MCP Server

Connect Claude (web, desktop), Cursor, or any other Model Context Protocol (MCP) compatible client directly to your Directify directory. Once connected, you can manage listings, categories, tags, articles, custom pages, organizers, and more — all through natural conversation with your AI assistant.

What is MCP?

The Model Context Protocol is an open standard that lets AI assistants securely connect to external tools and data sources. Directify exposes 35+ tools through MCP, covering full CRUD operations on every major resource in your directory.

Two Ways to Connect

Remote MCP (recommended) — Hosted by Directify at mcp.directify.app. No installation needed.

• Claude web (claude.ai): Add as a connector at https://mcp.directify.app/mcp and authorize with your API token (OAuth flow)
• Claude Desktop / Cursor: Use mcp-remote with your API token as a Bearer header

Local MCP — Run on your own machine via npm. Better for advanced setups, offline work, or self-hosting:

npm install -g directify-mcp

Configure with your API token via environment variables and add to your MCP client config.

Available Tools (35+)

• Directories — list directories you own
• Listings — list, get, create, update, delete, bulk create, check exists
• Categories — full CRUD with hierarchical support
• Tags — full CRUD with colors and icons
• Articles — full CRUD plus toggle and category filtering
• Custom Pages — full CRUD plus toggle
• Organizers — full CRUD with user assignment
• Custom Fields — list custom fields per directory

Example Use Cases

• "Add 50 yoga studios to my directory from this CSV"
• "Create a new blog post about the top 10 retreats this summer"
• "Show me all listings without descriptions and write SEO descriptions for them"
• "Create a new category called Wellness and assign these 12 listings to it"
• "Update all listings in the Italian category to mark them as featured"

How to Get Started

1. Generate an API token in Settings > API
2. Choose remote or local MCP
3. Connect from your AI client using the docs at docs.directify.app
4. Start managing your directory through natural conversation

Benefits

• Save Hours — bulk operations that would take all day in the admin panel become a single conversation
• No Code Required — your AI assistant handles all the API calls
• Secure — uses your existing API tokens, all requests are scoped to directories you own
• Works Everywhere — Claude web, Claude Desktop, Cursor, and any other MCP client