@payloadcms/plugin-mcp 4.0.0-internal.a0ef1b8 → 4.0.0-internal.a6582c6

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

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import { z } from 'zod'
+
+import { defaultAccess } from '../../../defaultAccess.js'
+import { defineCollectionTool } from '../../../defineTool.js'
+import { getLogger } from '../../../utils/getLogger.js'
+import { whereSchema } from '../../../utils/whereSchema.js'
+
+const DEFAULT_DESCRIPTION =
+  'Count document versions in any version-enabled collection by passing the collection slug and optional where clause.'
+
+export const countVersionsTool = defineCollectionTool({
+  access: (args) =>
+    defaultAccess(args) &&
+    Boolean(args.permissions?.collections?.[args.collectionSlug]?.readVersions),
+  annotations: {
+    destructiveHint: false,
+    idempotentHint: true,
+    openWorldHint: false,
+    readOnlyHint: true,
+    title: 'Count Versions',
+  },
+  description: DEFAULT_DESCRIPTION,
+  input: z.object({
+    locale: z.string().describe('Optional: locale code to count versions in').optional(),
+    where: whereSchema
+      .describe(
+        'Optional: where clause for filtering versions. Version document fields are usually under "version". Example: {"version.title":{"contains":"test"}}',
+      )
+      .optional(),
+  }),
+}).handler(async ({ authorizedMCP, collectionSlug, input, req }) => {
+  const payload = req.payload
+  const logger = getLogger({ payload })
+  const { locale, where } = input
+
+  logger.info(`Counting versions in collection: ${collectionSlug}`)
+
+  try {
+    const result = await payload.countVersions({
+      collection: collectionSlug,
+      overrideAccess: authorizedMCP.overrideAccess,
+      req,
+      ...(locale ? { locale } : {}),
+      ...(where ? { where } : {}),
+    })
+
+    return {
+      content: [
+        {
+          type: 'text',
+          text: `Collection "${collectionSlug}" contains ${result.totalDocs} matching versions.\n\`\`\`json\n${JSON.stringify(result)}\n\`\`\``,
+        },
+      ],
+      doc: result,
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error'
+    logger.error(`Error counting versions in ${collectionSlug}: ${errorMessage}`)
+    return {
+      content: [
+        {
+          type: 'text',
+          text: `❌ **Error counting versions in collection "${collectionSlug}":** ${errorMessage}`,
+        },
+      ],
+      isError: true,
+    }
+  }
+})

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

@@ -2,115 +2,167 @@ import type { SelectType } from 'payload'
 
 import { z } from 'zod'
 
+import { defaultAccess } from '../../../defaultAccess.js'
 import { defineCollectionTool } from '../../../defineTool.js'
 import { getLogger } from '../../../utils/getLogger.js'
 import {
   getCollectionVirtualFieldNames,
   stripVirtualFields,
 } from '../../../utils/getVirtualFieldNames.js'
-import { localAPIDefaults } from '../../../utils/localAPIDefaults.js'
-import { buildToolInput } from '../../../utils/schemaConversion/buildToolInput.js'
-import { sanitizeEntitySchema } from '../../../utils/schemaConversion/sanitizeEntitySchema.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 a collection.'
+const DEFAULT_DESCRIPTION =
+  '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 createCollectionTool = defineCollectionTool({
+export const createDocumentsTool = defineCollectionTool({
+  access: (args) =>
+    defaultAccess(args) && Boolean(args.permissions?.collections?.[args.collectionSlug]?.create),
+  annotations: {
+    destructiveHint: false,
+    idempotentHint: false,
+    openWorldHint: false,
+    readOnlyHint: false,
+    title: 'Create Documents',
+  },
   description: DEFAULT_DESCRIPTION,
-  input: ({ collectionSchema }) =>
-    buildToolInput({
-      controls: {
-        depth: z
-          .number()
-          .int()
-          .min(0)
-          .max(10)
-          .describe('How many levels deep to populate relationships in response')
-          .optional()
-          .default(0),
-        draft: z
-          .boolean()
-          .describe('Whether to create the document as a draft')
-          .optional()
-          .default(false),
-        fallbackLocale: z
-          .string()
-          .describe('Optional: fallback locale code to use when requested locale is not available')
-          .optional(),
-        locale: z
-          .string()
-          .describe(
-            'Optional: locale code to create the document in (e.g., "en", "es"). Defaults to the default locale',
-          )
-          .optional(),
-        select: z
-          .string()
-          .describe(
-            'Optional: define exactly which fields you\'d like to create (JSON), e.g., \'{"title": "My Post"}\'',
-          )
-          .optional(),
-      },
-      dataDescription: 'The document fields to create',
-      dataSchema: sanitizeEntitySchema(collectionSchema),
-    }),
+  input: z.object({
+    depth: z
+      .number()
+      .int()
+      .min(0)
+      .max(10)
+      .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(
+        '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
+      .string()
+      .describe('Optional: fallback locale code to use when requested locale is not available')
+      .optional(),
+    locale: z
+      .string()
+      .describe(
+        'Optional: locale code to create the documents in (e.g., "en", "es"). Defaults to the default locale',
+      )
+      .optional(),
+    select: z
+      .record(z.string(), z.unknown())
+      .describe(
+        'Optional: define exactly which fields you\'d like to return, e.g., {"title": true}',
+      )
+      .optional(),
+  }),
 }).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 {
-    let parsedData = transformPointDataToPayload(data)
     const virtualFieldNames = getCollectionVirtualFieldNames(payload.config, collectionSlug)
-    parsedData = stripVirtualFields(parsedData, virtualFieldNames)
+    const docs: Array<{ doc: Record<string, unknown>; index: number }> = []
+    const errors: Array<{ index: number; message: string }> = []
+    let validationSchema: Record<string, unknown> | undefined
 
