# General

**URL:** https://discourse.margo.org/c/general/4.md

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## [Welcome to MARGO! 👋](https://discourse.margo.org/t/welcome-to-margo/5)

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**Author:** [@system](https://discourse.margo.org/u/system)\
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**Last updated:** [November 21, 2025, 2:24pm UTC](https://discourse.margo.org/t/welcome-to-margo/5 "2025-11-21T14:24:50Z")

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We are so glad you joined us. MARGO MARGO Community What is Project Margo? Project Margo is an open source initiative focused on edge interoperability for industrial automation. We’re building standards and tools th…

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## [About the General category](https://discourse.margo.org/t/about-the-general-category/3)

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**Author:** [@system](https://discourse.margo.org/u/system)\
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**Last updated:** [November 21, 2025, 2:24pm UTC](https://discourse.margo.org/t/about-the-general-category/3 "2025-11-21T14:24:42Z")

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What is Margo? The Margo initiative is an open collaboration between like-minded organizations and individuals, sharing a common vision: deliver edge interoperability for industrial automation ecosystems. Find out more …

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## [Why introduce new specifications instead of building on existing cloud-native standards?](https://discourse.margo.org/t/why-introduce-new-specifications-instead-of-building-on-existing-cloud-native-standards/34)

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**Author:** [@Felix](https://discourse.margo.org/u/Felix)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 4:57am UTC](https://discourse.margo.org/t/why-introduce-new-specifications-instead-of-building-on-existing-cloud-native-standards/34 "2026-09-11T04:57:32Z")

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Hi everyone, I’ve been reading through the Margo specification and the roadmap over the last few days. Coming from industrial automation and cloud-native engineering, I’m trying to better understand the long-term archit…

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## [OTEL for OT: Margo x Otel Industrial](https://discourse.margo.org/t/otel-for-ot-margo-x-otel-industrial/44)

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**Author:** [@Armand\_Craig\_RA](https://discourse.margo.org/u/Armand_Craig_RA)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 7:03pm UTC](https://discourse.margo.org/t/otel-for-ot-margo-x-otel-industrial/44 "2026-09-08T19:03:17Z")

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Hello All, We had a great presentation from Lukasz Ciukaj and the OTEL for Industrial community, during our last TWG bi-weekly. It was a great intro call regarding integration of our two communities. We have a common g…

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## [Governed, MCP-based OT diagnostics as a Margo edge application — reference + feedback](https://discourse.margo.org/t/governed-mcp-based-ot-diagnostics-as-a-margo-edge-application-reference-feedback/43)

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**Author:** [@zhouwei008](https://discourse.margo.org/u/zhouwei008)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 7:47am UTC](https://discourse.margo.org/t/governed-mcp-based-ot-diagnostics-as-a-margo-edge-application-reference-feedback/43 "2026-07-14T07:47:26Z")

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Hi Margo community — I maintain Industrial-AIOps (iaiops, MIT, on PyPI + the MCP Registry), a vendor-neutral OT read-first data tap across ~14 field protocols (OPC-UA, Modbus, S7comm, EtherNet/IP, PROFINET-DCP, BACnet/IP…

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## [Add quadlet as application type](https://discourse.margo.org/t/add-quadlet-as-application-type/27)

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**Author:** [@andrii](https://discourse.margo.org/u/andrii)\
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**Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://discourse.margo.org/t/add-quadlet-as-application-type/27 "2026-02-26T15:29:40Z")

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Please share your feeback https://blog.javatask.dev/podman-quadlets-a-lightweight-deployment-profile-for-the-industrial-edge On why Podman Quadlet is important for Industrial Edge. Andrii

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## [Happy Holidays!](https://discourse.margo.org/t/happy-holidays/22)

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**Author:** [@Pragya](https://discourse.margo.org/u/Pragya)\
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**Last updated:** [December 18, 2025, 6:26pm UTC](https://discourse.margo.org/t/happy-holidays/22 "2025-12-18T18:26:37Z")

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Dear All As the year draws to a close, we’d like to express our sincere gratitude for your feedback, support, and trust. Your feedback on PR-1 will be instrumental in shaping our the future of Margo specification. Head…