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AI in Nodinite

Ask questions. Get answers. Solve problems faster.

Nodinite brings AI to your integration monitoring—making complex data simple and troubleshooting instant.

Start Here — Choose Your Setup Path

Choose the setup path that matches the experience you want. The in-product AI features and the external MCP client path are related, but they are not the same setup.

Goal Where What you do Result
Integrated AI Assistant in the Web Client AI System Parameter and AI Assistant Set EnableMcpChat to true, then configure Provider, Model Name, Endpoint, and API Key The Web Client chat is available
Optional AI guidance in Diagram Assistance AI System Parameter and AI Assistant Add EnableDiagramAiAssistance and reuse the same provider configuration The AI Assistance tab is available in Diagram Assistance
External MCP client for Repository and Architecture Diagrams MCP Endpoint Register nodinite-mcp in the external client and validate the connection VS Code, Claude Desktop, Cline, or another MCP client can query Nodinite
BizTalk-specific MCP tools and BizTalk C4 generation AI System Parameter, MCP Endpoint, and BizTalk and MCP Endpoint Enable EnableAiForBizTalk, then use the external MCP setup for BizTalk analysis or the administrator BizTalk generation path BizTalk environments, BizTalk application analysis, and BizTalk C4 generation become available

Important

The AI Assistant and MCP Endpoint were released as part of Nodinite 7.4.0. External MCP setup is required for any external client, regardless of whether you want Repository questions, Architecture Diagrams, or BizTalk workflows. The AI System Parameter controls the in-product AI surfaces and BizTalk-specific AI gating, not external MCP client registration.

Full setup guide for AI Assistant and MCP Endpoint →

Three Powerful AI Capabilities

  • AI Assistant — Ask "Which Finance integrations failed today?" and get instant answers
  • AI Diagnostics — AI automatically scans logs and suggests fixes before you even notice problems
  • Diagram Assistance — Add optional AI guidance to C4 Diagrams while built-in suggestions remain deterministic and preview-first

Your Choice of AI

Provider Type Data Location Cost Best For AI Assistant AI Diagnostics
OLLAMA Local / Ollama Cloud Your infrastructure Free (self-hosted) Sensitive data, strict compliance ✅ ✅
Azure OpenAI Cloud Microsoft cloud Pay-per-token Enterprise Azure environments ✅ ✅
OpenAI Cloud OpenAI cloud Pay-per-token General purpose, broad model selection ✅ ✅
GitHub Models Cloud GitHub cloud Free tier + paid Developer teams, GitHub-native workflows ✅ New 7.x Coming soon

Note

OLLAMA is the only option where data never leaves your infrastructure. With all cloud providers, only query text is sent—never your full database.

AI in Nodinite
AI-powered insights directly in your Nodinite environment.

Why Use AI for Integration Monitoring?

The Old Way

You spend 30 minutes digging through screens, logs, and documentation to find what you need.

With AI

You ask a question and get an answer in 60 seconds. AI watches your logs 24/7 and tells you about problems before they impact users.

Real-World Example: Impact Analysis

Before

"If we take the Payment Gateway offline, what breaks?"
→ 45 minutes searching dependencies across multiple systems

With AI Assistant

→ 60 seconds: "Show me all integrations that depend on Payment Gateway"
→ AI lists dependencies, suggests maintenance window, offers to visualize in Mapify

Time savings: 97%

Real-World Example: Faster Problem Resolution

Before AI Diagnostics

Agent fails → Discovered 2-8 hours later → 30 minutes analyzing logs → Fix applied

With AI Diagnostics

Agent fails → AI detects in 60 seconds → Root cause + fix shown immediately → 5 minutes to resolve

MTTR reduction: 95%

Choose Your AI Capability

AI Assistant — Ask Questions, Get Answers

What is it?

A chat interface where you ask questions about your integration landscape in plain English.

What can you ask?

  • "Which Finance integrations failed today?"
  • "Show me all dependencies for the Payment Gateway"
  • "What Custom Metadata exists for SAP Orders?"
  • "List all Services in the Healthcare domain"

Who should use it?

  • Integration operators exploring the landscape
  • Business analysts investigating issues
  • Compliance teams generating reports
  • Anyone who wants answers without learning query syntax

Get started with AI Assistant →

AI Diagnostics — Automatic Problem Detection

What is it?

AI that watches your monitoring agent logs 24/7, detects issues, and tells you what's wrong and how to fix it.

What does it do?

  • Scans diagnostics logs continuously
  • Detects errors and warnings automatically
  • Explains root cause in plain language
  • Suggests specific fixes
  • Works while you sleep

Who should use it?

