diff --git a/test-harness/src/main/java/cz/moneta/test/harness/support/messaging/ImqRequest.java b/test-harness/src/main/java/cz/moneta/test/harness/support/messaging/ImqRequest.java
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+package cz.moneta.test.harness.support.messaging;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import cz.moneta.test.harness.endpoints.imq.ImqFirstVisionEndpoint;
+import cz.moneta.test.harness.endpoints.imq.ImqFirstVisionQueue;
+import cz.moneta.test.harness.exception.HarnessException;
+import cz.moneta.test.harness.messaging.MessageContentType;
+import cz.moneta.test.harness.messaging.MqMessageFormat;
+import cz.moneta.test.harness.messaging.ReceivedMessage;
+import cz.moneta.test.harness.messaging.exception.MessagingTimeoutException;
+import cz.moneta.test.harness.support.util.FileReader;
+import cz.moneta.test.harness.support.util.Template;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.*;
+import java.util.function.Predicate;
+
+/**
+ * Fluent builder for IBM MQ requests.
+ * <p>
+ * Usage:
+ * <pre>{@code
+ * ImqRequest.toQueue(endpoint, queue)
+ *     .asJson()
+ *     .withPayload("{\"field\": \"value\"}")
+ *     .send();
+ *
+ * ImqRequest.fromQueue(endpoint, queue)
+ *     .receiveWhere(msg -> msg.extract("field").equals("value"))
+ *     .withTimeout(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+ *     .andAssertFieldValue("result", "OK");
+ * }</pre>
+ * </p>
+ */
+@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+public final class ImqRequest {
+
+    private static final ObjectMapper JSON_MAPPER = new ObjectMapper();
+
+    private ImqRequest() {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Start building a message to send to a queue.
+     */
+    public static QueuePhase toQueue(ImqFirstVisionEndpoint endpoint, ImqFirstVisionQueue queue) {
+        return new QueueBuilder(endpoint, queue, null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Start building a message to receive from a queue.
+     */
+    public static ReceivePhase fromQueue(ImqFirstVisionEndpoint endpoint, ImqFirstVisionQueue queue) {
+        return new QueueBuilder(endpoint, queue, null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Start building a message to send to a queue by physical name.
+     */
+    public static QueuePhase toQueue(ImqFirstVisionEndpoint endpoint, String queueName) {
+        return new QueueBuilder(endpoint, null, queueName);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Start building a message to receive from a queue by physical name.
+     */
+    public static ReceivePhase fromQueue(ImqFirstVisionEndpoint endpoint, String queueName) {
+        return new QueueBuilder(endpoint, null, queueName);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Phase after specifying queue - can send or receive.
+     */
+    public interface QueuePhase extends PayloadPhase, ReceivePhase {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Phase for building message payload.
+     */
+    public interface PayloadPhase {
+        /**
+         * Set message format to JSON (default).
+         */
+        PayloadPhase asJson();
+
+        /**
+         * Set message format to XML.
+         */
+        PayloadPhase asXml();
+
+        /**
+         * Set message format to EBCDIC (IBM-870).
+         */
+        PayloadPhase asEbcdic();
+
+        /**
+         * Set message format to UTF-8 (CCSID 1208).
+         */
+        PayloadPhase asUtf8();
+
+        /**
+         * Set message payload as JSON string.
+         */
+        PayloadPhase withPayload(String payload);
+
+        /**
+         * Load payload from resource file.
+         */
+        PayloadPhase withPayloadFromFile(String path);
+
+        /**
+         * Render payload from template.
+         */
+        PayloadPhase withPayloadFromTemplate(Template template);
+
+        /**
+         * Add field to JSON payload at root level.
+         */
+        PayloadPhase addField(String fieldName, Object value);
+
+        /**
+         * Add field to JSON payload at specified path.
+         */
+        PayloadPhase addField(String path, String fieldName, Object value);
+
+        /**
+         * Append value to JSON array at specified path.
+         */
+        PayloadPhase appendToArray(String path, Object value);
+
+        /**
+         * Send the message.
+         */
+        void send();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Phase for receiving messages.
+     */
+    public interface ReceivePhase {
+        /**
+         * Set JMS message selector.
+         */
+        ReceivePhase withSelector(String selector);
+
+        /**
+         * Start receiving message matching predicate.
+         */
+        AwaitingPhase receiveWhere(Predicate<ReceivedMessage> filter);
+
+        /**
+         * Browse messages from queue (non-destructive).
+         */
+        List<ReceivedMessage> browse(int maxMessages);
+
+        /**
+         * Browse messages from queue with selector (non-destructive).
+         */
+        List<ReceivedMessage> browse(String selector, int maxMessages);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Phase after specifying filter - await message with timeout.
+     */
+    public interface AwaitingPhase {
+        /**
+         * Set timeout and get message response for assertions.
+         */
+        MessageResponse withTimeout(long duration, java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit unit);
+
+        /**
+         * Set timeout duration and get message response for assertions.
