Parsec Automation Introduces TrakSYS MES AI-Assisted Configuration

TrakSYS IQ Build lets manufacturers and integrators configure TrakSYS through an MCP connector, with every change reviewed and approved before it executes.

ANAHEIM, Calif., October 20, 2026--Parsec Automation, LLC (Parsec), a global provider of Manufacturing Execution System (MES) software, today announced TrakSYS 14.1, a release headlined by TrakSYS IQ Build. IQ Build, an extension of the TrakSYS IQ ecosystem, which now comprises Assistant and Build, is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) based connector that allows manufacturers, system integrators, and internal development teams to configure the MES platform by conversing with an AI assistant of their choosing.

Unlike AI capabilities that sit alongside a platform and answer questions about it, IQ Build acts on the platform itself. Because TrakSYS solutions are configured rather than custom-coded, that configuration is structured and inspectable.

For example, an integrator revising a production recipe across multiple documents can describe the change in plain language. IQ Build returns a plan setting out exactly which entities, steps, and records it intends to modify. A person reviews the plan and approves it, and only then does anything get executed. As a result, configuration work that has typically taken specifically trained IT staff can be completed in a matter of minutes by the team that already maintains the solution, giving manufacturers a much faster time to value.

"Configuring an MES is complex, there is a large, multi-dimensional entity hierarchy, and getting it right requires both expert knowledge for the design input and precision of configuration execution," said Bill Rokos, CTO at Parsec. "IQ Build allows the people configuring these solutions to describe what they need in more human ways and review the plan before anything changes. The AI-feature does what it does best, precision and execution, enforcing standards and catching the details."

An Open Standard Instead of a Closed AI Tool

TrakSYS IQ Build is a MCP server that gives an AI client structured access to TrakSYS configuration: the entities, fields, and patterns that define how a TrakSYS solution is built.

The design is deliberately open. Rather than building a proprietary AI experience within TrakSYS, Parsec implemented a connector so that customers can choose the AI client they already use and operate it under their own AI account.

"Manufacturers want the systems they already run to work with the AI they already use," said Suzanne Rudnitzki, CEO of Parsec. "IQ Build does that for configuration. The customer picks the AI model, keeps control of the data, and approves every change before it happens."