Find a test set in Test Lab by its exact name and return its ID.
AI agents call alm_find_test_set to retrieve information from HP ALM MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a lookup operation to locate and return an identifier for an existing test set. It does not create, modify, delete, or execute any operations—it only searches and retrieves information from the HP ALM system. This is a classic read operation with minimal risk if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'alm_find_test_set' and description 'Find a test set in Test Lab by its exact name and return its ID' indicate a query/search operation that retrieves data without modification or side effects.
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Find a test set in Test Lab by its exact name and return its ID. It is categorised as a Read tool in the HP ALM MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the HP ALM MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for alm_find_test_set: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches HP ALM MCP Server. Nothing to install.
alm_find_test_set is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the alm_find_test_set rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for alm_find_test_set. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
alm_find_test_set is provided by the HP ALM MCP Server MCP server (uditmahaldar/opentext-alm-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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