+         */
+        MessageResponse withTimeout(Duration timeout);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Response with fluent assertions.
+     */
+    public interface MessageResponse extends cz.moneta.test.harness.support.messaging.MessageResponse {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Builder for queue operations.
+     */
+    private static class QueueBuilder implements QueuePhase, AwaitingPhase {
+
+        private final ImqFirstVisionEndpoint endpoint;
+        private final ImqFirstVisionQueue logicalQueue;
+        private final String physicalQueue;
+        private String selector;
+        private MqMessageFormat format = MqMessageFormat.JSON;
+        private String payload;
+        private Map<String, Object> fields = new HashMap<>();
+        private List<Map.Entry<String, Object>> arrayAppends = new ArrayList<>();
+        private Predicate<ReceivedMessage> filter;
+        private Duration timeout;
+
+        public QueueBuilder(ImqFirstVisionEndpoint endpoint, ImqFirstVisionQueue logicalQueue, String physicalQueue) {
+            this.endpoint = endpoint;
+            this.logicalQueue = logicalQueue;
+            this.physicalQueue = physicalQueue;
+        }
+
+        private String getQueueName() {
+            if (logicalQueue != null) {
+                return endpoint.resolveQueue(logicalQueue);
+            }
+            return physicalQueue;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public PayloadPhase asJson() {
+            this.format = MqMessageFormat.JSON;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public PayloadPhase asXml() {
+            this.format = MqMessageFormat.XML;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public PayloadPhase asEbcdic() {
+            this.format = MqMessageFormat.EBCDIC_870;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public PayloadPhase asUtf8() {
+            this.format = MqMessageFormat.UTF8_1208;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public PayloadPhase withPayload(String payload) {
+            this.payload = payload;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public PayloadPhase withPayloadFromFile(String path) {
+            this.payload = FileReader.readFileFromResources(path);
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public PayloadPhase withPayloadFromTemplate(Template template) {
+            this.payload = template.render();
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public PayloadPhase addField(String fieldName, Object value) {
+            return addField("", fieldName, value);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public PayloadPhase addField(String path, String fieldName, Object value) {
+            String key = StringUtils.isNotBlank(path) && StringUtils.isNotBlank(fieldName) ? path + "." + fieldName : fieldName;
+            this.fields.put(key, value);
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public PayloadPhase appendToArray(String path, Object value) {
+            this.arrayAppends.add(Map.entry(path, value));
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void send() {
+            String finalPayload = buildPayload();
+            Map<String, String> properties = new HashMap<>();
+
+            if (logicalQueue != null) {
+                properties.put("LogicalQueue", logicalQueue.name());
+            }
+            if (selector != null && !selector.isBlank()) {
+                properties.put("Selector", selector);
+            }
+
+            endpoint.send(getQueueName(), finalPayload, format, properties);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public ReceivePhase withSelector(String selector) {
+            this.selector = selector;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public AwaitingPhase receiveWhere(Predicate<ReceivedMessage> filter) {
+            this.filter = filter;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public List<ReceivedMessage> browse(int maxMessages) {
+            return browse(selector, maxMessages);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public List<ReceivedMessage> browse(String sel, int maxMessages) {
+            return endpoint.browse(getQueueName(), sel, format, maxMessages);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public MessageResponse withTimeout(long duration, java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit unit) {
+            return withTimeout(Duration.of(duration, java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit.MILLIS));
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public MessageResponse withTimeout(Duration timeout) {
+            this.timeout = timeout;
+
+            if (filter == null) {
+                throw new IllegalStateException("Must specify receiveWhere filter before withTimeout");
+            }
+
+            ReceivedMessage message = receiveMessage();
+            return new ResponseImpl(message);
+        }
+
+        private ReceivedMessage receiveMessage() {
+            long startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
+            long timeoutMs = timeout.toMillis();
+
+            while (System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime < timeoutMs) {
+                try {
+                    ReceivedMessage message = endpoint.receive(getQueueName(), selector, format, Duration.ofSeconds(1));
+                    if (filter.test(message)) {
+                        return message;
+                    }
+                } catch (MessagingTimeoutException e) {
+                    // Continue polling
+                }
+            }
+
+            throw new MessagingTimeoutException(
+                    "No message matching filter found on queue '" + getQueueName() +
+                            "' within " + timeout.toMillis() + "ms");
+        }
+
+        private String buildPayload() {
+            if (payload == null) {
+                return "{}";
+            }
+
+            if (fields.isEmpty() && arrayAppends.isEmpty()) {
+                return payload;
+            }
+
+            try {
+                Map<String, Object> json = JSON_MAPPER.readValue(payload, Map.class);
+
+                for (Map.Entry<String, Object> entry : fields.entrySet()) {
+                    setField(json, entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
+                }
+
+                for (Map.Entry<String, Object> entry : arrayAppends) {
+                    appendToArray(json, entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
+                }
+
+                return JSON_MAPPER.writeValueAsString(json);
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                throw new HarnessException("Failed to build payload", e);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void setField(Map<String, Object> json, String path, Object value) {
+            if (StringUtils.isBlank(path)) {
+                json.put(path, value);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            String[] parts = path.split("\\.");
+            Map<String, Object> current = json;
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < parts.length - 1; i++) {
+                String part = parts[i];
+                if (!current.containsKey(part)) {
+                    current.put(part, new HashMap<String, Object>());
+                }
+                current = (Map<String, Object>) current.get(part);
+            }
+
+            current.put(parts[parts.length - 1], value);
+        }
+
+        private void appendToArray(Map<String, Object> json, String path, Object value) {
+            String[] parts = path.split("\\.");
+            Map<String, Object> current = json;
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < parts.length - 1; i++) {
+                String part = parts[i];
+                if (!current.containsKey(part)) {
+                    current.put(part, new ArrayList<Map<String, Object>>());
+                }
+                current = (Map<String, Object>) current.get(part);
+            }
+
+            List<Map<String, Object>> array = (List<Map<String, Object>>) current.get(parts[parts.length - 1]);
+            if (array == null) {
+                array = new ArrayList<>();
+                current.put(parts[parts.length - 1], array);
+            }
+            array.add((Map<String, Object>) value);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Response implementation with assertions.
