Version 8.11 of the Genesis Application Platform brings a Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server to Genesis users, offering a controlled gateway for AI to access Genesis applications.

The release also redefines how Genesis addresses reporting by giving application end users full control over creating and administering reports. In addition, the Primary Bond Issuance solution gets a significant extension by bringing support for roadshow workflow into the system.

One of the newest standards in the industry, Model Context Protocol (MCP) helps software applications share context with LLMs in a consistent and meaningful way. The new MCP Server is the latest example of AI becoming a fundamental part of the Genesis Application Platform.

Functioning like an API gateway for AI, the MCP Server controls how AI interfaces with a Genesis application. Though financial institutions are in the early days of exploring how MCP supports AI strategies, excitement is building as people see its potential to amplify the utility and value of their software estate.

By design, the Genesis Application Platform provides guardrails to make AI a predictable and compliant actor within the platform and, by extension, our clients’ technology ecosystems. The Genesis MCP Server reads Genesis application metadata and governs how LLMs can interact with the application. Application owners have complete control over the Genesis MCP Server and can specify which functions within an application AI agents can access. In addition, all interactions via the Genesis MCP Server are subject to the same permissions and entitlements model as the underlying application.

The Genesis MCP Server is an opt-in functionality for all Genesis applications running on versions 8.11+ of the platform. Genesis applications do not need reconfiguration to operate with an MCP Server.

Use cases for MCP are almost limitless, but Genesis expects it to empower Genesis application users to be more innovative and productive by allowing them to:

• Interact with the app from a conversational interface
• Create complex business outcomes by combining operations from Genesis and other MCP-enabled applications
• Extract Genesis application data and use LLMs to perform actions on it (e.g., summarize, aggregate, format, transform, etc.)