vendor", "100001")
4. Call sap_fill_text_field("Company Code", "1000")
5. Call sap_send_key("Enter") to accept header
6. Call sap_activate_tab("Item Overview")
7. Call sap_fill_cell("1", "Material", "ABC-001")
8. Call sap_fill_cell("1", "Quantity", "50")
9. Call sap_push_button("Save")
10. Call sap_read_status_bar() → "Purchase order 4500001234 created"

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Project Structure

sapient-mcp/
├── pyproject.toml
├── README.md
├── sap_config.json              # Example config file
├── claude_desktop_config.json   # Example Claude Desktop config
└── src/
    └── sapient_mcp/
        ├── __init__.py
        ├── __main__.py          # Entry point + CLI arg parsing
        ├── config.py            # Pydantic settings (env/file/CLI)
        ├── session.py           # SAPSessionManager singleton
        └── server.py            # FastMCP server + all 27 tool definitions

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Logs

Logs are written to {output_dir}/sapient_mcp.log.

In stdio mode, logs never go to stdout/stderr (would break JSON-RPC). In SSE mode, logs also appear on stderr.