Directus MCP Server

Warning

This was an experimental MCP server to test the waters and see what it would allow us to do. We've since released an official Directus MCP server over on https://github.com/directus/mcp 🙂

Directus Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server

MCP server for use with Directus. Allows your AI tools to connect to and use your Directus API on your behalf.

This is an experiment by yours truly (@rijkvanzanten). Any and all PRs are more than welcome :)

Installation

This MCP server is built to work with NodeJS v22.12 or newer.

Global Installation (Recommended)

npm install -g @rijk/directus-mcp-server

Then configure Claude AI to use the npm package as remote server:

{
	"mcpServers": {
		"directus": {
			"command": "directus-mcp-server",
			"env": {
				"DIRECTUS_URL": "<your Directus instance URL>",
				"DIRECTUS_TOKEN": "<your Directus user token>"
			}
		}
	}
}

Local / Dev Installation

Clone the repo
pnpm install && pnpm build to build the server
Configure Claude AI like above, but pointing it to the dist file instead:

{
	"mcpServers": {
		"directus": {
			"command": "node",
			"args": ["/path/to/directus-mcp-server/dist/index.js"]
		}
	}
}

Tools

Read Items

The read-items tool allows you to read items from any Directus collection by providing the collection name as a parameter.

Parameters:

collection: (required) The name of the collection to read from
fields: (optional) Array of field names to return
sort: (optional) Field to sort by (prefix with - for descending order)
limit: (optional) Maximum number of items to return

Example:

{
  "collection": "articles",
  "fields": ["id", "title", "date_published"],
  "sort": "-date_published",
  "limit": 10
}

Read Current User

Get information about the current user. Effectively the /users/me endpoint.

Read Collections

Return what collections/fields are available in the system. Use this tool first to discover available collections before using the read-items tool.

License

MIT

This server cannot be installed

security - not tested

license - permissive license

quality - not tested

How are these scores calculated?

remote-capable server

The server can be hosted and run remotely because it primarily relies on remote services or has no dependency on the local environment.

A Model Context Protocol server that allows AI tools to connect to and interact with your Directus API, enabling automated access to collections, items, and user data.

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