  • Operations teams monitoring agents
  • Integration experts managing production systems
  • Anyone tired of manually checking logs
  • Teams wanting to reduce incident response time

Get started with AI Diagnostics →

Diagram Assistance — Guided C4 Diagrams with Optional AI

What is it?

Diagram Assistance is the guidance workspace for Architecture Diagrams and C4 Diagrams. It uses Built-in Suggestions to surface Add from Set, Coverage, and Review Impacts for the current Diagram Set. When EnableDiagramAiAssistance is enabled, the same workspace also exposes an AI Assistance tab.

Who should use it?

  • Solution architects reviewing Diagram Sets
  • Integration teams building L1, L2, and L3 diagrams
  • Reviewers who need quick impact analysis before promoting diagram changes

Learn more about Diagram Assistance →

Quick Start

Get AI Assistant Running (5 minutes)

  1. Open AI System Parameter and set EnableMcpChat to true.
  2. Navigate to Administration → Settings → AI Assistant.
  3. Select your Provider.
  4. Enter Model Name, Endpoint, and API Key.
  5. Save the configuration and open the AI Assistant widget.
  6. Ask a simple question such as "Show me all Services".

Full setup guide →

Get the MCP Endpoint Ready (5 minutes)

  1. Open .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace.
  2. Add the nodinite-mcp server entry shown in MCP Endpoint.
  3. Tune the NuGet --source value and ConnectionStrings__NodiniteConfig.
  4. Reload your MCP client and run a simple repository question to confirm connectivity.

This same MCP setup applies whether you want simple Repository questions, Architecture Diagram and Diagram Set review, or BizTalk workflows. BizTalk-specific workflows additionally require EnableAiForBizTalk and the appropriate administrator access.

MCP setup details →

Enable AI Guidance in C4 Diagrams (optional)

  1. Open AI System Parameter and add EnableDiagramAiAssistance to the JSON value.
  2. Configure Provider, Model Name, Endpoint, and API Key once in AI Assistant.
  3. Open Diagram Assistance from Architecture Diagrams and verify that the AI Assistance tab is available.

Built-in suggestions in Diagram Assistance remain available even when AI is disabled.

Get AI Diagnostics Running (5 minutes)

  1. Open your Monitoring Agent configuration (Logic Apps, Message Queuing, etc.)
  2. Go to the AI Diagnostics tab
  3. Enable AI Diagnostics
  4. Choose your AI provider
  5. Set scan interval (recommended: 900 seconds)
  6. Save—AI starts monitoring automatically

Full setup guide →

Common Questions

Q: Can AI change my configuration?
A: No—current AI features are read-only or insight-only. AI can analyze and suggest, but cannot modify your Nodinite setup.

Q: What AI models work with Nodinite?
A: OLLAMA (phi3, llama2, etc.), Azure OpenAI (gpt-4o, gpt-3.5-turbo), OpenAI (gpt-4o, gpt-4o-mini, etc.), GitHub Models (GPT-4o, Mistral-large, Llama, etc.), or any MCP-compatible AI client. GitHub Models support in AI Diagnostics is coming soon.

What You'll Save

Time Savings Example

Integration Operator at Mid-Sized Company

  • 100 incidents/month
  • Before AI: 30 min investigation each = 50 hours/month
  • With AI: 5 min investigation each = 8.3 hours/month
  • Savings: 41.7 hours/month

At $75/hour = $3,125/month ($37,500/year)

Add self-service queries, faster compliance reporting, and reduced escalations:

Estimated ROI: $50,000-$75,000/year

Tips for Success

For AI Assistant

  • Be specific: "Show me failed SAP integrations today" beats "Show me failures"
  • Use business terms: AI understands Domains, Services, and Custom Metadata
  • Ask follow-up questions: AI remembers context

For AI Diagnostics

  • Start with 900-second scan interval (15 minutes)
  • Use temperature 0.2 for focused diagnostics
  • Verify suggestions before applying fixes
  • Monitor API costs if using cloud AI

Next Step

Start with the AI getting started guide, then choose the AI experience you want to use first:

Need help choosing? Contact Support

  • MCP Endpoint — Connect external AI tools through separate MCP client registration
  • BizTalk and MCP Endpoint — Explore BizTalk applications, runtime analysis, and C4 generation through MCP
  • AI System Parameter — Enable the AI feature for the environment
  • Diagram Assistance — Use EnableDiagramAiAssistance for optional AI guidance in C4 Diagrams
  • Mapify — Visual dependency graphs complement AI text queries
  • Roles — Control AI access with role-based security
  • Log Audits — Track all AI queries and data access