list_tools — AI Tool Directory MCP Tool Read-only
list_tools
(list tools) is one of 6 tools on the
AI Tool Directory
MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.
by client
How to call list_tools from your client
- Claude Code AI Tool Directory list_tools run in your project directory
- Claude Desktop AI Tool Directory list_tools ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Cursor AI Tool Directory list_tools ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- VS Code AI Tool Directory list_tools .vscode/mcp.json
- Zed AI Tool Directory list_tools ~/.config/zed/settings.json
- Windsurf AI Tool Directory list_tools ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
- Cline AI Tool Directory list_tools ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
- Gemini CLI AI Tool Directory list_tools ~/.gemini/settings.json
- Grok AI Tool Directory list_tools .mcp.json (in your project root)
- ChatGPT AI Tool Directory list_tools Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
- Claude.ai AI Tool Directory list_tools Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
- LangChain AI Tool Directory list_tools pip install langchain-mcp-adapters
Fastest route
claude mcp add --transport http catalog https://tooldirectory.ai/api/mcpOther tools on this server
This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 24 September 2026. It is what
the server actually exposes, not what its listing claims.
Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.