Polarion MCP Server

getTestRuns

Read-only

Retrieve test runs from a Polarion project with filters, sorting, pagination, and embedded related data to support test management workflows.

Instructions

Returns a list of Test Runs. Cardinality: targets the full collection or a batch. For a single item by ID, use getTestRun instead.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description
`sort`	No	Comma-separated list of fields to sort by, in priority order; prefix a field with `-` for descending order (e.g. `-updated,title`).
`query`	No	Polarion Lucene-style query string to filter results: field:value clauses combined with AND/OR, phrases in quotes. Exact supported field names depend on the resource type being queried.
`fields`	No	Sparse fieldset selector: an object keyed by resource type (e.g. `workitems`) whose value is a comma-separated list of attribute names to return (e.g. `id,title,status`), reducing payload size. Omit to return the default field set.
`include`	No	Comma-separated list of related resource types to embed in the response (e.g. `author,attachments`) so they don't require a separate follow-up call. Omit to return only the primary resource.
`revision`	No	A specific repository revision (e.g. `1234`) to read the resource as it existed at that revision instead of the current HEAD. Omit to use the latest revision.
`projectId`	Yes	The Polarion project ID (its URL segment, e.g. `myproject`), case-sensitive. Required to scope the request to one project; call getProjects to list valid IDs.
`templates`	No	If true, only return template resources; if false or omitted, return only actual (non-template) instances.
`page_size_`	No	Maximum number of items to return in this page (e.g. `100`). Use together with `page[number]` to paginate through a large result set.
`page_number_`	No	1-based page number to fetch when the result set is paginated (e.g. `2` for the second page). Combine with `page[size]`; omit to fetch the first page.

Output Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description
`data`	No
`meta`	No
`links`	No
`included`	No	Related entities might be returned, see <a href="https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/230235217/PL20250606201928474.polarion_help_sc.xid2134849/xid2134871" target="_blank">REST API User Guide</a>.

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

Changed9 schema fields changedv1.2.0Sep 17, 2026

changedInput schema / properties / fields / description

Previous value: -"Filter returned resource fields. See <a href=\"https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/230235217/PL20250606201928474.polarion_help_sc.xid2134849/xid2134871\" target=\"_blank\">REST API User Guide</a> for details."New value: +"Sparse fieldset selector: an object keyed by resource type (e.g. `workitems`) whose value is a comma-separated list of attribute names to return (e.g. `id,title,status`), reducing payload size. Omit to return the default field set."

changedInput schema / properties / include / description

Previous value: -"Include related entities. See <a href=\"https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/230235217/PL20250606201928474.polarion_help_sc.xid2134849/xid2134871\" target=\"_blank\">REST API User Guide</a> for details."New value: +"Comma-separated list of related resource types to embed in the response (e.g. `author,attachments`) so they don't require a separate follow-up call. Omit to return only the primary resource."

changedInput schema / properties / page_number_ / description

Previous value: -"Specify the page number to be returned. Counting starts from 1. See <a href=\"https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/230235217/PL20250606201928474.polarion_help_sc.xid2134849/xid2134871\" target=\"_blank\">REST API User Guide</a> for details."New value: +"1-based page number to fetch when the result set is paginated (e.g. `2` for the second page). Combine with `page[size]`; omit to fetch the first page."

changedInput schema / properties / page_size_ / description

Previous value: -"Limit the number of entities returned in a single response. See <a href=\"https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/230235217/PL20250606201928474.polarion_help_sc.xid2134849/xid2134871\" target=\"_blank\">REST API User Guide</a> for details."New value: +"Maximum number of items to return in this page (e.g. `100`). Use together with `page[number]` to paginate through a large result set."

changedInput schema / properties / projectId / description

Previous value: -"The Project ID."New value: +"The Polarion project ID (its URL segment, e.g. `myproject`), case-sensitive. Required to scope the request to one project; call getProjects to list valid IDs."

changedInput schema / properties / query / description

Previous value: -"The query string."New value: +"Polarion Lucene-style query string to filter results: field:value clauses combined with AND/OR, phrases in quotes. Exact supported field names depend on the resource type being queried."

changedInput schema / properties / revision / description

Previous value: -"The revision ID."New value: +"A specific repository revision (e.g. `1234`) to read the resource as it existed at that revision instead of the current HEAD. Omit to use the latest revision."

changedInput schema / properties / sort / description

Previous value: -"The sort string."New value: +"Comma-separated list of fields to sort by, in priority order; prefix a field with `-` for descending order (e.g. `-updated,title`)."

changedInput schema / properties / templates / description

Previous value: -"If set to true, only templates will be returned, otherwise only actual instances will be returned."New value: +"If true, only return template resources; if false or omitted, return only actual (non-template) instances."

