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Connecting AI Coding Assistants to PeopleSoft with the psLens MCP Server

Chris Malek — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Modern AI coding assistants like Claude Code , Cursor , and Claude Desktop work best when they can read structured project files, navigate source hierarchies, and execute tools directly.

For PeopleSoft teams, that has always been a barrier: PeopleSoft object definitions and PeopleCode live inside relational database tables, not on the filesystem.

We just published a detailed article on how the new embedded Model Context Protocol (MCP) server in psLens solves this.

Understanding Why AI Development Struggles with PeopleSoft

Chris Malek — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The same thing that made PeopleSoft successful also makes it hostile to AI-assisted development.

PeopleSoft’s architecture is “low-code” and database-centric, and that was a deliberate choice. Decades ago, when almost nobody had a clean story for code deployment, PeopleSoft did. Objects live in the database. App Designer and project copy made moving them between environments routine. That was a real strength, and it’s a big part of why the platform has lasted this long in higher ed and elsewhere. That was a good design for the time, and it still works well for the platform’s core use cases. This was all developed before Git, Github and modern version control practices were widely adopted. The platform was designed to be a system of record, not a system of iteration.

Why psLens Runs Outside PeopleSoft

Chris Malek — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

People ask a fair question when they first see psLens : why build it as a standalone Go web application instead of inside PeopleTools?

We leverage our robust SWS product which provides a bounded, reviewable access layer, and because a hypermedia stack lets us keep state, rendering, and security logic on the server without the weight of a SPA.

I wrote up the architecture choices behind psLens, including why we chose Go, templ, Datastar, and SWS, and what those choices mean for security, deployment, and AI-assisted workflows.

Why PeopleSoft is NOT API-First and What That Means for Integrations

Chris Malek — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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This article is written for external developers, SaaS vendors, and system architects who have been tasked with integrating a modern system with PeopleSoft and are wondering why they can’t just get a clean REST endpoint to connect to. If you are a PeopleSoft developer or administrator, you already know the pain of Component Interfaces and the PIA.

In modern software architecture, the phrase “API-first” has become a guiding principle. The blueprint is sensible: you model your data and business logic first, expose them through a clean API layer (typically REST, GraphQL, or gRPC), and then treat your user interfaces—whether web, mobile, or third-party integrations—as just another client of that API. The API is the primary contract; the UI is just one consumer.

Introducing psLens — PeopleSoft Operations & Security Intelligence in Your Browser

Chris Malek — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

We have been quietly building something for the PeopleSoft community, and today we are ready to show it off. Meet psLens — PeopleSoft operations and security intelligence that lives in a browser tab.

What psLens Does

psLens gives your team a read-only window into PeopleSoft without making them open App Designer or write SQL:

Lock Down IB Now - Active Threats to PeopleSoft and Oracle E-Business Suite

Chris Malek — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

PeopleSoft Administrators and Security teams need to be aware of the active threats to PeopleSoft and Oracle E-Business Suite.

See this article from Google Threat Intelligence about the ShinyHunters group targeting the education sector with Oracle exploits:

https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/shinyhunters-targets-education-sector-oracle-exploit/

If you have PeopleSoft exposed to the internet you need to take action now.