---
title: "Discover Mcp Server Instance Tools"
method: POST
path: "/v1/mcp-server-instances/{instance_id}/discover-tools"
tags: ["v1", "protected", "mcp-server-instances"]
---

# Discover Mcp Server Instance Tools

`POST /v1/mcp-server-instances/{instance_id}/discover-tools`

Re-discover the tools exposed by an MCP server instance.

Re-runs verification (which calls list_tools on the server using any
OAuth/API-key credentials linked via auth_config_id) and persists the
refreshed tool list. Returns {tools, verification}.

## Path parameters

- `instance_id` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- unknown

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-05-25** `043c77dd6269` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2026-04-29** `e1a530c0a2d5` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation
- **2026-03-30** `e9c153221160` — 1 info
  - api operation id `discover_mcp_server_instance_tools_v1_mcp_server_instances__instance_id__discover_tools_post` removed and replaced with `discover_instance_tools_v1_mcp_server_instances__instance_id__discover_tools_post`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/agentarea/apis/agentarea-api/changes/v1/mcp-server-instances/:instance_id/discover-tools/post.md)

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