@payloadcms/plugin-mcp 4.0.0-internal.4804abd → 4.0.0-internal.4a8e202

package/dist/utils/schemaConversion/sanitizeEntitySchema.spec.js.map

@@ -1 +1 @@
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package/dist/utils/toStandardSchema.d.ts.map

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package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@payloadcms/plugin-mcp",
-  "version": "4.0.0-internal.4804abd",
+  "version": "4.0.0-internal.4a8e202",
   "description": "MCP (Model Context Protocol) capabilities with Payload",
   "keywords": [
     "plugin",
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@
       "default": "./dist/stdio.js"
     },
     "./internal": {
-      "import": "./dist/internal.js",
-      "types": "./dist/internal.d.ts",
-      "default": "./dist/internal.js"
+      "import": "./dist/exports/internal.js",
+      "types": "./dist/exports/internal.d.ts",
+      "default": "./dist/exports/internal.js"
     }
   },
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
@@ -55,21 +55,19 @@
     "bin.js"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "@cfworker/json-schema": "^4.1.1",
-    "@modelcontextprotocol/server": "2.0.0-alpha.2",
+    "@modelcontextprotocol/server": "2.0.0",
     "tsx": "4.22.4",
-    "zod": "^4.0.0"
+    "zod": "^4.2.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@payloadcms/eslint-config": "3.28.0",
-    "payload": "4.0.0-internal.4804abd"
+    "payload": "4.0.0-internal.4a8e202"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "payload": "4.0.0-internal.4804abd"
+    "payload": "4.0.0-internal.4a8e202"
   },
   "//deps_notes": {
     "zod": "zod is a hard dependency of @modelcontextprotocol/server, thus we can safely use it without it impacting bundle size. Make extra sure the zod version here matches exactly what's defined in the dependencies of @modelcontextprotocol/server to avoid duplicate versions being installed.",
-    "@cfworker/json-schema": "Should be able to remove in next @modelcontextprotocol/server alpha release. Marked as an optional peer of @modelcontextprotocol/server, but its bundle does an eager top-level `import { Validator } from '@cfworker/json-schema'`, so it must be installed even when only zod-registered tools are used. Drop once upstream lazy-loads the validator. See: https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/typescript-sdk",
     "tsx": "Required by the `bin.js` stdio mcp. Keep the version pinned to whatever `payload` ships to avoid duplicate installs."
   },
   "homepage:": "https://payloadcms.com",

package/src/endpoint/access.ts

@@ -12,13 +12,8 @@ export type GetAuthorizedMCPArgs = {
 }
 
 /**
- * Resolves the MCP caller and returns the MCP surface authorized for that request.
- *
- * Authorization has two layers:
- * 1. Payload collection/global permissions determine whether built-in operation tools are shown.
- * 2. MCP `access` callbacks can further hide any configured tool, prompt, or resource.
- *
- * Like Payload core operations, `overrideAccess` skips both layers.
+ * Authenticates an MCP request and removes items the user cannot access.
+ * `overrideAccess` skips Payload and MCP item access checks.
  */
 export const getAuthorizedMCP: (args: GetAuthorizedMCPArgs) => Promise<AuthorizedMCP> = async ({
   overrideAccess,
@@ -53,7 +48,6 @@ export const getAuthorizedMCP: (args: GetAuthorizedMCPArgs) => Promise<Authorize
       req,
     }),
     overrideAccess,
-    user: req.user,
   }
 }
 
@@ -66,8 +60,7 @@ export const filterMCPItems = async ({
   overrideAccess: boolean
   req: PayloadRequest
 }): Promise<MCPItem[]> => {
-  // Match Payload core: overrideAccess bypasses access evaluation instead of
-  // forcing each access function to return true.
+  // Match Payload core: overrideAccess bypasses access evaluation
   if (overrideAccess) {
     return items
   }

package/src/endpoint/index.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
-import { WebStandardStreamableHTTPServerTransport } from '@modelcontextprotocol/server'
-import { APIError, type PayloadHandler } from 'payload'
+import type { PayloadHandler, PayloadRequest } from 'payload'
+
+import {
+  createMcpHandler,
+  isLegacyRequest,
+  WebStandardStreamableHTTPServerTransport,
+} from '@modelcontextprotocol/server'
+import { APIError } from 'payload'
 
 import { buildMcpServer } from '../mcp/buildMcpServer.js'
 import { getPluginConfig } from '../utils/getPluginConfig.js'
@@ -27,22 +33,45 @@ export const mcpEndpoint: PayloadHandler = async (req) => {
   }
 
   const authorizedMCP = await getAuthorizedMCP({ overrideAccess, req })
+  // Payload augments the original web-standard Request in place.
+  const mcpRequest = req as PayloadRequest & Request
 
