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List ChatKit thread items

An MCP tool from the OpenAI API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.

List ChatKit thread items List items that belong to a ChatKit thread. [GET /chatkit/threads/{thread_id}/items]

Name on the gateway: openai_api__list_thread_items_method · read-only.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`thread_id` required	`string`	Identifier of the ChatKit thread whose items are requested.
`limit`	`integer`	Maximum number of thread items to return. Defaults to 20.
`order`	`asc \| desc`	Sort order for results by creation time. Defaults to desc.
`after`	`string`	List items created after this thread item ID. Defaults to null for the first…
`before`	`string`	List items created before this thread item ID. Defaults to null for the newest…

Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:

call_tool arguments

{
  "name": "openai_api__list_thread_items_method",
  "arguments": {
    "thread_id": "…"
  }
}

Or connect the OpenAI API server directly, which lists 371 tools including this one:

Run in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http hj-openai-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/openai-api \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Use the list chatkit thread items tool with thread_id set to ….