Analyze collection schema with relationship mapping and validation
AI agents call analyze_collection_schema to retrieve information from Directus MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries collection metadata and relationships to provide insights. It has no side effects: it does not create, modify, delete, or execute operations. It is a data retrieval and inspection utility typical of administrative read operations on CMS schemas.
From the tool's definition Tool performs analysis and schema inspection with 'relationship mapping and validation' — operations that retrieve and examine data structures without modifying them. The verb 'analyze' combined with 'schema' inspection indicates a read-only query operation.
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Analyze collection schema with relationship mapping and validation. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Directus MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Directus MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for analyze_collection_schema: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Directus MCP Server. Nothing to install.
analyze_collection_schema is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the analyze_collection_schema rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for analyze_collection_schema. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
analyze_collection_schema is provided by the Directus MCP Server MCP server (staminna/mcp-server-claude). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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