-  const server = buildMcpServer({ authorizedMCP, pluginConfig, req })
-
-  const transport = new WebStandardStreamableHTTPServerTransport({
-    enableJsonResponse: true,
-    sessionIdGenerator: undefined, // stateless mode
-  })
+  // Keep the old JSON-only, stateless behavior because the SDK's 2025 fallback uses SSE.
+  if (await isLegacyRequest(mcpRequest)) {
+    const server = buildMcpServer({ authorizedMCP, pluginConfig, req })
+    const transport = new WebStandardStreamableHTTPServerTransport({
+      enableJsonResponse: true,
+      sessionIdGenerator: undefined, // stateless mode
+    })
+    transport.onerror = (err) => {
+      req.payload.logger.error({ err, msg: 'Error serving legacy MCP request' })
+    }
 
-  await server.connect(transport)
+    try {
+      await server.connect(transport)
+      return await transport.handleRequest(mcpRequest)
+    } finally {
+      await server.close().catch((err) => {
+        req.payload.logger.error({ err, msg: 'Error closing MCP server' })
+      })
+    }
+  }
 
-  const mcpRequest = new Request(req.url, {
-    body: req.body,
-    duplex: 'half',
-    headers: req.headers,
-    method: req.method,
-  } as { duplex: 'half' } & RequestInit)
+  const handler = createMcpHandler(() => buildMcpServer({ authorizedMCP, pluginConfig, req }), {
+    legacy: 'reject',
+    // SDK subscriptions always use SSE, so disable them to keep every response JSON-only.
+    maxSubscriptions: 0,
+    onerror: (err) => {
+      req.payload.logger.error({ err, msg: 'Error serving modern MCP request' })
+    },
+    responseMode: 'json',
+  })
 
-  return await transport.handleRequest(mcpRequest)
+  try {
+    return await handler.fetch(mcpRequest)
+  } finally {
+    await handler.close().catch((err) => {
+      req.payload.logger.error({ err, msg: 'Error closing modern MCP handler' })
+    })
+  }
 }

package/src/index.ts

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import { mcpEndpoint } from './endpoint/index.js'
 import { sanitizeMCPConfig } from './mcp/sanitizeMCPConfig.js'
 
 declare module 'payload' {
-  export interface PayloadRequest {
-    payloadAPI: 'GraphQL' | 'local' | 'MCP' | 'REST'
+  export interface PayloadRequestAPI {
+    MCP: true
   }
   interface RegisteredPlugins {
     /** After the plugin's `plugin` callback runs, `options` holds the sanitized config. */
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ export { defineCollectionTool, defineGlobalTool, definePrompt, defineTool } from
 export const mcpPlugin = definePlugin<MCPPluginConfig>({
   slug: '@payloadcms/plugin-mcp',
   order: 10,
-  plugin: ({ config, plugins, ...rawConfig }) => {
-    const pluginConfig = sanitizeMCPConfig({ config, pluginConfig: rawConfig })
+  plugin: ({ config, options, plugins }) => {
+    const pluginConfig = sanitizeMCPConfig({ config, pluginConfig: options })
 
     // Stash the sanitized config on plugin options so `getPluginConfig()` reads it.
     const registered = plugins['@payloadcms/plugin-mcp']

package/src/mcp/buildMcpServer.ts

@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ import { getLogger } from '../utils/getLogger.js'
 import { toStandardSchema } from '../utils/toStandardSchema.js'
 
