The Directus Content MCP Server is an interface for Directus users to interact with their data in LLMs.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add directus-content --env DIRECTUS_URL='<DIRECTUS_URL>' --env DIRECTUS_TOKEN='<DIRECTUS_TOKEN>' -- npx @directus/content-mcp@latest~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.directus-content]
command = "npx"
args = ["@directus/content-mcp@latest"]
env = { DIRECTUS_URL = "<DIRECTUS_URL>", DIRECTUS_TOKEN = "<DIRECTUS_TOKEN>" }
# codex mcp add directus-content --env DIRECTUS_URL='<DIRECTUS_URL>' --env DIRECTUS_TOKEN='<DIRECTUS_TOKEN>' -- npx @directus/content-mcp@latest~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"directus-content": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@directus/content-mcp@latest"
],
"env": {
"DIRECTUS_URL": "<DIRECTUS_URL>",
"DIRECTUS_TOKEN": "<DIRECTUS_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"directus-content": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@directus/content-mcp@latest"
],
"env": {
"DIRECTUS_URL": "<DIRECTUS_URL>",
"DIRECTUS_TOKEN": "<DIRECTUS_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"directus-content": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@directus/content-mcp@latest"
],
"env": {
"DIRECTUS_URL": "<DIRECTUS_URL>",
"DIRECTUS_TOKEN": "<DIRECTUS_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"directus-content": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@directus/content-mcp@latest"
],
"env": {
"DIRECTUS_URL": "<DIRECTUS_URL>",
"DIRECTUS_TOKEN": "<DIRECTUS_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"directus-content": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@directus/content-mcp@latest"
],
"env": {
"DIRECTUS_URL": "<DIRECTUS_URL>",
"DIRECTUS_TOKEN": "<DIRECTUS_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
DIRECTUS_URLDIRECTUS_TOKEN
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.