Directus MCP server

This is a helper that connects your AI assistant to Directus, the system many teams use to store and manage their website content. Once it is set up, you can ask your AI in plain words to look things up or make changes in Directus for you. It is handy if you already work with Directus and would rather not click through its admin screens all day.

What this MCP server does

You ask your AI something about your Directus content, like listing your collections or finding published products. Your AI passes that request to this helper, which talks to your Directus instance using a token you gave it. Directus sends back the data, and the helper hands it to your AI, which explains it to you in the chat. If you ask for a change, like creating an item or a new field, the helper makes that change in Directus and tells you it is done. You never touch Directus yourself unless you want to check.

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What you can do with it

• List your collections and see the fields inside each one
• Read items from a collection, with filters like status or date
• Create, update or delete items in a collection
• Create new collections and add fields to them
• Upload and manage files, and import CSV or JSON data
• Create and trigger automation flows
• Look up users and check their roles
• Inspect and compare your data model to spot changes

Try asking your AI

• “List all collections in my Directus instance”
• “Show me all products where status is published”
• “Create a new collection called blog_posts with title, content and published fields”
• “Analyze the schema of the users collection including relationships”

What it gives back to you

You get answers in plain chat text: lists of collections, items, users or files, and short summaries of what your data looks like. When it changes something, like creating an item or a field, it tells you what it did. For schema work you can get a snapshot or a comparison of your data model. Everything shows up as a normal reply from your AI, not as a separate screen.

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Who it's for

People who already use Directus for their website or app content and want to manage it by chatting instead of clicking through admin screens.