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 "categories": [
  "manufacturing",
  "energy",
  "engineering"
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 "deployment": "on-prem",
 "evidence": [
  {
   "date": "2026-09-09",
   "fact": "homepage",
   "note": "Opened Emerson page presents the DeltaV Distributed Control System, including version 16.LTS, controllers and I/O, engineering tools, Edge and enterprise integration, DeltaV Live, batch, and a named Dominion Energy customer case.",
   "source": "https://www.emerson.com/en-us/automation/control-and-safety-systems/distributed-control-systems-dcs/deltav-distributed-control-system",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-09",
   "fact": "name",
   "note": "The page titles the product DeltaV Distributed Control System and uses the DeltaV trademark throughout.",
   "source": "https://www.emerson.com/en-us/automation/control-and-safety-systems/distributed-control-systems-dcs/deltav-distributed-control-system",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-09",
   "fact": "vendor",
   "note": "The product page is published by Emerson and names Emerson as the producer of DeltaV.",
   "source": "https://www.emerson.com/en-us/automation/control-and-safety-systems/distributed-control-systems-dcs/deltav-distributed-control-system",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-09",
   "fact": "categories",
   "note": "Emerson markets DeltaV across chemical, data centers, life sciences, LNG, and lithium-ion battery operations as a process automation and control system.",
   "source": "https://www.emerson.com/en-us/automation/control-and-safety-systems/distributed-control-systems-dcs/deltav-distributed-control-system",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-09",
   "fact": "deployment",
   "note": "DeltaV Edge Environment is described as an on-premise platform that sits between the control network and higher-level applications. The DCS itself is a plant control system, not a public SaaS tenant.",
   "source": "https://www.emerson.com/en/automation-systems/distributed-control-systems-dcs/deltav-distributed-control-system/edge-environment",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-09",
   "fact": "platforms",
   "note": "The July 2026 workstation and server data sheet states workstations ship with Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 or Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024, and servers with Windows Server IoT 2022 or 2025.",
   "source": "https://www.emerson.com/is/content/emerson/en/systems-and-software/deltav-distributed-control-system-dcs/product-data-sheets/documents/deltav-workstation-and-server-hardware.pdf",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-09",
   "fact": "platforms",
   "note": "DeltaV Live Enterprise View makes DeltaV Live displays available through a standard web browser with secure, read-only access.",
   "source": "https://www.emerson.com/en/automation-systems/distributed-control-systems-dcs/deltav-distributed-control-system/edge-environment",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-09",
   "fact": "license",
   "note": "Edge Environment is sold as a base subscription that includes REST, OPC UA, MQTT, and NATS. The DCS product page markets commercial controllers, Flex term licensing, and Guardian support rather than a public free tier.",
   "source": "https://www.emerson.com/documents/automation/product-data-sheet-deltav-edge-environment-deltav-en-9573950.pdf",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-09",
   "fact": "status",
   "note": "The current product page presents DeltaV version 16.LTS as available now and invites upgrades to v16.",
   "source": "https://www.emerson.com/en-us/automation/control-and-safety-systems/distributed-control-systems-dcs/deltav-distributed-control-system",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-09",
   "fact": "modalities.api.exists",
   "note": "Emerson states that DeltaV data is available on the enterprise network through widely used interfaces such as OPC UA and REST API, and that Edge connects through REST API, OPC UA, MQTT, and NATS.",
   "source": "https://www.emerson.com/en/automation-systems/distributed-control-systems-dcs/deltav-distributed-control-system/edge-environment",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-09",
   "fact": "modalities.api.kinds[0]",
   "note": "The Edge data sheet lists REST API as request-and-response over HTTPS for on-demand queries and bulk retrieval. No public write REST on DeltaV controllers themselves was opened.",
   "source": "https://www.emerson.com/documents/automation/product-data-sheet-deltav-edge-environment-deltav-en-9573950.pdf",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-09",
   "fact": "modalities.api.kinds[1]",
   "note": "The same sheet lists OPC UA as a connected client and server interface for runtime parameters, alarms, and related Edge data.",
