Connect ThredCloud to your Ignition gateway. With the right access level, this takes seconds and doesn’t require a big IT project.

Your connection credentials and access key are provided as soon as you sign up, so you can go from “account created” to “data flowing” in the same session. support once you've signed up.

Next, you connect ThredCloud to Claude via an MCP server so you can start talking to your factory in natural language. ThredCloud then guides you through building your knowledge graph—your digital representation of how assets, lines, and processes really fit together.

You can build this graph in several ways, and mix and match as you go:

• Manually, by pulling in PLC tags and linking them to equipment and processes to create context.
• By importing a P&ID of your factory and tuning it with Claude’s help.
• By importing PLC code and using ThredCloud to interpret, structure, and refine it.

You can start as big or as small as you like. A small slice of the plant means a shorter time‑to‑insight, and anyone who can describe how your factory works in detail can contribute to building the graph.

Once your knowledge graph is in place, you can start querying it in plain language. You can literally ask anything factory‑related, and ThredCloud will respond using your live context.

For example, you might ask ThredCloud to:

• Produce standard OEE metrics for a line or shift.
• Help you run root cause analysis on a recurring issue.
• Suggest ways to optimise production based on patterns it sees.

Within a few hours of connecting, you’re no longer staring at tags and trends—you’re having a conversation with your factory about performance, problems, and opportunities.