Changed1 schema field changedv1.1.0Sep 11, 2026

changedOutput schema / (root)

Previous value: -nullNew value: +{
+  "properties": {
+    "data": {
+      "items": {
+        "properties": {
+          "attributes": {
+            "properties": {
+              "created": {
+                "example": "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+                "format": "date-time",
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "finishedOn": {
+                "example": "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+                "format": "date-time",
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "groupId": {
+                "example": "Group ID",
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "homePageContent": {
+                "properties": {
+                  "type": {
+                    "enum": [
+                      "text/html",
+                      "text/plain"
+                    ],
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  "value": {
+                    "example": "My text value",
+                    "type": "string"
+                  }
+                },
+                "type": "object"
+              },
+              "id": {
+                "example": "ID",
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "idPrefix": {
+                "example": "MyTestRunIdPrefix",
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "isTemplate": {
+                "type": "boolean"
+              },
+              "keepInHistory": {
+                "type": "boolean"
+              },
+              "query": {
+                "example": "Query",
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "selectTestCasesBy": {
+                "enum": [
+                  "manualSelection",
+                  "staticQueryResult",
+                  "dynamicQueryResult",
+                  "staticLiveDoc",
+                  "dynamicLiveDoc",
+                  "automatedProcess"
+                ],
+                "example": "manualSelection",
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "status": {
+                "example": "open",
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "title": {
+                "example": "Title",
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "type": {
+                "example": "manual",
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "updated": {
+                "example": "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+                "format": "date-time",
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "useReportFromTemplate": {
+                "type": "boolean"
+              }
+            },
+            "type": "object"
+          },
+          "id": {
+            "example": "MyProjectId/MyTestRunId",
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "links": {
+            "properties": {
+              "portal": {
+                "example": "server-host-name/application-path/polarion/redirect/project/MyProjectId/testrun?id=MyTestRunId&revision=1234",
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "self": {
+                "example": "server-host-name/application-path/projects/MyProjectId/testruns/MyTestRunId?revision=1234",
+                "type": "string"
+              }
+            },
+            "type": "object"
+          },
+          "meta": {
+            "properties": {
+              "errors": {
+                "items": {
+                  "properties": {
+                    "detail": {
+                      "description": "Human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem.",
+                      "example": "Unexpected token, BEGIN_ARRAY expected, but was : BEGIN_OBJECT (at $.data)",
+                      "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    "source": {
+                      "properties": {
+                        "parameter": {
+                          "description": "String indicating which URI query parameter caused the error.",
+                          "example": "revision",
+                          "type": "string"
+                        },
+                        "pointer": {
+                          "description": "JSON Pointer to the associated entity in the request document.",
+                          "example": "$.data",
+                          "type": "string"
+                        },
+                        "resource": {
+                          "description": "Resource causing the error.",
+                          "properties": {
+                            "id": {
+                              "example": "MyProjectId/id",
+                              "type": "string"
+                            },
+                            "type": {
+                              "example": "type",
+                              "type": "string"
+                            }
+                          },
+                          "type": "object"
+                        }
+                      },
+                      "type": "object"
+                    },
+                    "status": {
+                      "description": "HTTP status code applicable to this problem.",
+                      "example": "400",
+                      "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    "title": {
+                      "description": "Short, human-readable summary of the problem.",
+                      "example": "Bad Request",
+                      "type": "string"
+                    }
+                  },
+                  "type": "object"
+                },
+                "type": "array"
+              }
+            },
+            "type": "object"
+          },
+          "relationships": {
+            "properties": {
+              "author": {
+                "properties": {
+                  "data": {
+                    "properties": {
+                      "id": {
+                        "example": "MyUserId",
+                        "type": "string"
+                      },
+                      "revision": {
+                        "example": "1234",
+                        "type": "string"
+                      },
+                      "type": {
+                        "enum": [
+                          "users"
+                        ],
+                        "type": "string"
+                      }
+                    },
+                    "type": "object"
+                  }
+                },
+                "type": "object"
