directory_search — Essentially Amsterdam MCP Tool
directory_search
(directory search) is one of 13 tools on the
Essentially Amsterdam
MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.
by client
How to call directory_search from your client
- Claude Code Essentially Amsterdam directory_search run in your project directory
- Claude Desktop Essentially Amsterdam directory_search ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Cursor Essentially Amsterdam directory_search ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- VS Code Essentially Amsterdam directory_search .vscode/mcp.json
- Zed Essentially Amsterdam directory_search ~/.config/zed/settings.json
- Windsurf Essentially Amsterdam directory_search ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
- Cline Essentially Amsterdam directory_search ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
- Gemini CLI Essentially Amsterdam directory_search ~/.gemini/settings.json
- Grok Essentially Amsterdam directory_search .mcp.json (in your project root)
- ChatGPT Essentially Amsterdam directory_search Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
- Claude.ai Essentially Amsterdam directory_search Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
- LangChain Essentially Amsterdam directory_search pip install langchain-mcp-adapters
Fastest route
claude mcp add --transport http amsterdam https://essentiallyamsterdam.com/mcpOther tools on this server
This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 11 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.