 /**
- * Transport-agnostic core: registers every authorized MCP item onto a fresh
- * `McpServer` and returns it. The caller is responsible for picking a transport
- * (`WebStandardStreamableHTTPServerTransport`, `StdioServerTransport`, …) and
- * calling `server.connect(transport)`.
+ * Serving-entry-agnostic core: registers every authorized MCP item onto a fresh
+ * `McpServer` and returns it. The HTTP and stdio entry point callers provide fresh
+ * instances from this builder while they own the transport and protocol-era
+ * decision.
  *
  * `req` is the request context handlers see. For HTTP it's the live
  * `PayloadRequest` derived from the incoming HTTP request; for stdio it's a
@@ -47,11 +47,21 @@ export const buildMcpServer = ({
    * Wrap a tool handler's response with the tool's `overrideResponse`, then
    * strip the internal `doc` field so it doesn't leak onto the wire.
    */
-  const finalizeToolResponse = (
-    response: MCPToolResponse,
-    overrideResponse?: MCPResponseOverride,
-  ): MCPToolResponse => {
-    const overridden = overrideResponse?.(response, response.doc ?? {}, req) ?? response
+  const finalizeToolResponse = async ({
+    input,
+    overrideResponse,
+    response,
+    toolName,
+  }: {
+    input: unknown
+    overrideResponse?: MCPResponseOverride
+    response: MCPToolResponse
+    toolName: string
+  }): Promise<MCPToolResponse> => {
+    let overridden = overrideResponse?.(response, response.doc ?? {}, req) ?? response
+    for (const hook of pluginConfig.hooks?.afterToolCall ?? []) {
+      overridden = await hook({ input, req, response: overridden, toolName })
+    }
     const { doc: _doc, ...rest } = overridden
     return rest
   }
@@ -119,7 +129,12 @@ export const buildMcpServer = ({
       ? match.tool.handler({ ...handlerArgs, collectionSlug: slug })
       : match.tool.handler({ ...handlerArgs, globalSlug: slug }))
 
-    return finalizeToolResponse(response, match.tool.overrideResponse)
+    return finalizeToolResponse({
+      input: toolInput,
+      overrideResponse: match.tool.overrideResponse,
+      response,
+      toolName: match.mcpName,
+    })
   }
 
   try {
@@ -203,16 +218,21 @@ export const buildMcpServer = ({
               description: tool.description,
               inputSchema: tool.input ? toStandardSchema(tool.input) : undefined,
             },
-            async (input: unknown, ctx: ServerContext) =>
-              finalizeToolResponse(
-                await tool.handler({
-                  authorizedMCP,
-                  input: (input ?? {}) as Record<string, unknown>,
-                  req,
-                  serverContext: ctx,
-                }),
-                tool.overrideResponse,
-              ),
+            async (input: unknown, ctx: ServerContext) => {
+              const toolInput = (input ?? {}) as Record<string, unknown>
+              const response = await tool.handler({
+                authorizedMCP,
+                input: toolInput,
+                req,
+                serverContext: ctx,
+              })
+              return finalizeToolResponse({
+                input: toolInput,
+                overrideResponse: tool.overrideResponse,
+                response,
+                toolName: item.mcpName,
+              })
+            },
           )
           logger.info(`✅ Tool: ${item.mcpName} Registered.`)
           break

package/src/mcp/builtin/collections/countTool.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { z } from 'zod'
 import { defaultAccess } from '../../../defaultAccess.js'
 import { defineCollectionTool } from '../../../defineTool.js'
 import { getLogger } from '../../../utils/getLogger.js'
-import { localAPIDefaults } from '../../../utils/localAPIDefaults.js'
 import { whereSchema } from '../../../utils/whereSchema.js'
 
 const DEFAULT_DESCRIPTION =
@@ -42,8 +41,8 @@ export const countDocumentsTool = defineCollectionTool({
   try {
     const result = await payload.count({
       collection: collectionSlug,
+      overrideAccess: authorizedMCP.overrideAccess,
       req,
-      ...localAPIDefaults(authorizedMCP),
       ...(locale ? { locale } : {}),
       ...(trash !== undefined ? { trash } : {}),
       ...(where ? { where } : {}),

