describe_collection — Total CMS MCP Tool Read-only

describe_collection (describe collection) is one of 20 tools on the Total CMS MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.

by client

How to call describe_collection from your client

Claude Code Total CMS describe_collection run in your project directory
Claude Desktop Total CMS describe_collection ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Cursor Total CMS describe_collection ~/.cursor/mcp.json
VS Code Total CMS describe_collection .vscode/mcp.json
Zed Total CMS describe_collection ~/.config/zed/settings.json
Windsurf Total CMS describe_collection ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
Cline Total CMS describe_collection ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
Gemini CLI Total CMS describe_collection ~/.gemini/settings.json
Grok Total CMS describe_collection .mcp.json (in your project root)
ChatGPT Total CMS describe_collection Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
Claude.ai Total CMS describe_collection Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
LangChain Total CMS describe_collection pip install langchain-mcp-adapters

Fastest route

claude mcp add --transport http docs https://totalcms.co/mcp

Other tools on this server

describe_view
docs_get
docs_lookup
docs_search
fetch
find_comparison
get_object
get_resource
get_view
latest_release
list_collections
list_guides
list_views
needs_review
query_collection
query_view
search
search_collection
search_collections

This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 5 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.

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