+     */
+    private static class ResponseImpl implements MessageResponse {
+
+        private final ReceivedMessage message;
+
+        public ResponseImpl(ReceivedMessage message) {
+            this.message = message;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public MessageResponse andAssertFieldValue(String path, String value) {
+            String actual = message.extract(path);
+            if (!Objects.equals(value, actual)) {
+                throw new AssertionError(String.format("Expected field '%s' to be '%s' but was '%s'", path, value, actual));
+            }
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public MessageResponse andAssertPresent(String path) {
+            JsonPathValue extracted = new JsonPathValue(message.extract(path));
+            if (extracted.asText() == null && !isPresentInJson(path)) {
+                throw new AssertionError(String.format("Expected field '%s' to be present", path));
+            }
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public MessageResponse andAssertNotPresent(String path) {
+            if (isPresentInJson(path)) {
+                throw new AssertionError(String.format("Expected field '%s' to be absent", path));
+            }
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public MessageResponse andAssertHeaderValue(String headerName, String value) {
+            String actual = message.getHeader(headerName);
+            if (!Objects.equals(value, actual)) {
+                throw new AssertionError(String.format("Expected header '%s' to be '%s' but was '%s'", headerName, value, actual));
+            }
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public MessageResponse andAssertBodyContains(String substring) {
+            if (!message.getBody().contains(substring)) {
+                throw new AssertionError(String.format("Body does not contain '%s'", substring));
+            }
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public JsonPathValue extract(String path) {
+            return new JsonPathValue(message.extract(path));
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public <T> T mapTo(Class<T> type) {
+            return message.mapTo(type);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public cz.moneta.test.harness.support.messaging.ReceivedMessage getMessage() {
+            return cz.moneta.test.harness.support.messaging.ReceivedMessage.fromMessagingReceivedMessage(message);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String getBody() {
+            return message.getBody();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String getHeader(String name) {
+            return message.getHeader(name);
+        }
+
+        private boolean isPresentInJson(String path) {
+            try {
+                String body = message.getBody();
+                if (message.getContentType() != MessageContentType.JSON) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                JsonNode node = JSON_MAPPER.readTree(body);
+                JsonNode target = extractNode(path, node);
+                return target != null && !target.isMissingNode();
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private JsonNode extractNode(String path, JsonNode node) {
+            return Arrays.stream(path.split("\\."))
+                    .filter(StringUtils::isNotEmpty)
+                    .reduce(node,
+                            (n, p) -> n.isContainerNode() ? n.get(p) : n,
+                            (n1, n2) -> n1);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test-harness/src/main/java/cz/moneta/test/harness/support/messaging/JsonPathValue.java b/test-harness/src/main/java/cz/moneta/test/harness/support/messaging/JsonPathValue.java
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+package cz.moneta.test.harness.support.messaging;
+
+/**
+ * Wrapper for extracted JSON path value.
+ */
+public class JsonPathValue {
+
+    private final String value;
+
+    public JsonPathValue(String value) {
+        this.value = value;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the value as String.
+     */
+    public String asText() {
+        return value;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the value as Boolean.
+     */
+    public Boolean asBoolean() {
+        if (value == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        return Boolean.parseBoolean(value);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the value as Integer.
+     */
+    public Integer asInteger() {
+        if (value == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        try {
+            return Integer.parseInt(value);
+        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot parse '" + value + "' as Integer", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the value as Long.
+     */
+    public Long asLong() {
+        if (value == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        try {
+            return Long.parseLong(value);
+        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot parse '" + value + "' as Long", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the underlying value.
