TestRail Integration

Bidirectional sync between Playwright tests and TestRail test management.

Prerequisites

Environment variables must be set:

• TESTRAIL_URL — e.g., https://your-instance.testrail.io
• TESTRAIL_USER — your email
• TESTRAIL_API_KEY — API key from TestRail

If not set, inform the user how to configure them and stop.

Capabilities

1. Import Test Cases → Generate Playwright Tests

/pw:testrail import --project <id> --suite <id>

Steps:

• Call testrail_get_cases MCP tool to fetch test cases
• For each test case:

- Read title, preconditions, steps, expected results

- Map to a Playwright test using appropriate template

- Include TestRail case ID as test annotation: test.info().annotations.push({ type: 'testrail', description: 'C12345' })

• Generate test files grouped by section
• Report: X cases imported, Y tests generated

2. Push Test Results → TestRail

/pw:testrail push --run <id>

Steps:

• Run Playwright tests with JSON reporter:

npx playwright test --reporter=json > test-results.json

• Parse results: map each test to its TestRail case ID (from annotations)
• Call testrail_add_result MCP tool for each test:

- Pass → status_id: 1

- Fail → status_id: 5, include error message

- Skip → status_id: 2

• Report: X results pushed, Y passed, Z failed

3. Create Test Run

/pw:testrail run --project <id> --name "Sprint 42 Regression"

Steps:

• Call testrail_add_run MCP tool
• Include all test case IDs found in Playwright test annotations
• Return run ID for result pushing

4. Sync Status

/pw:testrail status --project <id>

Steps:

• Fetch test cases from TestRail
• Scan local Playwright tests for TestRail annotations
• Report coverage:

TestRail cases: 150

   Playwright tests with TestRail IDs: 120
   Unlinked TestRail cases: 30
   Playwright tests without TestRail IDs: 15

5. Update Test Cases in TestRail

/pw:testrail update --case <id>

Steps:

• Read the Playwright test for this case ID
• Extract steps and expected results from test code
• Call testrail_update_case MCP tool to update steps

MCP Tools Used

| Tool | When |

|---|---|

| testrail_get_projects | List available projects |

| testrail_get_suites | List suites in project |

| testrail_get_cases | Read test cases |

| testrail_add_case | Create new test case |

| testrail_update_case | Update existing case |

| testrail_add_run | Create test run |

| testrail_add_result | Push individual result |

| testrail_get_results | Read historical results |

Test Annotation Format

All Playwright tests linked to TestRail include:

test('should login successfully', async ({ page }) => {
  test.info().annotations.push({
    type: 'testrail',
    description: 'C12345',
  });
  // ... test code
});

This annotation is the bridge between Playwright and TestRail.

Output

• Operation summary with counts
• Any errors or unmatched cases
• Link to TestRail run/results