package/src/mcp/builtin/collections/countVersionsTool.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { z } from 'zod'
 import { defaultAccess } from '../../../defaultAccess.js'
 import { defineCollectionTool } from '../../../defineTool.js'
 import { getLogger } from '../../../utils/getLogger.js'
-import { localAPIDefaults } from '../../../utils/localAPIDefaults.js'
 import { whereSchema } from '../../../utils/whereSchema.js'
 
 const DEFAULT_DESCRIPTION =
@@ -39,8 +38,8 @@ export const countVersionsTool = defineCollectionTool({
   try {
     const result = await payload.countVersions({
       collection: collectionSlug,
+      overrideAccess: authorizedMCP.overrideAccess,
       req,
-      ...localAPIDefaults(authorizedMCP),
       ...(locale ? { locale } : {}),
       ...(where ? { where } : {}),
     })

package/src/mcp/builtin/collections/createTool.ts

@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ import {
   getCollectionVirtualFieldNames,
   stripVirtualFields,
 } from '../../../utils/getVirtualFieldNames.js'
-import { localAPIDefaults } from '../../../utils/localAPIDefaults.js'
 import { transformPointDataToPayload } from '../../../utils/transformPointDataToPayload.js'
 import { validateCollectionData } from '../validateEntityData.js'
+import { fileInputSchema, resolveFile } from './fileInput.js'
 import { formatCollectionError } from './formatCollectionError.js'
 
 const DEFAULT_DESCRIPTION =
-  'Create a document in any collection by passing the collection slug and data.'
+  'Create one or more documents. Each can have different data or a file. Prefer uploadReference after upload, externalURL for URLs, or base64 for small local files.'
 
-export const createDocumentTool = defineCollectionTool({
+export const createDocumentsTool = defineCollectionTool({
   access: (args) =>
     defaultAccess(args) && Boolean(args.permissions?.collections?.[args.collectionSlug]?.create),
   annotations: {
@@ -25,11 +25,10 @@ export const createDocumentTool = defineCollectionTool({
     idempotentHint: false,
     openWorldHint: false,
     readOnlyHint: false,
-    title: 'Create Document',
+    title: 'Create Documents',
   },
   description: DEFAULT_DESCRIPTION,
   input: z.object({
-    data: z.record(z.string(), z.unknown()).describe('The document fields to create'),
     depth: z
       .number()
       .int()
@@ -38,9 +37,24 @@ export const createDocumentTool = defineCollectionTool({
       .describe('How many levels deep to populate relationships in response')
       .optional()
       .default(0),
+    documents: z
+      .array(
+        z.object({
+          data: z
+            .record(z.string(), z.unknown())
+            .describe(
+              'The document fields to create. Only include fields permitted by the schema returned by getCollectionSchema.',
+            ),
+          file: fileInputSchema.optional(),
+        }),
+      )
+      .min(1)
+      .describe('The documents to create, in order'),
     draft: z
       .boolean()
-      .describe('Whether to create the document as a draft')
+      .describe(
+        'Only if getCollectionSchema includes _status; otherwise _status does not exist. true forces data._status to "draft"; with false, data._status controls draft or published.',
+      )
       .optional()
       .default(false),
     fallbackLocale: z
@@ -50,7 +64,7 @@ export const createDocumentTool = defineCollectionTool({
     locale: z
       .string()
       .describe(
-        'Optional: locale code to create the document in (e.g., "en", "es"). Defaults to the default locale',
+        'Optional: locale code to create the documents in (e.g., "en", "es"). Defaults to the default locale',
       )
       .optional(),
     select: z
@@ -63,50 +77,92 @@ export const createDocumentTool = defineCollectionTool({
 }).handler(async ({ authorizedMCP, collectionSlug, input, req }) => {
   const payload = req.payload
   const logger = getLogger({ payload })
+  const { depth, documents, draft, fallbackLocale, locale, select } = input
 
