alm-mcp 1.0.3

Polarion ALM MCP Server

Polarion ALM MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Polarion ALM (Application Lifecycle Management) integration. This server provides tools for managing projects, work items, attachments, comments, and other ALM operations through the Polarion REST API.

Features

• Project Management: List and retrieve project information
• Work Item Operations: Create, read, update, delete, and query work items
• Assignee Management: Add and retrieve work item assignees
• Attachment Handling: Upload, list, and remove attachments
• Comment System: Add, list, and remove comments
• Link Role Management: Manage work item relationships
• Watcher Management: Add and remove watchers for work items

Installation

Option 1: Local Development Setup

1. Clone this repository:

git clone <repository-url>
cd alm-mcp

2. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Set up environment variables (optional):

cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your Polarion credentials

Option 2: Package Installation (Future)

# For future package distribution
uvx alm-mcp
# or
pip install alm-mcp

Configuration

The MCP server supports multiple configuration methods with the following priority:

1. Command line arguments (highest priority)
2. Environment variables (lower priority)

Authentication Methods

The server supports three authentication methods:

1. Access Token (recommended):

   • POLARION_ACCESS_TOKEN or --access-token

2. Username + Password:

   • POLARION_USERNAME + POLARION_PASSWORD or --username + --password

3. API Key only (limited functionality):

   • POLARION_API_KEY or --api-key

Environment Variables

Create a .env file with the following variables:

POLARION_BASE_URL=your-alm-base-url
POLARION_API_KEY=your-api-key-here
POLARION_USERNAME=your-username
POLARION_PASSWORD=your-password
POLARION_ACCESS_TOKEN=your-access-token

Usage

Running the Server Directly

# Using environment variables
python main.py

# Using command line arguments
python main.py --base-url "your-alm-base-url" --access-token "your-token"

# Mixed approach (args override env vars)
python main.py --password "your-password"

VS Code Integration with GitHub Copilot

Setup Steps

1. Install GitHub Copilot Extension in VS Code

2. Create MCP Configuration: Add the following to your project's .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "alm-mcp-server": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/alm-mcp/main.py"],
      "env": {
        "POLARION_BASE_URL": "your-alm-base-url",
        "POLARION_ACCESS_TOKEN": "${input:alm_access_token}"
      },
      "type": "stdio"
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "alm_access_token",
      "description": "ALM Access Token",
      "password": true
    }
  ]
}

3. Update File Paths: Replace /absolute/path/to/alm-mcp/main.py with the actual path to your main.py file

4. Restart VS Code to load the MCP server configuration

Alternative Configuration Methods

The mcp-config-examples/ directory contains several configuration templates:

• direct-python.json: Direct Python execution with environment variables
• command-line-args.json: Using command line arguments instead of env vars
• uvx-package.json: For future package installation via uvx

Configuration Priority

When both environment variables and command line arguments are provided:

• Command line arguments take precedence
• Environment variables are used as fallback
• VS Code will prompt for sensitive values using the inputs configuration

Security Notes

• Use ${input:variable_name} for sensitive values to prompt user input
• Set "password": true in inputs for password fields
• Never commit actual credentials to version control

Available Tools

Project Operations

• get_projects - Get all projects
• get_project - Get specific project information

Work Item Operations

• get_work_item - Get specific work item
• create_work_item - Create new work item
• update_work_item - Update existing work item
• delete_work_item - Delete work item
• query_work_items - Query work items using Lucene syntax

Assignee Operations

• get_assignees - Get work item assignees
• add_assignee - Add assignee to work item

Attachment Operations

• get_attachments - Get work item attachments
• add_attachment - Add attachment to work item
• remove_attachment - Remove attachment from work item

Comment Operations

• get_comments - Get work item comments
• add_comment - Add comment to work item
• remove_comment - Remove comment from work item

Example Tool Usage

Query Work Items

{
  "name": "query_work_items",
  "arguments": {
    "project_id": "PROJECT_ID",
    "query": "type:task AND status:open"
  }
}

Create Work Item

{
  "name": "create_work_item",
  "arguments": {
    "project_id": "PROJECT_ID",
    "work_item_data": {
      "title": "New Task",
      "type": "task",
      "description": "Task description"
    }
  }
}

Add Comment

{
  "name": "add_comment",
  "arguments": {
    "project_id": "PROJECT_ID",
    "work_item_id": "WORK_ITEM_ID",
    "comment_data": {
      "text": "This is a comment"
    }
  }
}

API Endpoints Supported

Based on the Polarion REST API specification:

• /projects - Project listing and details
• /workitems/{projectId} - Work item operations
• /workitems/{projectId}/query - Work item queries
• /workitems/{projectId}/{workItemId}/assignees - Assignee management
• /workitems/{projectId}/{workItemId}/attachments - Attachment management
• /workitems/{projectId}/{workItemId}/link-roles - Link role management
• /workitems/{projectId}/{workItemId}/watchers - Watcher management
• /workitems/{projectId}/{workItemId}/comments - Comment management

Authentication

The server uses the following authentication methods as required by Polarion:

• API Key: Sent via x-apikey header
• Basic Authentication: Username/password combination

Error Handling

The server includes comprehensive error handling:

• HTTP status code validation
• Connection timeout handling
• JSON parsing error handling
• Missing environment variable validation
• Detailed error logging

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Add tests if applicable
5. Submit a pull request

License

[MIT License. Copyright (c) 2025 [e-mail]]