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Workspace Cloudability
Created by Guest
Created on Jan 20, 2026

Support Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers to enable secure, standardized AI assistant integration with Apptio.

We would like Apptio to support the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to enable secure and governed integration with AI assistants and LLM-based tools.

MCP provides a standardized way for AI systems to discover and interact with enterprise tools and APIs while enforcing authentication, authorization, auditing, and access controls.

Key capabilities requested:
- Support for an MCP server or MCP-compatible interface for Apptio
- Ability to expose Apptio APIs via MCP for AI-based use cases
- Support for enterprise authentication mechanisms (OAuth, SSO, service accounts)
- Clear controls for read-only versus write-enabled access
- Alignment with enterprise governance, security, and compliance requirements

This capability would enable AI-driven cost insights, financial analysis, and automation use cases while avoiding custom, one-off integrations and maintaining strong security controls.

Idea priority Medium