Ticket NumberYT:PMD-3297
Project GoalOffer PortaBilling MCP Server as a service, providing PortaOne's customers (CSPs) with a managed, cloud-hosted MCP server. This enables them to rapidly develop and deploy AI assistants that interface with their PortaBilling APIs
Why this project exists ?Communications Service Providers (CSPs) using PortaBilling want to leverage AI assistants to improve customer service and operational efficiency. However, deploying, configuring, and managing the necessary MCP server infrastructure presents a significant technical barrier, slowing adoption and increasing operational overhead. This project addresses that problem by offering a managed service.
Who are the users / whom we bring value ?
  • Primary Users (CSPs): These are the administrators and developers who want to easily enable AI assistant capabilities without managing underlying infrastructure and securely connect AI services to their PortaBilling API on a per-end-user basis.
  • CSP End-Users (e.g., a subscriber): These users will interact with the CSP's services through a seamless AI assistant.
What are the benefits for CSP/ PortaSwitch owner?
  • Primary Business Goals:
    • Increase the stickiness and value of the PortaBilling ecosystem.
    • Reduce the time-to-market for CSPs wanting to implement AI solutions.
  • Primary User (CSP) Goals:
    • Easily enable AI assistant capabilities without managing underlying infrastructure.
    • Securely connect AI services to their PortaBilling API on a per-end-user basis.
    • Focus on building the AI assistant logic, not the plumbing.
  • Secondary Goals:
    • Establish a framework for offering other managed AI/LLM-related services.
    • Gather insights into how CSPs are using their APIs to inform future product development.
Target Release
N/A
AreaPortaBilling, Addon Mart

Additional Info

The MCP server as a service aims to remove this barrier, allowing CSPs to easily enable AI assistant capabilities without managing the underlying infrastructure.

Specifications

References

  1. https://www.anthropic.com/news/model-context-protocol
  2. https://github.com/portaone/mcp-portabilling
  3. https://github.com/awslabs/mcp/tree/main/src/openapi-mcp-server

Definitions, acronyms and abbreviation

AbbreviationDescription
AIArtificial Intelligence
APIApplication Programmable Interface
CSPCommunication Service Provider
LLMLarge Language Model
MCPModel Context Protocol