Robot Framework MCP Server

Robot Framework MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Robot Framework test automation with custom features

Features

• 🤖 Generate Robot Framework test cases with SeleniumLibrary
• 📄 Create page object models for web testing
• ⚡ Advanced Selenium keywords for common web interactions
• 📸 Screenshot capabilities and performance monitoring
• 🎯 Input validation and configurable selectors
• 📊 Performance monitoring and metrics collection
• 🔄 Data-driven testing templates
• 🌐 API integration testing capabilities
• 🖥️ Live browser control — launch, click, type, screenshot without writing .robot files
• 🚀 CI/CD pipeline generation for GitHub Actions

Quick Demo Video

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/47ef8f7b-e3f5-413c-b09f-40168a9d4b44

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10 or higher
• Node.js 14.0 or higher (for npx method)
• UV (for UV method - optional but recommended)
• Git (for installation from repository)

Installation & Usage

Method 1: Using npx (Node.js Package Manager)

Add to your MCP client configuration (e.g., mcp.json) in your VS code or VS code insider:

{
  "servers": {
    "robotframework-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "git+https://github.com/sourcefuse/robotframework-MCP.git",
        "--project-dir=/path/to/your/project"  //Optional- If you want to run the mcp for local virtual environment or specific project only
      ],
      "type": "stdio"
    }
  }
}

Method 2: Install from PyPI

# Install the package
pip3 install robotframework-mcp

# Run the MCP server
robotframework-mcp

For MCP Clients (VS code or VS code inside, etc.):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "robotframework-mcp": {
      "command": "robotframework-mcp",
      "type": "stdio"
    }
  }
}

Method 3: Using UV

First install UV:

# Install UV (choose one method)
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh  # Unix/macOS
# OR
pip install uv  # Any platform
# OR on Windows PowerShell (as Administrator)
powershell -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"

Then add to your MCP configuration:

{
  "servers": {
    "robotframework-mcp": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--with",
        "git+https://github.com/sourcefuse/robotframework-MCP.git",
        "python",
        "-c",
        "import mcp_server; mcp_server.main()"
      ],
      "type": "stdio"
    }
  }
}

Method 4: Clone Repository (Development/Local Setup)

For development or when you want to modify the source code:

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/sourcefuse/robotframework-MCP.git
cd robotframework-MCP

# Create virtual environment
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Run the MCP server directly
python mcp_server.py

For MCP Clients (VS Code, Claude Desktop, etc.):

{
  "servers": {
    "robotframework-mcp": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["/path/to/cloned/robotframework-MCP/mcp_server.py"],
      "type": "stdio"
    }
  }
}

Or using the Node.js wrapper from cloned repo:

{
  "servers": {
    "robotframework-mcp": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "/path/to/cloned/robotframework-MCP/bin/robotframework-mcp.js",
        "--project-dir=/path/to/your/project"
      ],
      "type": "stdio"
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

The MCP server provides the following comprehensive tools for Robot Framework test automation:

🔧 Core Test Generation

• create_login_test_case(url, username, password, template_type="appLocator") - Generate validated login test with configurable selectors
• create_page_object_login(template_type="appLocator") - Generate login page object model with validation
• create_data_driven_test(test_data_file="test_data.csv") - Generate data-driven test templates
• create_api_integration_test(base_url, endpoint, method="GET") - Generate API + UI integration tests

⚡ Advanced Keywords

• create_advanced_selenium_keywords() - Generate advanced SeleniumLibrary keywords (dropdowns, checkboxes, file uploads, alerts, etc.)
• create_extended_selenium_keywords() - Generate extended keywords with screenshots, performance monitoring, and window management

📊 Performance & Monitoring

• create_performance_monitoring_test() - Generate comprehensive performance testing with metrics collection

🔍 Validation & Syntax

• validate_robot_framework_syntax(robot_code) - Validate Robot Framework syntax and provide improvement suggestions

🖥️ Live Browser Control

Drive a real browser directly — no .robot file needed. All tools share a persistent session and support Robot Framework-style selector prefixes (id=, css=, xpath=, name=, class=, tag=, link=, partial_link=).

Example — AI-driven login flow:

browser_launch("https://example.com")
browser_send_keys("id=username", "admin")
browser_send_keys("id=password", "secret")
browser_click("css=button[type='submit']")
browser_screenshot("results/after_login.png")
browser_close()

Note: ChromeDriver must match your installed Chrome version. Update with brew upgrade chromedriver (macOS) or download from googlechromelabs.github.io/chrome-for-testing.

🚀 CI/CD Pipeline Generation

• create_cicd_pipeline(project_name, python_version, test_directory, trigger_branches, schedule, output_dir, requirements_file) - Generate a GitHub Actions workflow file ready to drop into .github/workflows/

The generated workflow:

• Triggers on push and pull requests to specified branches
• Supports optional cron schedule (e.g. "0 9 * * 1-5" for weekdays at 09:00 UTC)
• Auto-detects the Python version from the current environment (can be overridden)
• Sets up Chrome in headless mode on the runner
• Installs from requirements.txt if present, falls back to core packages
• Uploads the full results/ folder as a build artifact (30-day retention)
• Parses output.xml and reports pass/fail counts; fails the job if any test fails

Example:

create_cicd_pipeline(
    project_name="my-rf-tests",
    trigger_branches="main, develop",
    schedule="0 9 * * 1-5",   # weekdays 09:00 UTC
    test_directory="tests/",
)

Save the output to .github/workflows/robot-tests.yml in your repository.

📋 Template Options

The server supports multiple selector templates for different applications:

• appLocator (default) - For web apps
• generic - Generic web application selectors
• bootstrap - Bootstrap-based applications

🎯 Input Validation

All tools include comprehensive input validation:

• URL validation with protocol checking
• Credential sanitization and length limits
• Selector format validation
• Safe variable substitution in templates

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! To contribute:

• Fork the repository
• Create a new branch
• Submit a pull request with a detailed description

📬 Contact

Name: Meenu Rani Email: [email protected] GitHub: meenurani1

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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