ARC-1 and the SAP ADT VS Code extension growing together. A supporting diagram shows Copilot using ARC-1 and the SAP ADT MCP server to open ABAP source in the extension.

ARC-1 and SAP ADT: Growing Together

When I started ARC-1, there were already MCP servers for SAP’s ADT APIs. My main goal was enterprise-ready access: a service hosted on SAP BTP, with central control over who can use it and what they are allowed to do. For a team, that means being able to give some users read access and others permission to make changes, restrict where changes are allowed, and manage the service centrally. ARC-1’s authorization model combines those controls with the SAP user’s backend permissions. That has been the purpose of the project from the beginning. ...

October 27, 2026 · 6 min · 1122 words · Marian Zeis
Screenshot of Eclipse showing GitHub Copilot working with the ABAP MCP server.

Finally: An MCP Server for ABAP

Finally, there is an MCP server for ABAP. You can use it directly in Eclipse via https://mcp-abap.marianzeis.de/mcp. Setup instructions are here: Eclipse configuration (GitHub Copilot) Why a community ABAP MCP server? SAP has announced an MCP server for ABAP, so why create a community one? The trigger for me was the release of Agent Mode in GitHub Copilot for ADT, which finally makes it possible to edit ABAP code by Copilot. LLM models are already really good, but ABAP knowledge is still a recurring problem. So I wanted an MCP server that is actually tailored for ABAP. ...

February 4, 2026 · 3 min · 476 words · Marian Zeis