-  const { data, depth, draft, fallbackLocale, locale, select } = input
-
-  logger.info(
-    `Creating document in collection: ${collectionSlug}${locale ? ` with locale: ${locale}` : ''}`,
-  )
+  logger.info(`Creating ${documents.length} documents in collection: ${collectionSlug}`)
 
   try {
     const virtualFieldNames = getCollectionVirtualFieldNames(payload.config, collectionSlug)
-    const inputData = stripVirtualFields(data, virtualFieldNames)
-    const validationError = validateCollectionData({ collectionSlug, data: inputData, req })
+    const docs: Array<{ doc: Record<string, unknown>; index: number }> = []
+    const errors: Array<{ index: number; message: string }> = []
+    let validationSchema: Record<string, unknown> | undefined
 
-    if (validationError) {
-      return validationError
-    }
+    for (const [index, document] of documents.entries()) {
+      try {
+        const inputData = stripVirtualFields(document.data, virtualFieldNames)
+        const validationError = validateCollectionData({ collectionSlug, data: inputData, req })
+
+        if (validationError) {
+          const firstContent = validationError.content[0]
+          const validationContent = validationError.structuredContent as
+            | Record<string, unknown>
+            | undefined
+          const schema = validationContent?.schema
 
-    const parsedData = transformPointDataToPayload(inputData)
+          if (!validationSchema && schema && typeof schema === 'object') {
+            validationSchema = schema as Record<string, unknown>
+          }
 
-    const result = await payload.create({
-      collection: collectionSlug,
-      data: parsedData,
-      depth,
-      draft,
-      req,
-      ...localAPIDefaults(authorizedMCP),
-      ...(locale ? { locale } : {}),
-      ...(fallbackLocale ? { fallbackLocale } : {}),
-      ...(select ? { select: select as SelectType } : {}),
-    })
+          errors.push({
+            index,
+            message:
+              firstContent?.type === 'text'
+                ? (firstContent.text.split('\n\nUse this schema')[0] ?? 'Invalid document data')
+                : 'Invalid document data',
+          })
+          continue
+        }
 
-    logger.info(`Successfully created document in ${collectionSlug} with ID: ${result.id}`)
+        const parsedData = transformPointDataToPayload(inputData)
+        const file = await resolveFile({ collectionSlug, input: document.file, req })
+        const result = await payload.create({
+          collection: collectionSlug,
+          data: parsedData,
+          depth,
+          draft,
+          overrideAccess: authorizedMCP.overrideAccess,
+          req,
+          ...(file ? { file } : {}),
+          ...(locale ? { locale } : {}),
+          ...(fallbackLocale ? { fallbackLocale } : {}),
+          ...(select ? { select: select as SelectType } : {}),
+        })
+
+        docs.push({ doc: result as Record<string, unknown>, index })
+      } catch (error) {
+        const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error'
+
+        logger.error(`Error creating document at index ${index} in ${collectionSlug}: ${message}`)
+        errors.push({ index, message })
+      }
+    }
+
+    const batchResult = { docs, errors }
+    const retryMessage = errors.length > 0 ? '\nRetry failed indexes only.' : ''
+    const schemaMessage = validationSchema
+      ? `\n\nUse this schema for data:\n\`\`\`json\n${JSON.stringify(validationSchema)}\n\`\`\``
+      : ''
+    const structuredContent = validationSchema
+      ? { ...batchResult, schema: validationSchema }
+      : batchResult
+
+    logger.info(`Created ${docs.length} of ${documents.length} documents in ${collectionSlug}`)
 
     return {
       content: [
         {
           type: 'text',
-          text: `Document created successfully in collection "${collectionSlug}"!\nCreated document:\n\`\`\`json\n${JSON.stringify(result)}\n\`\`\``,
+          text: `Created ${docs.length} of ${documents.length} documents in collection "${collectionSlug}".${retryMessage}\nResults:\n\`\`\`json\n${JSON.stringify(batchResult)}\n\`\`\`${schemaMessage}`,
         },
       ],
-      doc: result as Record<string, unknown>,
+      doc: structuredContent as unknown as Record<string, unknown>,
+      isError: docs.length === 0 && errors.length > 0,
+      structuredContent,
     }
   } catch (error) {
-    const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error'
-    logger.error(`Error creating document in ${collectionSlug}: ${errorMessage}`)
+    const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error'
+
+    logger.error(`Error creating documents in ${collectionSlug}: ${message}`)
     return formatCollectionError({ action: 'creating', collectionSlug, error, req })
   }
 })

