{"version":"2.1.248","anchor":"tool-for-listing-a-directory-resource-on-an-mcp-server","canonical_anchor":"tool-for-listing-a-directory-resource-on-an-mcp-server","heading":"Tool for listing a directory resource on an MCP server","tier":"internal","area":"MCP","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.248\/e\/tool-for-listing-a-directory-resource-on-an-mcp-server","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.248","markdown":"### Tool for listing a directory resource on an MCP server\n\nThere is a tool for listing the direct children of a directory an MCP server exposes.\n\n**What**\n\nA tool description covers listing the direct children of a directory exposed by an MCP server. The listing is not recursive; subdirectories are marked by their content type so the tool can be called again to go deeper, and it only works against servers that declare support for it.\n\n**Evidence**\n\n`The listing is not recursive. Each entry carries its own`\n\n- Area: MCP\n- Tier: Under the hood\n- Useful: 3\/5\n- Signal: 4\/5"}