# mcp-sap-gui MCP Server

SAP GUI for Windows automation for AI agents - 59 structured tools via SAP GUI Scripting API

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## Connect

Published as `mcp-sap-gui` on pypi. Runs locally.

## Known issues

**10 problems reported by people outside the maintainer team.** Issues filed by the project's own owners, members and collaborators are excluded — those are release checklists and internal refactors, not things that will go wrong for you. Showing 7.

### Most discussed

### Add confirmation middleware using fastmcp elicitation

Add centralized middleware using fastmcp ctx.elicit() for two scenarios:

1. **Destructive confirmation** — before executing tools tagged `destructive`, prompt the user to confirm (e.g. "This will post 500 units to storage location 0001. Proceed?")

2. **Guidance/disambiguation** — when the agent encounters ambiguous situations, use elicitation to ask the user for clarification (e.g. "Found 3 matching materials. Which one?" or "This screen has two save buttons — which workflow?")

Approach: cent

[Read the thread](https://github.com/kts982/mcp-sap-gui/issues/12) · 2026-03-31 · closed · 2 comments

### Add focused search-help workflow tools

Add explicit search-help workflow support for the common F4/value-help path.

Why:
- Search help is a very common multi-step SAP pattern.
- It is too variable for a single mega-tool, but too repetitive to leave entirely manual.

Scope:
- Add `sap_search_help_open(field_id)`.
- Add `sap_search_help_select(...)` for result selection and confirmation.
- Return the popup/screen context needed for the next step.
- Verify that the selected value lands back in the original field.

Acceptance criteria:

[Read the thread](https://github.com/kts982/mcp-sap-gui/issues/7) · 2026-03-26 · closed · 2 comments

### Expand automated test coverage for v0.2 architecture and workflows

Add the missing automated coverage needed to make the `v0.2` architecture changes safe to evolve.

Why:
- The roadmap now includes session routing, policy evaluation, popup/search-help workflows, and transport changes.
- These areas need stronger regression coverage before multiple contributors start changing behavior in parallel.

Scope:
- Add tests for per-session routing and detach/owned-session cleanup.
- Add tests for policy decisions by tool class, transaction, and system override.
- Add w

[Read the thread](https://github.com/kts982/mcp-sap-gui/issues/9) · 2026-03-26 · closed · 1 comment

### Enhance sap_set_batch_fields with validation mode

Make `sap_set_batch_fields` better for real forms instead of adding a separate form-fill mega-tool.

Why:
- Batch field setting already exists.
- The missing capability is validation feedback and better handling of readonly fields.

Scope:
- Add `validate` mode to trigger Enter/validation after field entry.
- Add `skip_readonly` behavior with warnings.
- Return status-bar information and per-field validation failures/highlights.
- Keep the tool composable and predictable.

Acceptance criteria:
-

[Read the thread](https://github.com/kts982/mcp-sap-gui/issues/8) · 2026-03-26 · closed · 1 comment

### Add sap_handle_popup workflow tool

Add a focused popup workflow tool instead of forcing agents to manually inspect and react to modal dialogs every time.

Why:
- Popups are one of the biggest current failure points.
- The existing discovery tooling can already read popup content; the missing piece is a guided action surface.

Scope:
- Add a tool with operation modes such as `read`, `confirm`, `cancel`, and `auto`.
- Classify popup type (confirmation, error, info, input-required) when possible.
- Match buttons by visible text/tool

[Read the thread](https://github.com/kts982/mcp-sap-gui/issues/6) · 2026-03-26 · closed · 1 comment

### Most recent

### Add streamable HTTP transport for controlled local/team use

Add opt-in `streamable-http` transport while keeping `stdio` as the default local mode.

Why:
- Team and remote-client usage needs HTTP transport.
- SSE is legacy; `streamable-http` is the transport to target.
- This should build on the session-manager work, not bypass it.

Scope:
- Add CLI/config support for transport selection.
- Support `stdio` and `streamable-http`.
- Keep HTTP stateful for now.
- Default bind to localhost only.
- Document the transport mode clearly in README/client setup do

[Read the thread](https://github.com/kts982/mcp-sap-gui/issues/2) · 2026-03-26 · closed · 1 comment

### Refactor server state around a SessionManager

Replace the current module-level global controller/config pattern with explicit server state and per-client session tracking.

Why:
- `streamable-http` is not safe with the current shared globals.
- SAP GUI COM is stateful; tool calls from the same MCP session must route to the same SAP session binding.
- This is the architectural prerequisite for the rest of `v0.2`.

Scope:
- Introduce a `SessionManager` / managed-session layer.
- Keep `stdio` behavior backward compatible.
- Track ownership (`o

[Read the thread](https://github.com/kts982/mcp-sap-gui/issues/1) · 2026-03-26 · closed · 1 comment

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