Eradani Assist
Eradani Assist is a Visual Studio Code plugin that writes IBM i integration code from a plain English description. Eradani announced it on September 16, 2024, and it produces standard, editable RPG and JavaScript that runs with the Eradani Connect integration hub.
What Eradani Assist does
You type what you want an integration to do, in plain English. Assist writes the code for it. It works inside Visual Studio Code, the editor many IBM i teams already use, and what it hands back is ordinary RPG and JavaScript you can read and change yourself.
What code it writes for you
- Sign-in and security code, so the integration can prove who it is
- Routing code, so each message goes to the right place
- Data transformation code, turning IBM i data into JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) or Extensible Markup Language (XML) and back
- Comma delimited file handling, in both directions
Which part does AI write?
Eradani splits the job by language
| Code | Who writes it | Why |
|---|---|---|
| JavaScript | Publicly accessible large language models | General AI models already write JavaScript well. |
| RPG | Eradani's own code generators | General AI models still handle RPG poorly. |
Reported by IT Jungle on October 9, 2024.
How it fits with Eradani Connect
Assist writes the code. Eradani Connect runs it. Connect is Eradani's integration hub, the part that actually talks to your IBM i system and to the outside service. Think of Assist as the person who drafts the letter and Connect as the mail carrier.
Through Connect, the code Assist writes can reach:
- Event brokers
- Electronic data interchange (EDI) feeds to trading partners
- REST application programming interfaces (APIs)
- SOAP APIs
- FTP and SFTP file servers
What to check before you buy
Eradani called Assist a beta at announcement, and its product page does not give a general availability date, so ask the vendor where it stands today. The no lock-in claim is Eradani's own: CEO Dan Magid said you get the advantages of low-code tools without the limitations and the vendor lock-in. The generated RPG and JavaScript really is standard code you can edit, but Eradani Connect is still a vendor product you keep paying for.
Related Terms
IBM i
IBM's operating system for Power servers running traditional AS/400-lineage business applications, with Db2 for i built directly into the OS.
RPG
Report Program Generator, the primary business application programming language on IBM i and its AS/400 predecessors, still running the majority of production logic in most IBM i shops.
Generative AI
AI systems that generate new content, such as code, text, or explanations, rather than only classifying or scoring existing data.
Large Language Model (LLM)
A machine learning model trained on large volumes of text, used as the underlying technology behind generative AI tools including IBM Bob and general-purpose assistants like ChatGPT and Claude.
Profound AI
Profound AI connects AI models to your IBM i system. Built by Profound Logic, it lets hosted and on-premises large language models work with Db2 for i tables, RPG and COBOL programs, service programs and web services, and it has supported the Model Context Protocol since June 2025.
CoderFlow
CoderFlow puts several AI agents to work on the same IBM i coding task, then keeps the result that actually compiles and passes tests. Built by Profound Logic for RPG, COBOL and CL, it writes, compiles, tests and fixes code instead of only suggesting it.
Db2 for i
The relational database management system built into every IBM i operating system, tightly integrated with IBM i rather than a separately installed database product.