mcp-server-polarion 1.6.0

MCP server for Polarion ALM — read and write documents and work items

mcp-server-polarion

Talk to your Polarion — AI reads, writes, and reorganizes documents, work items, test runs, and traceability links.

Features · Quickstart · Tools · Example Prompts · Setup

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Polarion ALM, built for real-world instances: every write supports dry_run, guards validate fields and enum values before anything is committed, and requests are automatically paced to Polarion's rate limits — so an AI assistant can work on production data without surprises.

Features

• 30 tools covering read and write across documents, work items, test runs, traceability links, and comments.
• Read — render documents as Markdown, search with Lucene or SQL, walk incoming/outgoing links, resolve enum options.
• Write — create and update work items and documents, create test runs, manage links, reorganize document structure, post comments.
• Safe writes — every write tool supports dry_run, and pre-write guards validate fields, enum values, and link targets before hitting Polarion.
• Plays nice with your server — requests are paced to Polarion's rate limits, with automatic retries on 429/5xx responses.
• Built for LLMs — strict async, fully typed, pagination on every list tool, docstrings written as the assistant's manual.

Quickstart

Requires Polarion 2506+ and uv — see Prerequisites. Fastest path — Claude Code:

claude mcp add mcp-server-polarion \
  -e POLARION_URL=https://polarion.example.com \
  -e POLARION_TOKEN=your-personal-access-token \
  -- uvx mcp-server-polarion

Other clients (VS Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor) — see Client Configuration.

Tools

Read

Tool	Description
list_projects	List accessible projects
list_documents	List documents in a project
list_work_items	List work items in a project (Lucene/SQL query)
list_test_runs	List test runs in a project (Lucene query, templates filter)
get_sql_query_recipes	Fetch copy-paste SQL recipes for advanced queries
get_html_recipes	Fetch copy-paste Polarion HTML templates for raw-HTML body edits
get_document	Get document metadata, optionally with the raw body HTML
read_document	Render a document end-to-end as Markdown
read_document_parts	List a document's structural parts with embedded work item metadata
get_work_item	Get work item details with the body as raw HTML
read_work_item	Get work item details with the body as Markdown
list_work_item_links	List a work item's outgoing or incoming links
list_document_comments	List a document's comments with thread relationships
list_work_item_comments	List a work item's comments with thread relationships
list_document_enum_options	Resolve valid enum ids for a document field
list_work_item_enum_options	Resolve valid enum ids for a work item field

All list tools support pagination via page_size (1–100) and page_number parameters.

Write

Tool	Description
create_work_items	Create one or more work items in a single request
update_work_items	Update fields, body, or workflow status on one or more work items
create_document	Create a new document
update_document	Update document metadata, body, or workflow status
create_test_runs	Create one or more test runs, optionally from a template
create_work_item_links	Create one or more outgoing links from a source work item
update_work_item_link	Update suspect / revision on one outgoing link
delete_work_item_links	Delete one or more outgoing links from a source work item
move_work_item_to_document	Attach a work item to a document at a chosen position
move_work_item_from_document	Detach a work item from its document
create_document_comments	Add one or more comments or replies to a document
create_work_item_comments	Add one or more comments or replies to a work item
update_document_comment	Resolve or re-open a document comment
update_work_item_comment	Resolve or re-open a work item comment

Example Prompts

Discovery & search

"List the projects I can access, then show the documents in project MCPT with their types."

"List the documents in space 'Specifications' of project MCPT."

"Find every approved requirement in project MCPT whose title starts with 'Auth' and show me their owning document."

"Search project MCPT for work items where the custom field 'verification_method' is 'Test' — grab the SQL recipes first if you need a join."

"Find all work items in the SRS module of project MCPT that were changed in the last sprint."

Reading & summarizing

"Read the SRS document of project MCPT and summarize each open requirement."

"Show me the structural outline of the SRS document — headings and the work items under each."

"Read work item MCPT-042 as Markdown and explain what it asks for."

"Show the outgoing and incoming links for MCPT-042 and flag any child task that is still open."

"Which requirements in the SRS document have no 'verifies' back link from a test case?"

"List the open comment threads on the SRS document and who started each."

Creating & editing

"Create a task in project MCPT titled 'Refactor authentication module' and link it to MCPT-042 as 'relates_to'."

"Create three test-case work items in project MCPT from this checklist and link each one to MCPT-042 as 'verifies'."

"Add a new requirement under section 3.2 of the SRS document with the body I just drafted."

"Update the description of MCPT-042 with the revised text I'll paste, keeping the existing formatting."

"Add a comment on the SRS document asking the owner to clarify section 4, then reply to thread T-12 marking it resolved."

"Create a test run REG-SPRINT-7 in project MCPT from the 'Regression' template with status 'open'."

Workflow & reorganization

"List the valid status values for a defect in project MCPT, then move MCPT-077 to 'in_review'."

"Bump MCPT-042's priority to 90, set severity to 'major', and approve the workflow."

"Change MCPT-201 from a task to a requirement and re-apply its previous status."

"Move MCPT-201 into the SRS document right after MCPT-150."

"Detach MCPT-077 from its document so I can rework it as a standalone task."

"Mark the 'blocks' link from MCPT-042 to MCPT-099 as suspect, then delete the stale 'relates_to' link to MCPT-010."

Setup

Prerequisites

Polarion 2506 or higher is required. Earlier versions lack REST API endpoints this server depends on.

This server is distributed as a Python package and requires uv to run.

Install uv (if not already installed):

# macOS / Linux
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

# Windows
powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"

Or via pip:

pip install uv

No other installation is needed — uvx mcp-server-polarion downloads and runs the server automatically.

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Example
POLARION_URL	Base URL of your Polarion instance	https://polarion.example.com
POLARION_TOKEN	Personal Access Token for authentication	your-personal-access-token

To generate a Personal Access Token, open Polarion, click your user name, and go to My Account → Personal Access Tokens.

Client Configuration

VS Code (GitHub Copilot)

Add to .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-server-polarion": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-server-polarion"],
      "env": {
        "POLARION_URL": "https://polarion.example.com",
        "POLARION_TOKEN": "your-personal-access-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-polarion": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-server-polarion"],
      "env": {
        "POLARION_URL": "https://polarion.example.com",
        "POLARION_TOKEN": "your-personal-access-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to Cursor MCP settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-polarion": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-server-polarion"],
      "env": {
        "POLARION_URL": "https://polarion.example.com",
        "POLARION_TOKEN": "your-personal-access-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

Register via the claude mcp add command:

claude mcp add mcp-server-polarion \
  -e POLARION_URL=https://polarion.example.com \
  -e POLARION_TOKEN=your-personal-access-token \
  -- uvx mcp-server-polarion

Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome — see CONTRIBUTING.md for branch, commit, and review conventions.

License

MIT