list_collections — library MCP Tool Read-only
list_collections
(list collections) is one of 3 tools on the
library
MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.
by client
How to call list_collections from your client
- Claude Code library list_collections run in your project directory
- Claude Desktop library list_collections ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Cursor library list_collections ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- VS Code library list_collections .vscode/mcp.json
- Zed library list_collections ~/.config/zed/settings.json
- Windsurf library list_collections ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
- Cline library list_collections ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
- Gemini CLI library list_collections ~/.gemini/settings.json
- Grok library list_collections .mcp.json (in your project root)
- ChatGPT library list_collections Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
- Claude.ai library list_collections Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
- LangChain library list_collections pip install langchain-mcp-adapters
Fastest route
claude mcp add --transport http library https://mcp.theoldways.co/mcpOther tools on this server
This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 14 November 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.