Data Processing
Drop Items
Drop first N items from array using lodash _.drop
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Quick start
Call this tool from your code in three languages.
cURL
curl -X POST 'https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/drop-items' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"array":"[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]","n":1,"includeReport":false}'API reference
Send a POST request with your inputs as JSON. File parameters require a separate upload first.
Endpoint
HTTP
POST https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/drop-itemsParameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| array | textarea | Yes | Enter a valid JSON array |
| n | number | No | How many items to remove from the beginning (0-10000) |
| includeReport | checkbox | No | Output a detailed markdown report instead of the result array only |
Response format
Text result
JSON
{
"result": "Processed text content",
"error": "Error message (optional)",
"message": "Notification message (optional)",
"metadata": {
"key": "value"
}
}MCP integration
Add this tool to your Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can list and call it.
Server configuration
Add this block to your MCP client configuration:
mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"elysiatools-drop-items": {
"name": "drop-items",
"description": "Drop first N items from array using lodash _.drop",
"baseUrl": "https://api.elysiatools.com/mcp/sse?toolId=drop-items",
"command": "",
"args": [],
"env": {},
"isActive": true,
"type": "sse"
}
}
}List available tools
After connecting to the SSE endpoint, list the exposed tools:
tools/list
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/list"
}Call this tool
Invoke the tool by its id, passing arguments built from its parameters:
tools/call
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 2,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "drop-items",
"arguments": {
"array": "[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]",
"n": 1,
"includeReport": false
}
}
}Chain multiple tools in one session with a comma-separated toolId list, e.g. /mcp/sse?toolId=png-to-webp,jpg-to-webp,gif-to-webp (max 20).
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