# COBOL AI

> AI-powered COBOL modernization platform by PlatPhorm News Network
> Hosted at: https://cobol.platphormnews.com
> Version: 0.0.1

COBOL AI translates legacy COBOL code to modern programming languages (Java, Python, TypeScript, C#), runs compliance analysis, generates comprehensive documentation, performs deep static analysis with cost estimation, tracks long-running modernizations via Kanban pipeline, and converts code to ASCII art -- all in real time via streaming AI.

COBOL is known as the "self-documenting" programming language.

## Links

- Website: https://cobol.platphormnews.com
- API Docs (OpenAPI): https://cobol.platphormnews.com/api/docs
- Health Check: https://cobol.platphormnews.com/api/health
- MCP Endpoint: https://cobol.platphormnews.com/api/mcp
- Static Analyzer: https://cobol.platphormnews.com/api/analyze
- Kanban Tracker: https://cobol.platphormnews.com/api/kanban
- ASCII Art API: https://ascii.platphormnews.com/api/docs
- Kanban Board: https://kanban.platphormnews.com
- Network: https://platphormnews.com
- MCP Hub: https://mcp.platphormnews.com
- Full docs: https://cobol.platphormnews.com/llms-full.txt
- Sitemap: https://cobol.platphormnews.com/sitemap.xml

## API

POST /api/modernize
- Body: { "cobolCode": "...", "targetLanguage": "typescript|java|python|csharp", "mode": "translate|compliance|document" }
- Returns: Streaming text response

POST /api/analyze
- Body: { "cobolCode": "..." }
- Returns: Deep static analysis with complexity score, risk assessment, cost estimate, data dictionary
- Zero AI tokens consumed

POST /api/kanban
- Body: { "programName": "...", "cobolCode": "...", "targetLanguage": "...", "sessionId": "..." }
- Returns: Kanban task + cost analysis
- Integrates with: kanban.platphormnews.com

POST /api/ascii
- Body: { "text": "...", "charset": "standard|detailed|blocks|minimal" }
- Proxies to: ascii.platphormnews.com

GET /api/health, GET /api/docs, GET/POST /api/mcp

## MCP Tools
- modernize_cobol: Translate COBOL to modern languages
- analyze_cobol: Static analysis (zero tokens)
- create_kanban_task: Track modernization projects
- convert_to_ascii: ASCII art rendering
- get_health, get_info, list_samples

## Capabilities
- COBOL to Java, Python, TypeScript, C# translation
- COBOL to COBOL 2023 (ISO/IEC 1989:2023) modernization -- free format, BOOLEAN types, RAISE/RESUME, JSON GENERATE, TYPEDEF, FUNCTION-ID
- Compliance analysis (Y2K, data types, business logic)
- Static complexity scoring (0-100) with cost estimation
- Kanban pipeline: backlog -> analysis -> translating -> compliance-review -> testing -> done
- Documentation generation (data dictionary, flow diagrams)
- ASCII art rendering via network integration
- i18n: en, es, fr, de, ja, zh, pt, ko
- Session-aware encrypted local storage (AES-GCM)
- MCP-compatible for LLM tool calling
- Transparent per-line pricing tiers

## Network Integrations
- Calendar: https://calendar.platphormnews.com
- Kanban Board: https://kanban.platphormnews.com
- MCP Hub: https://mcp.platphormnews.com
- ASCII Art: https://ascii.platphormnews.com
- PlatPhorm News Network: https://platphormnews.com

## PlatPhorm News Network Registry
- Site ID: mm2sx01n-9ikdc4
- Registered capabilities: modernize_cobol, analyze_cobol, create_kanban_task
- MCP endpoint: /api/mcp
- Status: active