search_directory

Instructions

    This performs a more targeted search of your organization's directory.
    
    Args:
        query: Search term to find specific directory members
        max_results: Maximum number of results to return (default: 20)
    

Implementation Reference

• mcp_google_contacts_server/tools.py:229-248 (handler)

  The primary MCP tool handler for 'search_directory'. Decorated with @mcp.tool(), it handles tool invocation by initializing the service, performing the directory search via the service method, formatting the results, and returning a user-friendly string response.

  @mcp.tool()
  async def search_directory(query: str, max_results: int = 20) -> str:
      """Search for people specifically in the Google Workspace directory.
      
      This performs a more targeted search of your organization's directory.
      
      Args:
          query: Search term to find specific directory members
          max_results: Maximum number of results to return (default: 20)
      """
      service = init_service()
      if not service:
          return "Error: Google Contacts service is not available. Please check your credentials."
      
      try:
          results = service.search_directory(query, max_results)
          return format_directory_people(results, query)
      except Exception as e:
          return f"Error: Failed to search directory - {str(e)}"

• mcp_google_contacts_server/google_contacts_service.py:426-464 (helper)

  Core helper method in GoogleContactsService class that executes the Google People API searchDirectoryPeople request, processes the response, formats each person using _format_directory_person, and returns a list of formatted directory contacts.

  def search_directory(self, query: str, max_results: int = 20) -> List[Dict]:
      """Search for people in the Google Workspace directory.
      
      This is a more focused search function that uses the searchDirectoryPeople endpoint.
      
      Args:
          query: Search query to find specific users
          max_results: Maximum number of results to return
          
      Returns:
          List of matching directory contact dictionaries
      """
      try:
          response = self.service.people().searchDirectoryPeople(
              query=query,
              readMask='names,emailAddresses,organizations,phoneNumbers',
              sources=['DIRECTORY_SOURCE_TYPE_DOMAIN_CONTACT', 'DIRECTORY_SOURCE_TYPE_DOMAIN_PROFILE'],
              pageSize=max_results
          ).execute()
          
          people = response.get('people', [])
          
          
          if not people:
              return []
          
          # Format the results
          directory_results = []
          for person in people:
              contact = self._format_directory_person(person)
              directory_results.append(contact)
          
          return directory_results
          
      except HttpError as error:
          if error.resp.status == 403:
              print("Directory search access forbidden. This may not be a Google Workspace account.")
              return []
          raise Exception(f"Error searching directory: {error}")

• mcp_google_contacts_server/formatters.py:73-121 (helper)

  Supporting formatter utility that converts the list of directory search results into a human-readable string format, including summaries and structured details for each person. Used by the search_directory handler.

  def format_directory_people(people: List[Dict[str, Any]], query: Optional[str] = None) -> str:
      """Format a list of directory people into a readable string.
      
      Args:
          people: List of directory people dictionaries
          query: Optional search query used to find these people
          
      Returns:
          Formatted string representation of the directory people
      """
      if not people:
          if query:
              return f"No directory members found matching '{query}'."
          return "No directory members found."
      
      # Count how many users have emails
      users_with_email = sum(1 for user in people if user.get('email'))
      
      # Format the results
      formatted_users = []
      for i, user in enumerate(people, 1):
          user_parts = []
          user_parts.append(f"Directory Member {i}:")
          
          if user.get('displayName'):
              user_parts.append(f"Name: {user['displayName']}")
          
          if user.get('email'):
              user_parts.append(f"Email: {user['email']}")
          
          if user.get('department'):
              user_parts.append(f"Department: {user['department']}")
          
          if user.get('jobTitle'):
              user_parts.append(f"Title: {user['jobTitle']}")
          
          if user.get('phone'):
              user_parts.append(f"Phone: {user['phone']}")
          
          if user.get('resourceName'):
              user_parts.append(f"ID: {user['resourceName']}")
          
          formatted_users.append("\n".join(user_parts))
      
      query_part = f" matching '{query}'" if query else ""
      summary = f"Found {len(people)} directory member(s){query_part}. {users_with_email} have email addresses."
      formatted_users.append(summary)
      
      return "\n\n".join(formatted_users)

• mcp_google_contacts_server/main.py:81-85 (registration)

  Server initialization code where the FastMCP instance is created and register_tools is invoked to define and register all MCP tools, including 'search_directory', via decorators inside register_tools.

  mcp = FastMCP("google-contacts")
  
  # Register all tools
  register_tools(mcp)