Stratus has announced Stratus Labs, its new AI and innovation arm, alongside the release of its first set of experiments to customers: agentic spooling capabilities and an MCP server connection. The announcement was made at Innovate 2026, the annual MEP event hosted by Stratus in Seattle.
Stratus launches Stratus Labs AI and innovation arm.
First experiments include Agentic Spooling and Big Data MCP Server.
Assembly Matcher clones existing modeled assemblies.
Assembly Designer applies size/weight constraints with breakpoint edits.
Assembly Agent predicts new assemblies using AI/ML trained on customer models.
Over 10 experimental features available for customers to opt into today.
Stratus Labs formalizes a way of working the company has followed since its founding: build quickly, in partnership with customers. As AI and agentic tooling have made rapid iteration faster than ever, Stratus is investing in a dedicated team and process to keep building at the pace the technology now allows. The team is led by Jonathan Umscheid, the company's co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer. Agentic Spooling brings together three capabilities that automate spooling and assembly work across trades: Assembly Matcher clones existing modeled assemblies, Assembly Designer applies size and weight constraints with breakpoint edits, and Assembly Agent uses AI/ML trained on customer models to predict new assemblies.
Alongside Stratus Labs, the company also announced its Big Data MCP Server, an experiment that gives AI tools direct access to Stratus's Big Data, so customers and partners can build their own workflows on top of it. Each capability can be accessed and used by Stratus customers in an experimental environment today, upon request, with over 10 value-adding new features they can opt into simply by signing up.
"AI is changing how fast software can move," said Jake Olsen, CEO of Stratus. "We built Stratus Labs to match that pace, putting real data intelligence and agentic workflows directly into customers' hands. They can test those tools, iterate on them, and keep building with us the same way they always have."
"This is our flag in the ground," said Jonathan Umscheid, Chief Innovation Officer and co-founder of Stratus. "We wanted the first thing people see out of Stratus Labs to be real, usable value today — not a roadmap promise. Agentic Spooling and our Big Data MCP Server are exactly that."
About Stratus
Stratus has always operated by building fast with our customers. Stratus Labs continues that tradition as our formal AI and innovation arm, partnering directly with customers to turn real workflow data into agentic tools.
