PORTLAND, ME, Aug 26, 2026 – HighByte released version 4.5 of HighByte Intelligence Hub, adding a natural-language modeling agent for configuring industrial data, a new Data Lineage Graph, expanded i3X industrial API support, improved AVEVA PI system integration and enterprise deployment features.
New in version 4.5:
- Agentic configuration for contextualizing industrial data
- Data Lineage Graph for tracing relationships across project configuration
- AVEVA PI System integration performance improvements
- i3X Client for the CESMII industrial API standard
- Enterprise deployment updates
Version 4.5 adds the Modeling Agent, an in-app agent that connects to a user’s large language model service and assists with browsing connections and creating and editing Inputs, Models and Instances through natural language. Users can import supporting documents to provide context and must review and approve each change before it takes effect.
For teams building with external agents, the MCP Configuration Tools now extend beyond Pipelines to Connections, Models and Instances. Configuration schemas are available as MCP tools and as downloadable files, giving agents the context needed to generate project configuration on a user’s behalf.
Data Lineage Graph
The new Data Lineage Graph is a graph database-backed view of relationships between configured objects in the Intelligence Hub, available as a visual graph, a tabular view or through the MCP Server. Users can ask in natural language where a given value originates, and the agent traverses the graph to answer. The feature turns troubleshooting and impact analysis into direct questions and answers instead of manual configuration review.
i3X, AVEVA PI System and Enterprise Deployment Updates
Version 4.5 adds an i3X Client alongside the existing i3X Server, giving organizations a standards-based way to publish and consume industrial data over the CESMII-developed API. The AVEVA PI System connection gains Parquet serialization and caching improvements for data movement. Enterprise deployment updates cover Identity and Access Management, OpenTelemetry observability, and Git-based configuration management.
John Harrington, chief product officer at HighByte said: “Agentic AI is only as good as the context behind it, and building that context has historically required scarce, specialized expertise. The Modeling Agent and our expanded MCP Configuration Tools give human users and external agents a faster path to accurate, well-modeled industrial data, with human review built into every step. Combined with the Data Lineage Graph, version 4.5 provides the ability to build context quickly with the visibility to trust it.”
Availability and Pricing
HighByte Intelligence Hub version 4.5 is available now. All new features in version 4.5 are included in standard pricing.
Source: HighByte
About HighByte
HighByte, founded in 2018 and based in Portland, ME, develops software that helps manufacturers and industrial companies integrate and manage data from operational and information technology systems. The company focuses on data architecture and integration needs within global manufacturing as organizations modernize their operations. Its primary product, HighByte Intelligence Hub, is an Industrial DataOps application that supports model-based data flows and provides structured, ready-to-use data for cloud systems. The software uses a codeless interface intended to simplify configuration and support faster integration work. HighByte serves industries such as manufacturing, energy, consumer goods and industrial products.