+     */
+    public String getValue() {
+        return value;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test-harness/src/main/java/cz/moneta/test/harness/support/messaging/MessageContentType.java b/test-harness/src/main/java/cz/moneta/test/harness/support/messaging/MessageContentType.java
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+package cz.moneta.test.harness.support.messaging;
+
+/**
+ * Content type of a received message.
+ */
+public enum MessageContentType {
+    /**
+     * JSON content - body is a JSON string, can use dot-path or bracket notation for extraction
+     */
+    JSON,
+    /**
+     * XML content - body is an XML string, can use XPath for extraction
+     */
+    XML,
+    /**
+     * Raw text content - body is plain text without structured format
+     */
+    RAW_TEXT
+}
diff --git a/test-harness/src/main/java/cz/moneta/test/harness/support/messaging/MessageResponse.java b/test-harness/src/main/java/cz/moneta/test/harness/support/messaging/MessageResponse.java
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+package cz.moneta.test.harness.support.messaging;
+
+/**
+ * Response from a messaging operation (send/receive).
+ * Provides fluent assertion API for received messages.
+ */
+public interface MessageResponse {
+
+    /**
+     * Asserts that a field has the expected value.
+     *
+     * @param path    the field path (JSON dot-path for JSON, XPath for XML)
+     * @param value   the expected value
+     * @return this for method chaining
+     */
+    MessageResponse andAssertFieldValue(String path, String value);
+
+    /**
+     * Asserts that a field is present in the message.
+     *
+     * @param path the field path
+     * @return this for method chaining
+     */
+    MessageResponse andAssertPresent(String path);
+
+    /**
+     * Asserts that a field is NOT present in the message.
+     *
+     * @param path the field path
+     * @return this for method chaining
+     */
+    MessageResponse andAssertNotPresent(String path);
+
+    /**
+     * Asserts that a header has the expected value.
+     *
+     * @param headerName the header name
+     * @param value      the expected value
+     * @return this for method chaining
+     */
+    MessageResponse andAssertHeaderValue(String headerName, String value);
+
+    /**
+     * Asserts that the body contains the given substring.
+     * Useful for raw text or EBCDIC/UTF-8 encoded messages.
+     *
+     * @param substring the expected substring
+     * @return this for method chaining
+     */
+    MessageResponse andAssertBodyContains(String substring);
+
+    /**
+     * Extracts a value from the message.
+     *
+     * @param path the path expression
+     * @return JsonPathValue for further assertion
+     */
+    JsonPathValue extract(String path);
+
+    /**
+     * Deserializes the message body into a Java object.
+     *
+     * @param type the target class
+     * @param <T>  the target type
+     * @return the deserialized object
+     */
+    <T> T mapTo(Class<T> type);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the received message.
+     *
+     * @return the message
+     */
+    ReceivedMessage getMessage();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the message body.
+     *
+     * @return the body
+     */
+    String getBody();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a header value.
+     *
+     * @param name the header name
+     * @return the header value or null
+     */
+    String getHeader(String name);
+}
diff --git a/test-harness/src/main/java/cz/moneta/test/harness/support/messaging/MqMessageFormat.java b/test-harness/src/main/java/cz/moneta/test/harness/support/messaging/MqMessageFormat.java
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+package cz.moneta.test.harness.support.messaging;
+
+/**
+ * Message format for IBM MQ messages.
+ */
+public enum MqMessageFormat {
+    /**
+     * JSON format - JMS TextMessage with plain JSON string (UTF-8 default)
+     */
+    JSON,
+    /**
+     * XML format - JMS TextMessage with XML string (UTF-8 default)
+     */
+    XML,
+    /**
+     * EBCDIC format - JMS BytesMessage with EBCDIC IBM-870 encoding (CZ/SK mainframe)
+     */
+    EBCDIC_870,
+    /**
+     * UTF-8 format - JMS BytesMessage with UTF-8 IBM CCSID 1208 encoding
+     */
+    UTF8_1208
+}
diff --git a/test-harness/src/main/java/cz/moneta/test/harness/support/messaging/ReceivedMessage.java b/test-harness/src/main/java/cz/moneta/test/harness/support/messaging/ReceivedMessage.java
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+package cz.moneta.test.harness.support.messaging;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat.xml.XmlMapper;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+
+import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder;
+import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory;
+import javax.xml.xpath.XPath;
+import javax.xml.xpath.XPathExpressionException;
+import javax.xml.xpath.XPathFactory;
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+import org.w3c.dom.Document;
+
+/**
+ * Represents a received message from a messaging system (IBM MQ or Kafka).
+ * <p>
+ * Provides unified API for accessing message content regardless of source system.
+ * Body is always normalized to a String, with content type detection for proper extraction.
