directory_summary — directory MCP Tool
directory_summary
(directory summary) is one of 3 tools on the
directory
MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.
by client
How to call directory_summary from your client
- Claude Code directory directory_summary run in your project directory
- Claude Desktop directory directory_summary ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Cursor directory directory_summary ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- VS Code directory directory_summary .vscode/mcp.json
- Zed directory directory_summary ~/.config/zed/settings.json
- Windsurf directory directory_summary ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
- Cline directory directory_summary ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
- Gemini CLI directory directory_summary ~/.gemini/settings.json
- Grok directory directory_summary .mcp.json (in your project root)
- ChatGPT directory directory_summary Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
- Claude.ai directory directory_summary Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
- LangChain directory directory_summary pip install langchain-mcp-adapters
Fastest route
claude mcp add --transport http directory https://ashtonforge.com/mcp/directoryOther 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.