+              },
+              "document": {
+                "properties": {
+                  "data": {
+                    "properties": {
+                      "id": {
+                        "example": "MyProjectId/MySpaceId/MyDocumentId",
+                        "type": "string"
+                      },
+                      "revision": {
+                        "example": "1234",
+                        "type": "string"
+                      },
+                      "type": {
+                        "enum": [
+                          "documents"
+                        ],
+                        "type": "string"
+                      }
+                    },
+                    "type": "object"
+                  }
+                },
+                "type": "object"
+              },
+              "project": {
+                "properties": {
+                  "data": {
+                    "properties": {
+                      "id": {
+                        "example": "MyProjectId",
+                        "type": "string"
+                      },
+                      "revision": {
+                        "example": "1234",
+                        "type": "string"
+                      },
+                      "type": {
+                        "enum": [
+                          "projects"
+                        ],
+                        "type": "string"
+                      }
+                    },
+                    "type": "object"
+                  }
+                },
+                "type": "object"
+              },
+              "projectSpan": {
+                "properties": {
+                  "data": {
+                    "items": {
+                      "properties": {
+                        "id": {
+                          "example": "MyProjectId",
+                          "type": "string"
+                        },
+                        "revision": {
+                          "example": "1234",
+                          "type": "string"
+                        },
+                        "type": {
+                          "enum": [
+                            "projects"
+                          ],
+                          "type": "string"
+                        }
+                      },
+                      "type": "object"
+                    },
+                    "type": "array"
+                  },
+                  "meta": {
+                    "properties": {
+                      "totalCount": {
+                        "format": "int32",
+                        "type": "integer"
+                      }
+                    },
+                    "type": "object"
+                  }
+                },
+                "type": "object"
+              },
+              "summaryDefect": {
+                "properties": {
+                  "data": {
+                    "properties": {
+                      "id": {
+                        "example": "MyProjectId/MyWorkItemId",
+                        "type": "string"
+                      },
+                      "revision": {
+                        "example": "1234",
+                        "type": "string"
+                      },
+                      "type": {
+                        "enum": [
+                          "workitems"
+                        ],
+                        "type": "string"
+                      }
+                    },
+                    "type": "object"
+                  }
+                },
+                "type": "object"
+              },
+              "template": {
+                "properties": {
+                  "data": {
+                    "properties": {
+                      "id": {
+                        "example": "MyProjectId/MyTestRunId",
+                        "type": "string"
+                      },
+                      "revision": {
+                        "example": "1234",
+                        "type": "string"
+                      },
+                      "type": {
+                        "enum": [
+                          "testruns"
+                        ],
+                        "type": "string"
+                      }
+                    },
+                    "type": "object"
+                  }
+                },
+                "type": "object"
+              }
+            },
+            "type": "object"
+          },
+          "revision": {
+            "example": "1234",
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "type": {
+            "enum": [
+              "testruns"
+            ],
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        },
+        "type": "object"
+      },
+      "type": "array"
+    },
+    "included": {
+      "description": "Related entities might be returned, see <a href=\"https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/230235217/PL20250606201928474.polarion_help_sc.xid2134849/xid2134871\" target=\"_blank\">REST API User Guide</a>.",
+      "items": {
+        "type": "object"
+      },
+      "type": "array"
+    },
+    "links": {
+      "properties": {
+        "first": {
+          "example": "server-host-name/application-path/projects/MyProjectId/testruns?page%5Bsize%5D=10&page%5Bnumber%5D=1",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "last": {
+          "example": "server-host-name/application-path/projects/MyProjectId/testruns?page%5Bsize%5D=10&page%5Bnumber%5D=9",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "next": {
+          "example": "server-host-name/application-path/projects/MyProjectId/testruns?page%5Bsize%5D=10&page%5Bnumber%5D=6",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "portal": {
+          "example": "server-host-name/application-path/polarion/redirect/project/MyProjectId/testruns",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "prev": {
+          "example": "server-host-name/application-path/projects/MyProjectId/testruns?page%5Bsize%5D=10&page%5Bnumber%5D=4",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "self": {
+          "example": "server-host-name/application-path/projects/MyProjectId/testruns?page%5Bsize%5D=10&page%5Bnumber%5D=5",
+          "type": "string"
+        }
+      },
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "meta": {
+      "properties": {
+        "totalCount": {
+          "format": "int32",
+          "type": "integer"
+        }
+      },
+      "type": "object"
+    }
+  },
+  "type": "object"
+}

