Maia Make Capabilities
Introduction
Maia Make capabilities are available in Studio Pro 11.8 and above.
To use Maia Make capabilities, an internet connection and signing in to Studio Pro are required.
Maia Make is a set of AI-assisted development capabilities in Studio Pro that are available through a unified conversational interface. Describe your requirements in natural language, and Maia generates development artifacts such as data structures, pages, and microflows.
You can also ask Maia to provide explanations of your existing documents, such as microflows, workflows, and pages. Moreover, this interface allows you to integrate with external tools, such as Playwright and Figma, via MCP Servers, and it supports story-based development by generating app artifacts based on existing user stories.
Maia Make Capabilities Overview
Supported Document Types
Maia Make can generate new documents, modify existing documents, and explain app documents and structures through a unified conversational interface. The following table lists all document types that Maia Make can work with and the Studio Pro version in which support for each document type was introduced:
| Document Type | Available in Maia Make from | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Domain model | Studio Pro 11.8 | |
| Pages | Studio Pro 11.8 | |
| Microflows | Studio Pro 11.8 | |
| Workflows | Studio Pro 11.9 | |
| OQL | Studio Pro 11.9 | |
| View entities | Studio Pro 11.9 | |
| Enumerations | Studio Pro 11.9 | |
| Constants | Studio Pro 11.9 | |
| Modules | Studio Pro 11.9 | |
| Java actions | Studio Pro 11.9 | Read-only; Java actions cannot be generated. |
| JavaScript actions | Studio Pro 11.9 | Explain-only in Studio Pro 11.9. Generation, adding parameters, and updating the associated JavaScript file available from Studio Pro 11.10. |
| Navigation | Studio Pro 11.11 | |
| Menu | Studio Pro 11.11 |
Maia Make Standalone Capabilities
The following table lists Maia Make Standalone Capabilities and the Studio Pro version in which each capability was introduced:
| Capability | Description | Available in Maia Make from | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maia Chat | Answers questions about all aspects of Mendix development. | Studio Pro 11.8 | |
| Maia Explain | Explains the purpose and logic of existing documents. | Studio Pro 11.8 | |
| Maia MCP Client | Connects Maia to external MCP servers, giving it access to third-party tools. | Studio Pro 11.8 | |
| Studio Pro MCP Server | Exposes Studio Pro as an MCP server for use by external AI tools. | Studio Pro 11.10 | |
| Maia Web Fetch | Fetches and reads content from public websites and APIs. | Studio Pro 11.10 | |
| Maia Agent Skills | Extends Maia with reusable knowledge. | Studio Pro 11.11 |
Maia Make General Capabilities
The following table lists the general capabilities of Maia Make and the Studio Pro version in which support for each capability was introduced:
| Capability | Description | Available in Maia Make from | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Story-based development | Generates app artifacts based on existing user stories to support story-driven development workflows. | Studio Pro 11.8 | |
| PDF/image support | Allows you to provide PDFs and images as input to help Maia better understand your requirements. | Studio Pro 11.8 | |
| Adding documents as context | Lets you add relevant documents, to provide Maia with additional context. | Studio Pro 11.8 | |
| Editing existing documents | Enables Maia to modify existing documents, including renaming elements. | Studio Pro 11.8 | |
| Removing elements | Allows Maia to remove elements from documents to support more advanced refactoring tasks. | Studio Pro 11.9 | |
| Undo support | Allows you to undo Maia-generated changes on a per-document basis. | Studio Pro 11.9 | |
| Folder structure support | Organizes new documents into existing folders and follows your established folder hierarchy when generating content. | Studio Pro 11.10 | Not supported for pages. |
Using Maia Make Capabilities
Maia Make capabilities are enabled by default. You can disable them in Studio Pro Preferences, via the Maia tab.
To access the conversational interface and Maia Make capabilities, in the upper-right corner of Studio Pro, click the Maia pane. It appears under the Chat tab:
Alternatively, you can also click View at the Studio Pro top bar and select Maia to open the interface.
In Studio Pro 11.7 and below, the Chat tab is only used for Maia Chat where you can ask questions about all aspects of Mendix.
There is also the Learn tab under the Maia pane. It is a separate Maia capability that is not part of Maia Make capabilities. For more information, see Maia Learn.
Maia Make Capabilities Interface Overview
The conversational interface includes the following options:
- New chat - It allows you to clear the messages and start a new conversation which does not reference your current chat.
- Configure MCP Connections ( icon) - It allows you to connect external MCP servers to Maia, giving it access to third-party tools during chat. For more information on how to configure MCP connections, see Maia MCP Client.
- Add (Image, Story, PDF) - With this option, you can attach images, PDFs, or user stories to help Maia understand your requirements better.
- Add file to Maia Chat (@ icon) - It allows you to add certain logic or pages to Maia as context. You can also access this option by right-clicking the documents (microflows or pages) in the App Explorer and it appears in the context menu.