List available MCP tools and get detailed help.
Use this tool to discover what tools are available and how to use them.
Call without parameters to see all tools, or provide a tool name to get
detailed help including parameters, examples, and related tools.
Args:
tool_name: Optional name of a specific tool to get detailed help for.
Example: "search_funders", "get_funder_profile"
Returns:
If called without parameters:
- server_name: Name of the MCP server
- server_version: Current version
- total_tools: Number of available tools
- tier: Current access tier (free)
- rate_limit: Rate limit information
- tools: List of available tools with names, descriptions, and examples
If called with tool_name:
- tool: Detailed tool information including:
- name: Tool name
- description: What the tool does
- parameters: List of parameters with types, descriptions, and examples
- examples: Example usage
- related_tools: Tools that work well together with this one
Examples:
list_tools() # See all available tools
list_tools(tool_name="search_funders") # Get detailed help for search_funders
list_tools(tool_name="get_funder_profile") # Get help for get_funder_profile