+ * </p>
+ */
+public class ReceivedMessage {
+
+    private static final ObjectMapper JSON_MAPPER = new ObjectMapper();
+    private static final XmlMapper XML_MAPPER = new XmlMapper();
+
+    private final String body;
+    private final MessageContentType contentType;
+    private final Map<String, String> headers;
+    private final long timestamp;
+    private final String source;
+    private final String key;
+
+    private ReceivedMessage(Builder builder) {
+        this.body = builder.body;
+        this.contentType = builder.contentType;
+        this.headers = builder.headers != null ? Collections.unmodifiableMap(new HashMap<>(builder.headers)) : Collections.emptyMap();
+        this.timestamp = builder.timestamp;
+        this.source = builder.source;
+        this.key = builder.key;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new builder for ReceivedMessage.
+     */
+    public static Builder builder() {
+        return new Builder();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Extracts a value from the message body using JSON dot-path or bracket notation.
+     * <p>
+     * Supports paths like:
+     * <ul>
+     *   <li>{@code "field"} - top-level field</li>
+     *   <li>{@code "parent.child"} - nested field</li>
+     *   <li>{@code "items[0]"} - array element</li>
+     *   <li>{@code "items[0].name"} - nested field in array element</li>
+     * </ul>
+     * </p>
+     *
+     * @param path the JSON path expression
+     * @return the extracted value as JsonNode
+     */
+    public JsonNode extractJson(String path) {
+        if (contentType != MessageContentType.JSON) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("JSON extraction is only supported for JSON content type, got: " + contentType);
+        }
+        try {
+            JsonNode rootNode = JSON_MAPPER.readTree(body);
+            return extractNode(path, rootNode);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Failed to parse JSON body: " + body, e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Extracts a value from XML message body using XPath expression.
+     *
+     * @param xpath the XPath expression
+     * @return the extracted value as String
+     */
+    public String extractXml(String xpath) {
+        if (contentType != MessageContentType.XML) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("XML extraction is only supported for XML content type, got: " + contentType);
+        }
+        try {
+            DocumentBuilderFactory factory = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
+            factory.setFeature("http://xml.org/sax/features/external-general-entities", false);
+            factory.setFeature("http://xml.org/sax/features/external-parameter-entities", false);
+            factory.setFeature("http://apache.org/xml/features/disallow-doctype-decl", true);
+            DocumentBuilder builder = factory.newDocumentBuilder();
+            Document doc = builder.parse(new ByteArrayInputStream(body.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8)));
+            XPath xPath = XPathFactory.newInstance().newXPath();
+            return xPath.evaluate(xpath, doc);
+        } catch (XPathExpressionException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Failed to evaluate XPath: " + xpath, e);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Failed to parse XML body: " + body, e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Extracts a value from the message body. Auto-detects content type and uses appropriate extraction method.
+     *
+     * @param expression the path expression (JSON path for JSON, XPath for XML)
+     * @return the extracted value as String
+     */
+    public String extract(String expression) {
+        return switch (contentType) {
+            case JSON -> extractJson(expression).asText();
+            case XML -> extractXml(expression);
+            case RAW_TEXT -> body;
+        };
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the message body as a String.
+     *
+     * @return the body content
+     */
+    public String getBody() {
+        return body;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the message content type.
+     *
+     * @return the content type
+     */
+    public MessageContentType getContentType() {
+        return contentType;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a header value by name.
+     *
+     * @param name the header name
+     * @return the header value, or null if not present
+     */
+    public String getHeader(String name) {
+        return headers.get(name);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns all headers.
+     *
+     * @return unmodifiable map of headers
+     */
+    public Map<String, String> getHeaders() {
+        return headers;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the message timestamp.
+     *
+     * @return timestamp in milliseconds
+     */
+    public long getTimestamp() {
+        return timestamp;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the source (topic name for Kafka, queue name for IBM MQ).
+     *
+     * @return the source name
+     */
+    public String getSource() {
+        return source;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the message key (Kafka only, null for IBM MQ).
+     *
+     * @return the message key or null
+     */
+    public String getKey() {
+        return key;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Deserializes the message body into a Java object.
+     * <p>
+     * For JSON content: uses Jackson ObjectMapper.readValue
+     * For XML content: uses Jackson XmlMapper
+     * </p>
+     *
+     * @param type the target class
+     * @param <T> the target type
+     * @return the deserialized object
+     */
+    public <T> T mapTo(Class<T> type) {
+        try {
+            if (contentType == MessageContentType.XML) {
+                return XML_MAPPER.readValue(body, type);
+            } else {
+                return JSON_MAPPER.readValue(body, type);
+            }
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Failed to deserialize message body to " + type.getName(), e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Builder for ReceivedMessage.