   "source": "https://www.emerson.com/documents/automation/product-data-sheet-deltav-edge-environment-deltav-en-9573950.pdf",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-09",
   "fact": "modalities.api.kinds[2]",
   "note": "MQTT is documented as a publish-and-subscribe egress method included in the base subscription, carrying the same DeltaV data as NATS.",
   "source": "https://www.emerson.com/documents/automation/product-data-sheet-deltav-edge-environment-deltav-en-9573950.pdf",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-09",
   "fact": "modalities.api.kinds[3]",
   "note": "NATS is documented as a publish-and-subscribe egress method included in the base subscription for cloud-native and edge-to-cloud designs.",
   "source": "https://www.emerson.com/documents/automation/product-data-sheet-deltav-edge-environment-deltav-en-9573950.pdf",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-09",
   "fact": "modalities.api.auth[0]",
   "note": "The Edge Node REST API is authenticated through an organization's Active Directory server. Permitted users are set up as groups, and Edge Manager manages Active Directory synchronization for REST API access.",
   "source": "https://www.emerson.com/documents/automation/product-data-sheet-deltav-edge-environment-deltav-en-9573950.pdf",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-09",
   "fact": "modalities.api.coverage",
   "note": "All four egress methods are read only: client applications receive data from the Edge Node and cannot write to it. Access to DeltaV through Edge cannot send commands or change the control system.",
   "source": "https://www.emerson.com/documents/automation/product-data-sheet-deltav-edge-environment-deltav-en-9573950.pdf",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-09",
   "fact": "modalities.api.docs",
   "note": "This Emerson product data sheet is the opened primary public contract for Edge REST, OPC UA, MQTT, NATS, Active Directory REST authentication, and read-only coverage.",
   "source": "https://www.emerson.com/documents/automation/product-data-sheet-deltav-edge-environment-deltav-en-9573950.pdf",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-09",
   "fact": "modalities.rpa.ui_stack[0]",
   "note": "DeltaV engineering and operator nodes are Windows workstations or servers with pre-installed Windows IoT Enterprise or Windows Server IoT images.",
   "source": "https://www.emerson.com/is/content/emerson/en/systems-and-software/deltav-distributed-control-system-dcs/product-data-sheets/documents/deltav-workstation-and-server-hardware.pdf",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-09",
   "fact": "modalities.rpa.ui_stack[1]",
   "note": "DeltaV Live Enterprise View extends DeltaV Live displays through a standard web browser with secure, read-only access, without display conversion or additional engineering.",
   "source": "https://www.emerson.com/en/automation-systems/distributed-control-systems-dcs/deltav-distributed-control-system/edge-environment",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-09",
   "fact": "modalities.agent_docs.llms_txt",
   "note": "https://www.emerson.com/llms.txt returned 404 on 2026-09-09.",
   "source": "https://www.emerson.com/llms.txt",
   "tier": "scraped"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-09",
   "fact": "verdict.scores.api",
   "note": "Edge REST and companion protocols support useful production read-out of hierarchy, runtime, alarms, and batch data, but they are read-only, subscription-licensed, Active Directory-gated, and plant-networked, which keeps the path in the useful-with-material-limits band.",
   "source": "https://www.emerson.com/documents/automation/product-data-sheet-deltav-edge-environment-deltav-en-9573950.pdf",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-09",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[0].url",
   "note": "Opened and verified as the current Emerson DeltaV DCS product page, including version 16.LTS and Edge Environment.",
   "source": "https://www.emerson.com/en-us/automation/control-and-safety-systems/distributed-control-systems-dcs/deltav-distributed-control-system",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-09",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[1].url",
   "note": "Opened and verified as the current DeltaV Edge Environment product page, including REST, OPC UA, MQTT, NATS, and read-only security claims.",
   "source": "https://www.emerson.com/en/automation-systems/distributed-control-systems-dcs/deltav-distributed-control-system/edge-environment",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-09",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[2].url",
   "note": "Opened and verified as the current DeltaV Edge Environment product data sheet documenting egress protocols, Active Directory REST authentication, and read-only coverage.",
