Integrate Theia IDE with Live NetSuite SuiteAnalytics Data via CData Connect AI

Theia IDE is an open-source, cloud and desktop IDE platform that provides a flexible, extensible development environment with built-in AI capabilities. Its AI features support multiple LLM providers and MCP (Model Context Protocol) tool integrations, allowing developers to interact with live external data sources directly from chat-based agents inside the IDE.

By integrating Theia IDE with CData Connect AI through the built-in MCP server, Theia's AI agents gain governed, real-time access to live NetSuite SuiteAnalytics data. This enables developers to list catalogs, explore schemas, and query records from NetSuite SuiteAnalytics data without leaving the editor or writing custom integration code.

This article explains how to configure NetSuite SuiteAnalytics connectivity in Connect AI, generate the required personal access token, register the CData Connect AI MCP Server in Theia IDE, enable AI features with an LLM provider, and verify the integration by querying live NetSuite SuiteAnalytics data from the Theia AI Chat.

Step 1: Configure NetSuite SuiteAnalytics connectivity for Theia IDE

Connectivity to NetSuite SuiteAnalytics from Theia IDE is made possible through Connect AI's Remote MCP Server. To interact with NetSuite SuiteAnalytics data from Theia IDE, start by creating and configuring a NetSuite SuiteAnalytics connection in Connect AI.

1. Log into Connect AI, click Sources, and then click Add Connection

2. Select NetSuite SuiteAnalytics from the Add Connection panel

3. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to NetSuite SuiteAnalytics.

   Prerequisites

   Before you can connect to NetSuite SuiteAnalytics, you must set up SuiteAnalytics Connect in your NetSuite account:

   1. Enable the Connect Service feature.

      1. Ensure that your Account Administrator has enabled your Account and Role with the Connect Service feature.

      2. Navigate to Setup > Company > Enable Features.

      3. Click the Analytics tab and check the SuiteAnalytics Connect box.

   2. Add the SuiteAnalytics Connect permission to an existing Role, and note the Role ID for later.

   3. Find the Settings portlet on your home page and click Set Up SuiteAnalytics Connect, then click Your Configuration to view your service host and account ID. These settings map directly to the Server and Account Id properties.

   Add the NetSuite SuiteAnalytics Connection

   1. Open the Sources page of the Connect Cloud dashboard.

   2. Click Add Connection and select NetSuite SuiteAnalytics from the list of connectors.

   3. Enter a Connection Name of your choice.

   Authenticate to NetSuite SuiteAnalytics

   Set the following required properties:

   • Server: The Service Host value you found when setting up SuiteAnalytics Connect.

   • Account Id: The Account ID value you found when setting up SuiteAnalytics Connect.

   • Role Id: The internal ID of the login role you granted the SuiteAnalytics Connect permission.

   Next, choose one of the supported authentication methods:

   Basic authentication

   • User: The username you use to authenticate to your NetSuite account.

   • Password: The password associated with that account.

   Token-based authentication

   • Consumer Key and Consumer Secret: Generated when you create your integration record in NetSuite.

   • Token Key and Token Secret: The access token and secret generated for that integration.

   After you enter your credentials, click Save & Test to validate the connection.

   
4. Click Save & Test
5. Navigate to the Permissions tab and update user-based permissions

Add a Personal Access Token

A Personal Access Token (PAT) is used to authenticate the connection to Connect AI from Theia IDE. It is best practice to create a separate PAT for each integration to maintain granular access control.

1. Click the gear icon () at the top right of the Connect AI app to open Settings
2. On the Settings page, go to the Access Tokens section and click Create PAT
3. Give the PAT a descriptive name and click Create

4. Copy the token when displayed and store it securely. It will not be shown again

With the NetSuite SuiteAnalytics connection configured and a PAT generated, Theia IDE can now connect to NetSuite SuiteAnalytics data through Connect AI.

Step 2: Configure Connect AI MCP in Theia IDE

Next, register the CData Connect AI Remote MCP Server in Theia IDE so that the built-in AI agents can discover and call live data tools through Connect AI.

1. Download and install the Theia IDE
2. Open Theia IDE and navigate to Settings (or press Ctrl + ,) to open the Settings view
3. In the Settings panel, expand AI Features and select MCP
4. Click Edit in settings.json to open the configuration file and paste the following JSON:

   {
       "ai-features.mcp.mcpServers": {
           "cdata": {
               "serverUrl": "https://mcp.cloud.cdata.com/mcp",
               "serverAuthToken": "Basic your_base64_encoded_email_PAT",
               "serverAuthTokenHeader": "Authorization"
           }
       }
   }

   Note: Theia IDE will use Basic authentication with Connect AI. Combine your Connect AI user email and the PAT you created earlier in the format email:PAT, base64 encode the combined string, and prefix it with Basic. For example, given [email protected]:ABC123...XYZ789, the serverAuthToken value becomes something like: Basic dXNlckBkb21haW4uY29tOkFCQzEyMy4uLlhZWjc4OQ==

   
5. Save the settings.json file

Enable AI and configure an LLM provider

Theia IDE requires AI features to be enabled and at least one LLM provider configured to power the agent's reasoning.

1. Return to Settings and under AI Features, select AI Enablement
2. Check the Enable AI box to activate Theia's AI capabilities
3. Under AI Features, choose your preferred LLM provider (e.g., Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Hugging Face) and enter your API key

With the MCP server registered and an LLM provider configured, Theia's AI agents are ready to query live NetSuite SuiteAnalytics data through Connect AI.

Step 3: Query live NetSuite SuiteAnalytics data from the Theia AI Chat

With the integration complete, use the Theia AI Chat panel to interact with live NetSuite SuiteAnalytics data.

1. Open the AI Chat panel from the right sidebar of the Theia IDE
2. At the bottom of the chat, click the Toggle Capabilities Configuration icon (or press Ctrl + Shift + .) to open the capabilities panel
3. Under Generic Capabilities, expand MCP and check the cdata server (and any specific tools you want to expose) to make the Connect AI tools available to the agent
4. Type @AppTester in the chat input followed by your prompt, for example:
   • List all catalogs in my cdata mcp
   • Show the available schemas and tables for NetSuite SuiteAnalytics
   • Query the top 5 records from a table in NetSuite SuiteAnalytics data
5. The agent calls the Connect AI MCP Server and returns live results from NetSuite SuiteAnalytics data

At this point, your Theia IDE communicates with the Connect AI MCP Server and retrieves live NetSuite SuiteAnalytics data through remote MCP directly from the editor.

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