+     */
+    public static class Builder {
+        private String body;
+        private MessageContentType contentType = MessageContentType.JSON;
+        private Map<String, String> headers;
+        private long timestamp = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        private String source;
+        private String key;
+
+        public Builder body(String body) {
+            this.body = body;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public Builder contentType(MessageContentType contentType) {
+            this.contentType = contentType;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public Builder headers(Map<String, String> headers) {
+            this.headers = headers;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public Builder timestamp(long timestamp) {
+            this.timestamp = timestamp;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public Builder source(String source) {
+            this.source = source;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public Builder key(String key) {
+            this.key = key;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public ReceivedMessage build() {
+            return new ReceivedMessage(this);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Extracts a node from JSON using dot/bracket notation.
+     */
+    private static JsonNode extractNode(String path, JsonNode rootNode) {
+        Pattern arrayPattern = Pattern.compile("(.*?)\\[([0-9]+)\\]");
+        return Arrays.stream(path.split("\\."))
+                .filter(StringUtils::isNotEmpty)
+                .reduce(rootNode,
+                        (node, part) -> {
+                            Matcher matcher = arrayPattern.matcher(part);
+                            if (matcher.find()) {
+                                return node.path(matcher.group(1)).path(Integer.parseInt(matcher.group(2)));
+                            } else {
+                                return node.path(part);
+                            }
+                        },
+                        (n1, n2) -> n1);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Converts a cz.moneta.test.harness.messaging.ReceivedMessage to this class.
+     *
+     * @param other the message to convert
+     * @return converted message
+     */
+    public static ReceivedMessage fromMessagingReceivedMessage(
+            cz.moneta.test.harness.messaging.ReceivedMessage other) {
+        if (other == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        cz.moneta.test.harness.support.messaging.MessageContentType contentType =
+                switch (other.getContentType()) {
+                    case JSON -> cz.moneta.test.harness.support.messaging.MessageContentType.JSON;
+                    case XML -> cz.moneta.test.harness.support.messaging.MessageContentType.XML;
+                    case RAW_TEXT -> cz.moneta.test.harness.support.messaging.MessageContentType.RAW_TEXT;
+                };
+        return builder()
+                .body(other.getBody())
+                .contentType(contentType)
+                .headers(other.getHeaders())
+                .timestamp(other.getTimestamp())
+                .source(other.getSource())
+                .key(other.getKey())
+                .build();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/pom.xml b/tests/pom.xml
index ef36a59..f401309 100644
--- a/tests/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <artifactId>tests</artifactId>
   <version>2.29-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <properties>
-    <harness.version>7.55.820</harness.version>
+    <harness.version>7.55-SNAPSHOT</harness.version>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <junit.platform.version>1.5.1</junit.platform.version>
   </properties>
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
       <groupId>cz.moneta.test</groupId>
       <artifactId>harness</artifactId>
       <version>${harness.version}</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
diff --git a/tests/src/main/java/cz/moneta/test/dsl/Harness.java b/tests/src/main/java/cz/moneta/test/dsl/Harness.java
index 33e570a..8e331c2 100644
--- a/tests/src/main/java/cz/moneta/test/dsl/Harness.java
+++ b/tests/src/main/java/cz/moneta/test/dsl/Harness.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import cz.moneta.test.dsl.greenscreen.GreenScreen;
 import cz.moneta.test.dsl.hypos.Hypos;
 import cz.moneta.test.dsl.ib.Ib;
 import cz.moneta.test.dsl.ilods.Ilods;
+import cz.moneta.test.dsl.imq.ImqFirstVision;
 import cz.moneta.test.dsl.kasanova.Kasanova;
 import cz.moneta.test.dsl.mobile.smartbanking.home.Sb;
 import cz.moneta.test.dsl.monetaapiportal.MonetaApiPortal;
@@ -282,6 +283,10 @@ public class Harness extends BaseStoreAccessor {
         return new Cashman(this);
     }
 
+    public ImqFirstVision withImqFirstVision() {
+        return new ImqFirstVision(this);
+    }
+
     private void initGenerators() {
         addGenerator(RC, new RcGenerator());
         addGenerator(FIRST_NAME, new FirstNameGenerator());
diff --git a/tests/src/main/java/cz/moneta/test/dsl/imq/ImqFirstVision.java b/tests/src/main/java/cz/moneta/test/dsl/imq/ImqFirstVision.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47c157d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/main/java/cz/moneta/test/dsl/imq/ImqFirstVision.java
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+package cz.moneta.test.dsl.imq;
+
+import cz.moneta.test.dsl.Harness;
+import cz.moneta.test.harness.endpoints.imq.ImqFirstVisionEndpoint;
+import cz.moneta.test.harness.endpoints.imq.ImqFirstVisionQueue;
+import cz.moneta.test.harness.messaging.ReceivedMessage;
+import cz.moneta.test.harness.messaging.exception.MessagingTimeoutException;
+import cz.moneta.test.harness.support.messaging.ImqRequest;
+import cz.moneta.test.harness.messaging.MqMessageFormat;
+
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.function.Predicate;
+
+/**
+ * IBM MQ First Vision DSL.