   "source": "https://www.emerson.com/documents/automation/product-data-sheet-deltav-edge-environment-deltav-en-9573950.pdf",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-09",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[3].url",
   "note": "Opened and verified as the July 2026 DeltaV workstation and server hardware data sheet, including Windows IoT SKUs and HTML5 DeltaV Live.",
   "source": "https://www.emerson.com/is/content/emerson/en/systems-and-software/deltav-distributed-control-system-dcs/product-data-sheets/documents/deltav-workstation-and-server-hardware.pdf",
   "tier": "declared"
  }
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  "last_verified": "2026-09-09",
  "volatility": "medium",
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   {
    "type": "docs",
    "url": "https://www.emerson.com/en-us/automation/control-and-safety-systems/distributed-control-systems-dcs/deltav-distributed-control-system"
   },
   {
    "type": "docs",
    "url": "https://www.emerson.com/en/automation-systems/distributed-control-systems-dcs/deltav-distributed-control-system/edge-environment"
   },
   {
    "type": "docs",
    "url": "https://www.emerson.com/documents/automation/product-data-sheet-deltav-edge-environment-deltav-en-9573950.pdf"
   },
   {
    "type": "docs",
    "url": "https://www.emerson.com/is/content/emerson/en/systems-and-software/deltav-distributed-control-system-dcs/product-data-sheets/documents/deltav-workstation-and-server-hardware.pdf"
   }
  ]
 },
 "homepage": "https://www.emerson.com/en-us/automation/control-and-safety-systems/distributed-control-systems-dcs/deltav-distributed-control-system",
 "id": "emerson-deltav",
 "license": "commercial",
 "modalities": {
  "agent_docs": {
   "llms_txt": false
  },
  "api": {
   "auth": [
    "active-directory"
   ],
   "coverage": "read-only",
   "docs": "https://www.emerson.com/documents/automation/product-data-sheet-deltav-edge-environment-deltav-en-9573950.pdf",
   "exists": true,
   "kinds": [
    "rest",
    "opc-ua",
    "mqtt",
    "nats"
   ]
  },
  "cli": {
   "exists": "unknown"
  },
  "computer_use": {
   "issues": [],
   "viability": "unknown"
  },
  "data_access": {
   "export": [],
   "import": []
  },
  "extensibility": {
   "scripting": [],
   "webhooks": "unknown"
  },
  "integrations": {
   "make": "unknown",
   "n8n": "unknown",
   "power_automate": "unknown",
   "zapier": "unknown"
  },
  "mcp": {
   "first_party": "unknown",
   "third_party": [],
   "verdict": "unknown"
  },
  "rpa": {
   "drivability": "unknown",
   "notes": "No repeatable UI probe was run. DeltaV Edge REST, OPC UA, MQTT, and NATS are the documented machine paths for plant data, and they are read-only. Driving DeltaV Live, DeltaV Operate, or engineering workstations is not a substitute for those egress interfaces. No public write REST on the controllers was opened.\n",
   "ui_stack": [
    "windows-native",
    "web-dom"
   ],
   "vendor_support": []
  },
  "sdk": {
   "exists": "unknown",
   "languages": [],
   "official": "unknown"
  }
 },
 "name": "Emerson DeltaV",
 "platforms": [
  "windows",
  "web"
 ],
 "related": {
  "alternatives": [
   "inductive-ignition",
   "siemens-tia-portal"
  ],
  "our_products": []
 },
 "schema_version": 1,
 "score_version": 1,
 "status": "active",
 "vendor": "Emerson",
 "verdict": {
  "best_path": "api",
  "scores": {
   "api": 5,
   "cli": null,
   "computer_use": null,
   "integrations": null,
   "mcp": null,
   "overall": 5,
   "rpa": null
  },
  "summary": "Emerson DeltaV is automatable today for read-only plant data through the DeltaV Edge Environment, not through a public write REST API on the controllers. Emerson's opened Edge product page and product data sheet document four egress methods on the Edge Node \u2014 REST API, OPC UA, MQTT, and NATS \u2014 all included in the base subscription and all read-only. REST access is authenticated through the organization's Active Directory; Edge Manager synchronizes permitted groups. The Edge Node replicates configuration hierarchy, process values, alarms and events, and batch events so enterprise tools can query or subscribe without writing back to the DCS. An optional data diode enforces one-way flow. Workstations ship with Windows 10 or 11 IoT Enterprise; DeltaV Live is an HTML5 operator interface. DeltaV Agent.Connect is an Edge application that answers questions about process data and is not declared as MCP. No official public SDK or general CLI was established from the opened pages. Vendor documentation does not settle first-party MCP ownership. This identity excludes Inductive Automation Ignition, Siemens TIA Portal, and AVEVA PI System. Named iPaaS connectors were not opened. Computer-use viability is unassessed. API scores 5 and is the best path.\n"
 }
}