Tools Reference

Quick Reference:

Tool
Description
Read-Only

Retrieve integration structure

Yes

Create or update integrations

No

Search for patterns in integration code

Yes

List accessible integrations

Yes

Execute an integration

No

Retrieve run history for an execution

Yes

Retrieve specific run history items

Yes

Search and filter run histories

Yes

Delete integrations or components

No

Query integration build assistance

Yes

Build and manage frontends

No

Manage Integration Gateway admin models

No


read_integration

Retrieves the complete or partial structure of an integration. Returns service requests, field mappings, validation rules, value mapping sets, and value mappings. Each component includes associated tags and comments.

Returns: Integration structure with the requested components and a warnings array for potential configuration issues.

Behavior:

  • If you do not specify components, the tool returns all components

  • You can selectively retrieve specific components


write_integration

Creates or updates any part of an integration. The system automatically updates the integration's last saved timestamp. When you create an integration this way, the system automatically grants full permissions to the creator.

Returns: Object with success status, integration details, created_integration flag, detailed changes for each component (created/updated items with old/new values), and warnings array.

Behavior:

  • Include the id field to update existing components

  • Omit the id field to create new components

  • New child components must include a parent ID (servicerequest_id, valuemappingset_id)

  • Set create_if_missing to true to create the integration if it does not exist


search_integration

Searches for a regex pattern across all code fields in an integration. You can specify search components to limit the scope, or search all components by default. Case sensitivity defaults to true. The number of context lines before and after matches defaults to 2.

Returns: Object with integration details, total match count, and matches organized by component type.


list_integrations

Lists all integrations accessible to the user with their permission levels. Can optionally filter to show only active integrations.

Returns: Object with total count and array of integrations with a permissions object (read, write, execute, debug booleans).


execute_integration

Executes an integration directly. If you provide a tool_definition and the integration has no registered MCP tool, the system automatically registers one. You can provide the payload directly or extract it from a previous run history.

Returns: Result varies by scenario:

  • Not registered, no tool_definition: Object with success: false, requires_tool_definition: true, and guidance message

  • Validation fails: Object with success: false and validation_errors array

  • Success: Object with success: true, integration details, result data, and optional run_history_id

  • Failure: Object with success: false, error message, and error type

Behavior:

  • You must restart the client to see a newly registered tool in the tools list

  • payload and run_history_id are mutually exclusive input methods


get_run_history

Requires the Can use MCP Run History tool Django user permission.

Retrieves detailed run history for a specific integration execution. You can optionally include or exclude items, messages, and labels. All default to included.

Returns: Object with run history metadata, optional labels array, and items overview array with size estimates. If total size exceeds 900 KB, the tool returns a size_error instead of full items.

Behavior:

  • The tool checks estimated item sizes and prevents response overflow automatically

  • Use get_run_history_item for items that exceed the 900 KB threshold


get_run_history_item

Requires the Can use MCP Run History tool Django user permission.

Retrieves run history items with optional search through regex or jq expressions.

Modes:

  • Get a specific item by item_id

  • Search within an item using item_id + search

  • Search across run history using run_history_id + search

Returns: Full item with request, response, content, stack trace, and messages. If an item exceeds 900 KB, returns an error object with a suggestion to use search. Search results include match arrays with item IDs and types.


search_run_histories

Requires the Can use MCP Run History tool Django user permission.

Searches and filters run histories for integrations. This tool supports all filter methods available in the web interface.

Returns: Object with record count, records per page limit, and array of run history records with metadata. Text searches also include a search report and match item IDs.

Behavior:

  • Returns only the first page of results ordered by most recent first

  • Datetime filters accept ISO 8601 format, and the system automatically converts timezones to UTC


delete_integration_component

Deletes an integration or component from Integration Gateway. The AI assistant must ask the user for explicit confirmation before it calls this tool.

Returns: Object with success status, integration details, deleted component details, and confirmation message.

Behavior:

  • The tool description instructs the AI to request explicit user confirmation before it executes a delete

  • When you delete an integration, the system deletes all of its components (service requests, field mappings, validation rules, value mapping sets, and value mappings)


query_buildhelper

Queries the Build Helper service for integration building assistance. Use this tool to discover available services, adapters, and pre-built field mapping templates.

Endpoints:

  • list_all_services: Get complete catalog of services with IDs

  • list_all_adapters: Get complete catalog of adapters with IDs

  • list_services_for_adapter: Get catalog of services for a specific adapter

  • get_field_mapping_sets: Get pre-built templates for a specific service

  • get_field_mappings: Get actual field mappings from a template

Typical Workflow:

  1. list_all_adapters to get the adapter catalog

  2. list_services_for_adapter to get services for a specific adapter

  3. get_field_mapping_sets to get templates for a service

  4. get_field_mappings to get field mappings from a template


frontend_operations

Performs CRUD operations on Integration Gateway frontends. Frontends enforce Content Security Policy (CSP) restrictions: HTML files must not contain inline script tags or inline event handlers. All JavaScript must be in separate .js files.

Actions:

  • list-frontends: List all available frontends with names, paths, URLs, and allowed domains

  • create-frontend: Create a new frontend with a CSP-compliant template (index.html, styles.css, script.js)

  • list-files: List all files in a frontend's zip archive

  • get-file: Get content of specific files from a frontend zip

  • put-file: Create or update files in a frontend zip

  • delete-file: Delete files from a frontend zip

Behavior:

  • File paths cannot be absolute, contain null bytes, or use .. path traversal

  • The system auto-generates the frontend path from the name


django_admin

Manages Django admin-registered models in Integration Gateway. Use this tool to list available models, retrieve instances, create instances, update instances, and delete instances. All operations respect Django admin permissions and generate audit log entries.

Actions:

  • describe-models: List all admin-registered models the user can access, with permissions and field metadata

  • get-model: Retrieve one or more model instances with optional Django ORM filtering

  • post-model: Create a new model instance with form validation

  • patch-model: Update an existing model instance (only specified fields change)

  • delete-model: Delete a model instance (requires explicit user confirmation)

Behavior:

  • Model names must use app_label.ModelName format

  • Foreign key fields use the _id suffix with an integer value or null

  • Many-to-many fields accept a list of integer IDs

  • The system masks encrypted fields in output

  • The system blocks certain models (for example, GlobalConfig) from access

  • The system caps results at 200 instances per query


User-Defined Tools

In addition to the built-in tools, Integration Gateway supports user-defined tools that execute specific integrations. Administrators create these tools through the Integration Gateway admin interface.

Each user-defined tool:

  • Executes a specific integration

  • Has a custom name and description

  • Has a custom input schema (JSON Schema)

  • Accepts a payload that conforms to its input schema

  • Returns the result of the integration execution

You can also register integrations as MCP tools programmatically using the execute_integration tool with a tool_definition parameter.

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