+ * <p>
+ * Usage example:
+ * <pre>{@code
+ * harness.withImqFirstVision()
+ *     .toQueue(ImqFirstVisionQueue.PAYMENT_NOTIFICATIONS)
+ *     .withPayload("{\"paymentId\": \"PAY-123\"}")
+ *     .send();
+ *
+ * harness.withImqFirstVision()
+ *     .fromQueue(ImqFirstVisionQueue.PAYMENT_NOTIFICATIONS)
+ *     .receiveWhere(msg -> msg.extract("paymentId").equals("PAY-123"))
+ *     .withTimeout(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+ *     .andAssertFieldValue("result", "OK");
+ * }</pre>
+ * </p>
+ */
+public class ImqFirstVision {
+
+    private final Harness harness;
+
+    public ImqFirstVision(Harness harness) {
+        this.harness = harness;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Start building a message to send to a queue.
+     */
+    public ImqRequest.QueuePhase toQueue(ImqFirstVisionQueue queue) {
+        ImqFirstVisionEndpoint endpoint = harness.getEndpoint(ImqFirstVisionEndpoint.class);
+        return ImqRequest.toQueue(endpoint, queue);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Start building a message to receive from a queue.
+     */
+    public ImqRequest.ReceivePhase fromQueue(ImqFirstVisionQueue queue) {
+        ImqFirstVisionEndpoint endpoint = harness.getEndpoint(ImqFirstVisionEndpoint.class);
+        return ImqRequest.fromQueue(endpoint, queue);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Send a JSON message to a queue.
+     */
+    public void sendToQueue(ImqFirstVisionQueue queue, String payload) {
+        sendToQueue(queue, payload, MqMessageFormat.JSON, null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Send a message to a queue with specified format.
+     */
+    public void sendToQueue(ImqFirstVisionQueue queue, String payload, MqMessageFormat format) {
+        sendToQueue(queue, payload, format, null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Send a message to a queue with specified format and properties.
+     */
+    public void sendToQueue(ImqFirstVisionQueue queue, String payload, MqMessageFormat format,
+                            Map<String, String> properties) {
+        ImqFirstVisionEndpoint endpoint = harness.getEndpoint(ImqFirstVisionEndpoint.class);
+        endpoint.send(queue, payload, format, properties);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Send a JSON message to a queue by physical name.
+     */
+    public void sendToQueue(String queueName, String payload) {
+        sendToQueue(queueName, payload, MqMessageFormat.JSON, null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Send a message to a queue by physical name with specified format.
+     */
+    public void sendToQueue(String queueName, String payload, MqMessageFormat format) {
+        sendToQueue(queueName, payload, format, null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Send a message to a queue by physical name with specified format and properties.
+     */
+    public void sendToQueue(String queueName, String payload, MqMessageFormat format,
+                            Map<String, String> properties) {
+        ImqFirstVisionEndpoint endpoint = harness.getEndpoint(ImqFirstVisionEndpoint.class);
+        endpoint.send(queueName, payload, format, properties);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Receive a message from a queue with timeout.
+     */
+    public ReceivedMessage receiveFromQueue(ImqFirstVisionQueue queue, Duration timeout) {
+        return receiveFromQueue(queue, null, MqMessageFormat.JSON, timeout);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Receive a message from a queue with selector and timeout.
+     */
+    public ReceivedMessage receiveFromQueue(ImqFirstVisionQueue queue, String selector, Duration timeout) {
+        return receiveFromQueue(queue, selector, MqMessageFormat.JSON, timeout);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Receive a message from a queue with format and timeout.
+     */
+    public ReceivedMessage receiveFromQueue(ImqFirstVisionQueue queue, MqMessageFormat format, Duration timeout) {
+        return receiveFromQueue(queue, null, format, timeout);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Receive a message from a queue with selector, format and timeout.
+     */
+    public ReceivedMessage receiveFromQueue(ImqFirstVisionQueue queue, String selector,
+                                            MqMessageFormat format, Duration timeout) {
+        ImqFirstVisionEndpoint endpoint = harness.getEndpoint(ImqFirstVisionEndpoint.class);
+        return endpoint.receive(queue, selector, format, timeout);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Receive a message matching predicate from a queue.
+     */
+    public ReceivedMessage receiveFromQueue(ImqFirstVisionQueue queue, Predicate<ReceivedMessage> filter,
+                                            Duration timeout) {
+        long startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        long timeoutMs = timeout.toMillis();
+
+        while (System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime < timeoutMs) {
+            try {
+                ReceivedMessage message = receiveFromQueue(queue, MqMessageFormat.JSON, Duration.ofSeconds(1));
+                if (filter.test(message)) {
+                    return message;
+                }
+            } catch (MessagingTimeoutException e) {
+                // Continue polling
+            }
+        }
+
+        throw new MessagingTimeoutException(
+                "No message matching filter found on queue '" + queue.getConfigKey() +
+                        "' within " + timeout.toMillis() + "ms");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Browse messages from a queue (non-destructive).