-    let selectClause: SelectType | undefined
-    if (select) {
+    for (const [index, document] of documents.entries()) {
       try {
-        selectClause = JSON.parse(select) as SelectType
-      } catch {
-        logger.warn(`Invalid select clause JSON: ${select}`)
-        return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: 'Error: Invalid JSON in select clause' }] }
+        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
+
+          if (!validationSchema && schema && typeof schema === 'object') {
+            validationSchema = schema as Record<string, unknown>
+          }
+
+          errors.push({
+            index,
+            message:
+              firstContent?.type === 'text'
+                ? (firstContent.text.split('\n\nUse this schema')[0] ?? 'Invalid document data')
+                : 'Invalid document data',
+          })
+          continue
+        }
+
+        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 result = await payload.create({
-      collection: collectionSlug,
-      data: parsedData,
-      depth,
-      draft,
-      req,
-      ...localAPIDefaults(authorizedMCP),
-      ...(locale ? { locale } : {}),
-      ...(fallbackLocale ? { fallbackLocale } : {}),
-      ...(selectClause ? { select: selectClause } : {}),
-    })
+    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(`Successfully created document in ${collectionSlug} with ID: ${result.id}`)
+    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}: ${errorMessage}`)
-    return {
-      content: [
-        {
-          type: 'text',
-          text: `Error creating document in collection "${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

@@ -1,12 +1,23 @@
 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 = 'Delete documents in a collection by ID or where clause.'
+const DEFAULT_DESCRIPTION =
+  'Delete documents in any collection by passing the collection slug and ID or where clause.'
 
-export const deleteCollectionTool = defineCollectionTool({
+export const deleteDocumentsTool = defineCollectionTool({
+  access: (args) =>
+    defaultAccess(args) && Boolean(args.permissions?.collections?.[args.collectionSlug]?.delete),
+  annotations: {
+    destructiveHint: true,
+    idempotentHint: false,
+    openWorldHint: false,
+    readOnlyHint: false,
+    title: 'Delete Documents',
+  },
   description: DEFAULT_DESCRIPTION,
   input: z.object({
     id: z
@@ -31,9 +42,10 @@ export const deleteCollectionTool = defineCollectionTool({
         'Optional: locale code for the operation (e.g., "en", "es"). Defaults to the default locale',
       )
       .optional(),
-    where: z
-      .string()
-      .describe('Optional: JSON string for where clause to delete multiple documents')
+    where: whereSchema
+      .describe(
+        'Optional: where clause to delete multiple documents. Use field names with Payload operators, and/or arrays for grouping. Example: {"title":{"contains":"test"}}',
+      )
       .optional(),
   }),
 }).handler(async ({ authorizedMCP, collectionSlug, input, req }) => {
@@ -53,21 +65,11 @@ export const deleteCollectionTool = defineCollectionTool({
       }
     }
 
-    let whereClause: Record<string, unknown> = {}
-    if (where) {
-      try {
-        whereClause = JSON.parse(where) as Record<string, unknown>
-      } catch {
-        logger.warn(`Invalid where clause JSON: ${where}`)
-        return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: 'Error: Invalid JSON in where clause' }] }
-      }
-    }
-
     const deleteOptions: Record<string, unknown> = {
       collection: collectionSlug,
       depth,
+      overrideAccess: authorizedMCP.overrideAccess,
       req,
-      ...localAPIDefaults(authorizedMCP),
       ...(locale && { locale }),
       ...(fallbackLocale && { fallbackLocale }),
     }
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@ export const deleteCollectionTool = defineCollectionTool({
     if (id) {
       deleteOptions.id = id
     } else {
-      deleteOptions.where = whereClause
+      deleteOptions.where = where
     }
 
     const result = await payload.delete(deleteOptions as Parameters<typeof payload.delete>[0])

