Directories.ai's MCP server just got a significant expansion, and if you connected a client a few months ago, it's worth reconnecting to see what's new.
What's new
Tasks tools. Your agent can now read the full Tasks board (get_agent_inbox, list_agent_tasks), claim work (start_agent_task), report progress, finish with a summary, ask you a question when it's genuinely stuck (request_task_input), and even create scheduled, repeating tasks — daily, weekly, or monthly — without you re-asking every time.
Claims tools. list_claim_requests and review_claim_request let an agent (or you, through the agent) process listing claim requests directly: approving one marks the listing claimed, automatically closes competing pending claims, and emails the claimant.
Data import tools. The same mapping workflow available on the dashboard — explore tables, preview rows, map columns to listing fields, save the mapping, then run it — is now available end to end through MCP, so migrating an existing database into listings no longer requires leaving your AI client.
Live-site checks. check_live_site fetches a page from your directory's actual live domain and reports status, load time, title, meta description, and robots directives — useful for an agent verifying that a change actually shipped, not just that Directories.ai's record of it changed.
Why this matters
Every one of these tools is built on the same shared logic the dashboard itself uses (app/actions/*-core.ts), so there's no drift between what you can do by clicking around and what your agent can do through MCP. That also means anything your agent does shows up in your dashboard the same way a manual change would.
Try it this week
If you already have a client connected, ask it to check your agent inbox and tell you what's overdue. If you haven't connected one yet, it's one JSON block pointing at your directory's MCP endpoint with your API key — see the full tool reference for the exact steps.