+     */
+    public List<ReceivedMessage> browseQueue(ImqFirstVisionQueue queue, int maxMessages) {
+        return browseQueue(queue, null, MqMessageFormat.JSON, maxMessages);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Browse messages from a queue with selector (non-destructive).
+     */
+    public List<ReceivedMessage> browseQueue(ImqFirstVisionQueue queue, String selector, int maxMessages) {
+        return browseQueue(queue, selector, MqMessageFormat.JSON, maxMessages);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Browse messages from a queue with format and max count (non-destructive).
+     */
+    public List<ReceivedMessage> browseQueue(ImqFirstVisionQueue queue, MqMessageFormat format, int maxMessages) {
+        return browseQueue(queue, null, format, maxMessages);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Browse messages from a queue with selector, format and max count (non-destructive).
+     */
+    public List<ReceivedMessage> browseQueue(ImqFirstVisionQueue queue, String selector,
+                                              MqMessageFormat format, int maxMessages) {
+        ImqFirstVisionEndpoint endpoint = harness.getEndpoint(ImqFirstVisionEndpoint.class);
+        return endpoint.browse(queue, selector, format, maxMessages);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/src/test/resources/envs/ppe b/tests/src/test/resources/envs/ppe
index 71320c9..9de0894 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/resources/envs/ppe
+++ b/tests/src/test/resources/envs/ppe
@@ -76,4 +76,21 @@ endpoints.szr-mock-api.url=https://api-szr.ppe.moneta-containers.net
 endpoints.forte.url=https://forteppe.ux.mbid.cz/portal/home/
 
 #Exevido
-endpoints.exevido.url=https://exevido.ppe.moneta-containers.net/#/auth/login
\ No newline at end of file
+endpoints.exevido.url=https://exevido.ppe.moneta-containers.net/#/auth/login
+
+#IBM MQ First Vision
+endpoints.imq-first-vision.connection-name-list=mq9multipe5x(1414),mq9multipe6x(1414)
+endpoints.imq-first-vision.channel=CLIENT.CHANNEL
+endpoints.imq-first-vision.queue-manager=MVSW2PPE
+endpoints.imq-first-vision.ssl-cipher-suite=TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256
+
+#IBM MQ queues
+endpoints.imq-first-vision.payment-notifications.queue=MVSW2PPE.DELIVERY.NOTIFICATION
+endpoints.imq-first-vision.payment-request.queue=MVSW2PPE.DELIVERY.REQUEST
+endpoints.imq-first-vision.mf-requests.queue=MVSW2PPE.MF.REQUESTS
+endpoints.imq-first-vision.mf-responses.queue=MVSW2PPE.MF.RESPONSES
+endpoints.imq-first-vision.mf-ebcdic.queue=MVSW2PPE.MF.EBCDIC
+endpoints.imq-first-vision.mf-utf8.queue=MVSW2PPE.MF.UTF8
+
+#Vault path for IBM MQ credentials
+vault.imq-first-vision.secrets.path=/kv/autotesty/ppe/imq-first-vision
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/src/test/resources/envs/tst1 b/tests/src/test/resources/envs/tst1
index dbedecb..c8d351f 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/resources/envs/tst1
+++ b/tests/src/test/resources/envs/tst1
@@ -97,4 +97,21 @@ endpoints.szr-mock-api.url=https://api-szr.tst.moneta-containers.net
 endpoints.exevido.url=https://exevido.tst.moneta-containers.net/#/auth/login
 
 #Cashman
-endpoints.cashman.url=https://cashmantst.mbid.cz/
\ No newline at end of file
+endpoints.cashman.url=https://cashmantst.mbid.cz/
+
+#IBM MQ First Vision
+endpoints.imq-first-vision.connection-name-list=mq9multitst5x(1414),mq9multitst6x(1414)
+endpoints.imq-first-vision.channel=CLIENT.CHANNEL
+endpoints.imq-first-vision.queue-manager=MVSW2TST3
+endpoints.imq-first-vision.ssl-cipher-suite=TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256
+
+#IBM MQ queues
+endpoints.imq-first-vision.payment-notifications.queue=MVSW2TST3.DELIVERY.NOTIFICATION
+endpoints.imq-first-vision.payment-request.queue=MVSW2TST3.DELIVERY.REQUEST
+endpoints.imq-first-vision.mf-requests.queue=MVSW2TST3.MF.REQUESTS
+endpoints.imq-first-vision.mf-responses.queue=MVSW2TST3.MF.RESPONSES
+endpoints.imq-first-vision.mf-ebcdic.queue=MVSW2TST3.MF.EBCDIC
+endpoints.imq-first-vision.mf-utf8.queue=MVSW2TST3.MF.UTF8
+
+#Vault path for IBM MQ credentials
+vault.imq-first-vision.secrets.path=/kv/autotesty/tst1/imq-first-vision
\ No newline at end of file