What's New in TestComplete 15.85

TestComplete version 15.85 is now available and includes Model Context Protocol (MCP) support for AI agents, Visual Object Detection (VOD), enhanced reporting and export options, updated Electron dependencies, and fixes for Object Browser, execution plans, database checkpoints, and optical character recognition (OCR).

For information on the changes made to other versions, see Version History.

The following are the new features and enhancements for the current release:

Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Connect MCP-compatible AI agents to TestComplete with minimal setup. TestComplete includes a built-in Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, so you do not need to install a plugin. AI agents discover and run your existing script and keyword tests automatically, and full read access lets them explore tested applications, projects, variables, name mappings, and execution plans.

Visual Object Detection (VOD)

Use AI-powered Visual Object Detection (VOD) to find UI elements automatically, including elements that standard object recognition cannot identify. Detected elements appear in the Object Browser, so you can work with them the same way you work with other objects. With VOD, you can automate applications that were previously difficult to test, such as Creo and other applications with custom UIs.

Added self-healing for visual objects. TestComplete re-identifies objects whose position or icon changes during a test run and prompts you to confirm the update.

Enhanced Reporting

Export test results in the format you need and use them directly in your existing tools. You can export results to JUnit, QMetry XML, JSON, HTML, or XML format, or export all formats in a single ZIP file. Results in QMetry XML format go directly to QMetry, so you do not need to convert them manually. The rebuilt reporting engine also generates reports faster and more consistently.

• TestComplete now bundles an updated Electron dependency in both the tcvt-plugin and tcln-plugin components that includes the latest security patches.

The following are the bugs fixed for release 15.85.

• Resolved an issue where tests failed when the Update DB Table Elements option was used together with a DB Table checkpoint.

• Resolved an issue where changing the regional format in Windows could alter the saved values of double-type parameters in the execution plan.

• Resolved an issue where switching branches in a connected source control system could cause TestComplete to take an extended time to reload a project.

• Resolved an issue where OCR-based text validation could misidentify the character “O” as “0”, which led to inconsistent recognition results.

• Resolved an issue where the Object Spy window did not collapse as expected when you used Point and Fix.

• Resolved an issue where two Object Spy windows could remain open at the same time.

• Resolved an issue where Object Spy displayed a property with a “(Null Object)” value as “null”.

• Resolved an issue where Object Spy did not display data types for certain properties and methods.

• Resolved an issue where parts of the user interface did not display correctly in dark mode.

• Resolved an issue where Object Spy displayed “(Object)” instead of the specific DOM object type for certain properties.

• Resolved an issue where Object Spy did not support searching by value.