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

@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+import type { PopulateType, SelectType } from 'payload'
+
+import { z } from 'zod'
+
+import { defaultAccess } from '../../../defaultAccess.js'
+import { defineCollectionTool } from '../../../defineTool.js'
+import { getLogger } from '../../../utils/getLogger.js'
+import {
+  getCollectionVirtualFieldNames,
+  stripVirtualFields,
+} from '../../../utils/getVirtualFieldNames.js'
+import { transformPointDataToPayload } from '../../../utils/transformPointDataToPayload.js'
+import { formatCollectionError } from './formatCollectionError.js'
+
+const DEFAULT_DESCRIPTION =
+  'Duplicate a document in any collection by passing the collection slug and source document ID.'
+
+export const duplicateDocumentTool = defineCollectionTool({
+  access: (args) =>
+    defaultAccess(args) && Boolean(args.permissions?.collections?.[args.collectionSlug]?.create),
+  annotations: {
+    destructiveHint: false,
+    idempotentHint: false,
+    openWorldHint: false,
+    readOnlyHint: false,
+    title: 'Duplicate Document',
+  },
+  description: DEFAULT_DESCRIPTION,
+  input: z.object({
+    id: z.union([z.string(), z.number()]).describe('The ID of the document to duplicate'),
+    data: z
+      .record(z.string(), z.unknown())
+      .describe('Optional: fields to override on the duplicated document')
+      .optional(),
+    depth: z
+      .number()
+      .int()
+      .min(0)
+      .max(10)
+      .describe('How many levels deep to populate relationships in response')
+      .optional()
+      .default(0),
+    draft: z
+      .boolean()
+      .describe('Whether to create the duplicate as a draft')
+      .optional()
+      .default(false),
+    fallbackLocale: z
+      .string()
+      .describe('Optional: fallback locale code to use when requested locale is not available')
+      .optional(),
+    locale: z
+      .string()
+      .describe(
+        'Optional: locale code to duplicate in (e.g., "en", "es"). Defaults to the default locale',
+      )
+      .optional(),
+    populate: z
+      .record(z.string(), z.unknown())
+      .describe(
+        'Optional: control which fields to include from populated relationship or upload documents.',
+      )
+      .optional(),
+    select: z
+      .record(z.string(), z.unknown())
+      .describe(
+        'Optional: define exactly which fields you\'d like to return in the response, e.g., {"title": true}',
+      )
+      .optional(),
+    selectedLocales: z
+      .array(z.string())
+      .describe('Optional: localized field locales to include in the duplicated document')
+      .optional(),
+    showHiddenFields: z
+      .boolean()
+      .describe('Optional: include hidden fields in the duplicated document response')
+      .optional(),
+  }),
+}).handler(async ({ authorizedMCP, collectionSlug, input, req }) => {
+  const payload = req.payload
+  const logger = getLogger({ payload })
+  const {
+    id,
+    data,
+    depth,
+    draft,
+    fallbackLocale,
+    locale,
+    populate,
+    select,
+    selectedLocales,
+    showHiddenFields,
+  } = input
+
+  logger.info(`Duplicating document in collection: ${collectionSlug} with ID: ${id}`)
+
+  try {
+    const virtualFieldNames = getCollectionVirtualFieldNames(payload.config, collectionSlug)
+    const inputData = data ? stripVirtualFields(data, virtualFieldNames) : undefined
+    const parsedData = inputData ? transformPointDataToPayload(inputData) : undefined
+
+    const result = await payload.duplicate({
+      id,
+      collection: collectionSlug,
+      depth,
+      draft,
+      overrideAccess: authorizedMCP.overrideAccess,
+      req,
+      ...(parsedData ? { data: parsedData } : {}),
+      ...(locale ? { locale } : {}),
+      ...(fallbackLocale ? { fallbackLocale } : {}),
+      ...(populate ? { populate: populate as PopulateType } : {}),
+      ...(select ? { select: select as SelectType } : {}),
+      ...(selectedLocales ? { selectedLocales } : {}),
+      ...(showHiddenFields !== undefined ? { showHiddenFields } : {}),
+    })
+
+    logger.info(`Successfully duplicated document in ${collectionSlug} from ID: ${id}`)
+
+    return {
+      content: [
+        {
+          type: 'text',
+          text: `Document duplicated successfully in collection "${collectionSlug}"!\nDuplicated document:\n\`\`\`json\n${JSON.stringify(result)}\n\`\`\``,
+        },
+      ],
+      doc: result as Record<string, unknown>,
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error'
+    logger.error(`Error duplicating document in ${collectionSlug}: ${errorMessage}`)
+    return formatCollectionError({ action: 'duplicating', collectionSlug, error, req })
+  }
+})

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
+}