Changed6 schema fields changedSep 7, 2026

changedInput schema / properties / fields / description

Previous value: -"Filter returned resource fields. See <a href=\"https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/230235217/PL20231017526942799.polarion_help_sc.xid2134849/xid2134871\" target=\"_blank\">REST API User Guide</a> for details."New value: +"Filter returned resource fields. See <a href=\"https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/230235217/PL20250606201928474.polarion_help_sc.xid2134849/xid2134871\" target=\"_blank\">REST API User Guide</a> for details."

changedInput schema / properties / include / description

Previous value: -"Include related entities. See <a href=\"https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/230235217/PL20231017526942799.polarion_help_sc.xid2134849/xid2134871\" target=\"_blank\">REST API User Guide</a> for details."New value: +"Include related entities. See <a href=\"https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/230235217/PL20250606201928474.polarion_help_sc.xid2134849/xid2134871\" target=\"_blank\">REST API User Guide</a> for details."

removedInput schema / properties / page_number

Removed value: -{
-  "description": "Specify the page number to be returned. Counting starts from 1. See <a href=\"https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/230235217/PL20231017526942799.polarion_help_sc.xid2134849/xid2134871\" target=\"_blank\">REST API User Guide</a> for details.",
-  "format": "int32",
-  "type": "number"
-}

addedInput schema / properties / page_number_

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Specify the page number to be returned. Counting starts from 1. See <a href=\"https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/230235217/PL20250606201928474.polarion_help_sc.xid2134849/xid2134871\" target=\"_blank\">REST API User Guide</a> for details.",
+  "format": "int32",
+  "type": "number"
+}

removedInput schema / properties / page_size

Removed value: -{
-  "description": "Limit the number of entities returned in a single response. See <a href=\"https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/230235217/PL20231017526942799.polarion_help_sc.xid2134849/xid2134871\" target=\"_blank\">REST API User Guide</a> for details.",
-  "format": "int32",
-  "type": "number"
-}

addedInput schema / properties / page_size_

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Limit the number of entities returned in a single response. See <a href=\"https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/230235217/PL20250606201928474.polarion_help_sc.xid2134849/xid2134871\" target=\"_blank\">REST API User Guide</a> for details.",
+  "format": "int32",
+  "type": "number"
+}

First observedv1.0.0Jun 13, 2026

TDQS

A4.3/5.0

Behavior3/5

Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?

Annotations already declare readOnlyHint=true, so the agent knows this is a safe read operation. The description adds a small behavioral note about cardinality ('full collection or a batch') but does not go deeper into pagination behavior, result size, or error conditions. Given the annotation coverage, the description offers some value but not extensive behavioral detail.

Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.

Conciseness5/5

Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?

Two short sentences carry the full message: what the tool returns, the cardinality, and the alternative for single-item lookup. There is no filler, and the most important information is front-loaded.

Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.

Completeness5/5

Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?

For a read-only list operation, the description plus fully documented schema and output schema is sufficient. The agent knows what the tool returns, when to use it, and every parameter is explained in the schema. Nothing critical for invoking the tool correctly is missing.

Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.

Parameters3/5

Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?

Schema description coverage is 100%, so the schema already documents all nine parameters in detail. The description adds no parameter-level meaning beyond what the schema provides, which matches the baseline 3 for high-coverage schemas.

Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.

Purpose5/5

Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?

The description states a specific verb and resource: 'Returns a list of Test Runs.' It also clarifies cardinality and explicitly differentiates itself from the single-item sibling getTestRun. An agent can immediately understand what the tool does and how it relates to nearby tools.

Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.

Usage Guidelines5/5

Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?

The description gives an explicit when-not case and a named alternative: 'For a single item by ID, use `getTestRun` instead.' This is clear routing guidance that helps an agent choose between the plural collection tool and the singular item tool without inspecting schemas.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

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