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List accessible collection metadata; Read collection fields; List one page of collection items.

What you can do (3)

What you can do

Available commands: 3 (3 read, 0 write). Enable only the commands your application needs.

Command Effect
List accessible collection metadata — directus.collections.list Read
Read collection fields — directus.fields.list Read
List one page of collection items — directus.items.list Read

Connect and use

Connect and use

Open the integration's connection form to check the available credential source. The source has not been resolved for this documentation export. The instructions below apply when using your own provider account.

Get your provider credentials

Follow these steps for Directus, then enter the issued values in the connection form below.

  1. Create a dedicated Directus service user with a policy granting read access only to required collections and metadata. An administrator can set its static token on the user record; obtain it through your instance administrator rather than sharing an admin key. Enter the instance root HTTPS URL in Directus HTTPS origin and its token in Directus user access token. Static tokens do not expire automatically; revoke or rotate them in Directus. Commands honor that user policy; denied metadata is not treated as accessible schema. Subpath installations are outside this subset.

Official credential setup

Where to enter credentials

In the integration page, sign in, choose your workspace and open Connect. If a Credentials choice is shown, select Use my credentials. Fill the following connection fields and save. Provider credentials belong in this form, never in an MCP configuration or tool input.

Connection field Requirement
Directus HTTPS origin Required
Directus user access token Required

Open API keys and create a Tooluse.net key for the enabled commands.

Set TOOLUSE_API_KEY in your client and use the shared MCP configuration.

Configure Claude Code, Codex or Cursor once

Permissions and results

If you have more than one workspace, check the selected workspace in the connection or API-key dialog before saving. Roles, enabled commands, expiry and revocation use Tooluse.net's existing permissions. Disabling a connection or revoking a key immediately prevents new calls.

Send one Claude tool_use block per request. Keep the same Idempotency-Key when retrying the same request; use a new key for a new call. The response includes the shared Tooluse.net receipt and Claude tool_result. Check both HTTP status and the returned tool result before treating a call as successful.

Your connection's daily allowance and key permissions also apply. Adding a connection does not make a provider request.

Calls return the shared execution receipt and a Claude tool_result. Provider output varies by operation; consult the provider documentation for its response fields. Unconfirmed calls should be checked before retrying.

Call from your client

Use the shared MCP configuration. Refresh your client's tool list after saving the connection or changing key permissions, then call the returned tool name with the example input below.

Configure Claude Code, Codex or Cursor once

Discover your enabled tools

List permitted tools in Claude format. Read every page using page and size (maximum 100) until all results have been received. Use the returned name, not a catalog capability identifier, in the tool_use block.

curl 'https://api.tooluse.net/v1/tools' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLUSE_API_KEY"

Find this command in the tool list permitted by your key. Replace svc_FROM_YOUR_TOOL_LIST with its returned name. Use a new Idempotency-Key for each new call and retain it when retrying that same call.

HTTP call

curl 'https://api.tooluse.net/v1/tool-calls' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLUSE_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Idempotency-Key: replace-with-a-new-call-id' \
  --data '{
  "type": "tool_use",
  "id": "toolu_example",
  "name": "svc_FROM_YOUR_TOOL_LIST",
  "input": {}
}'

Send one Claude tool_use block per request. Keep the same Idempotency-Key when retrying the same request; use a new key for a new call. The response includes the shared Tooluse.net receipt and Claude tool_result. Check both HTTP status and the returned tool result before treating a call as successful.

Commands

List accessible collection metadata — directus.collections.list

List accessible collection metadata. One explicit request/page; no automatic retries or pagination.

This is a read operation. Provider rate limits and data access rules still apply.

Connect and use

Parameters

Requiredness is local to the containing object. A required child is required only when its parent object or array item is provided. Alternative schemas are identified in the Constraints column; the linked full JSON Schema is authoritative.

This tool has no input parameters.

Full JSON Schema

Full JSON Schema

Example input

{}

At most 1 provider requests per invocation; timeout: 30 seconds.

Read collection fields — directus.fields.list

Read collection fields. One explicit request/page; no automatic retries or pagination.

This is a read operation. Provider rate limits and data access rules still apply.

Connect and use

Parameters

Requiredness is local to the containing object. A required child is required only when its parent object or array item is provided. Alternative schemas are identified in the Constraints column; the linked full JSON Schema is authoritative.

Parameter Type Required in parent Description Constraints
path object Required additionalProperties: false
path.collection string Required minLength: 1; maxLength: 1000; pattern: "^[A-Za-z0-9_]+$"

Full JSON Schema

Full JSON Schema

Example input

{
  "path": {
    "collection": "articles"
  }
}

At most 1 provider requests per invocation; timeout: 30 seconds.

List one page of collection items — directus.items.list

List one page of collection items. One explicit request/page; no automatic retries or pagination.

This is a read operation. Provider rate limits and data access rules still apply.

Connect and use

Parameters

Requiredness is local to the containing object. A required child is required only when its parent object or array item is provided. Alternative schemas are identified in the Constraints column; the linked full JSON Schema is authoritative.

Parameter Type Required in parent Description Constraints
path object Required additionalProperties: false
path.collection string Required minLength: 1; maxLength: 1000; pattern: "^[A-Za-z0-9_]+$"
query object Required additionalProperties: false
query.limit integer Required minimum: 1; maximum: 100
query.offset integer Required minimum: 0; maximum: 100000

Full JSON Schema

Full JSON Schema

Example input

{
  "path": {
    "collection": "articles"
  },
  "query": {
    "limit": 10,
    "offset": 0
  }
}

At most 1 provider requests per invocation; timeout: 30 seconds.

Errors

Check the key's expiry, revocation, workspace and allowed operations.

Reuse the same idempotency key only for the same request.

The connection or provider limit has been reached. Check the receipt before retrying.

Test the connection

Open the integration's commands below to inspect parameters and examples. Start with a read command for an account or resource you can access. Refresh your client's tool list, use the returned tool name, and check the execution result and usage. Provider charges and permissions still apply. Never test a write against production data without reviewing it.

Official provider documentation

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