package/src/mcp/builtin/collections/deleteTool.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { z } from 'zod'
 import { defaultAccess } from '../../../defaultAccess.js'
 import { defineCollectionTool } from '../../../defineTool.js'
 import { getLogger } from '../../../utils/getLogger.js'
-import { localAPIDefaults } from '../../../utils/localAPIDefaults.js'
 import { whereSchema } from '../../../utils/whereSchema.js'
 
 const DEFAULT_DESCRIPTION =
@@ -69,8 +68,8 @@ export const deleteDocumentsTool = defineCollectionTool({
     const deleteOptions: Record<string, unknown> = {
       collection: collectionSlug,
       depth,
+      overrideAccess: authorizedMCP.overrideAccess,
       req,
-      ...localAPIDefaults(authorizedMCP),
       ...(locale && { locale }),
       ...(fallbackLocale && { fallbackLocale }),
     }

package/src/mcp/builtin/collections/duplicateTool.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import {
   getCollectionVirtualFieldNames,
   stripVirtualFields,
 } from '../../../utils/getVirtualFieldNames.js'
-import { localAPIDefaults } from '../../../utils/localAPIDefaults.js'
 import { transformPointDataToPayload } from '../../../utils/transformPointDataToPayload.js'
 import { formatCollectionError } from './formatCollectionError.js'
 
@@ -105,8 +104,8 @@ export const duplicateDocumentTool = defineCollectionTool({
       collection: collectionSlug,
       depth,
       draft,
+      overrideAccess: authorizedMCP.overrideAccess,
       req,
-      ...localAPIDefaults(authorizedMCP),
       ...(parsedData ? { data: parsedData } : {}),
       ...(locale ? { locale } : {}),
       ...(fallbackLocale ? { fallbackLocale } : {}),

package/src/mcp/builtin/collections/fileInput.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+import type { PayloadRequest } from 'payload'
+
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+
+import { fileInputSchema, resolveFile } from './fileInput.js'
+
+describe('MCP file input', () => {
+  it('should reject malformed MIME types', () => {
+    const result = fileInputSchema.safeParse({
+      data: 'aGVsbG8=',
+      mimeType: 'text/plain\r\nx-test: value',
+      name: 'hello.txt',
+      source: 'base64',
+    })
+
+    expect(result.success).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('should accept a prepared upload', () => {
+    const result = fileInputSchema.safeParse({
+      file: {
+        filename: 'image.png',
+        mimeType: 'image/png',
+        size: 123,
+        uploadReference: { uploadId: 'upload-id' },
+      },
+      source: 'uploadReference',
+    })
+
+    expect(result.success).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('should reject oversized base64 files', async () => {
+    const req = createRequest({ maxFileSize: 4 })
+
+    await expect(
+      resolveFile({
+        collectionSlug: 'media',
+        input: {
+          data: Buffer.from('hello').toString('base64'),
+          mimeType: 'text/plain',
+          name: 'hello.txt',
+          source: 'base64',
+        },
+        req,
+      }),
+    ).rejects.toThrow('File exceeds the 4 byte upload limit.')
+  })
+
+  it('should reject URLs outside the collection allowlist', async () => {
+    const req = createRequest({
+      allowList: [{ hostname: 'assets.example.com', protocol: 'https' }],
+    })
+
+    await expect(
+      resolveFile({
+        collectionSlug: 'media',
+        input: {
+          source: 'externalURL',
+          url: 'https://example.com/image.png',
+        },
+        req,
+      }),
+    ).rejects.toThrow('The provided file URL is not allowed.')
+  })
+})
+
+function createRequest({
+  allowList,
+  maxFileSize,
+}: {
+  allowList?: Array<{ hostname: string; protocol: 'http' | 'https' }>
+  maxFileSize?: number
+}): PayloadRequest {
+  return {
+    payload: {
+      collections: {
+        media: {
+          config: {
+            upload: allowList ? { pasteURL: { allowList } } : {},
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      config: {
+        upload: {
+          limits: {
+            fileSize: maxFileSize,
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  } as unknown as PayloadRequest
+}