explain_error — PlainError MCP Tool
explain_error
(explain error) is one of 3 tools on the
PlainError
MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.
by client
How to call explain_error from your client
- Claude Code PlainError explain_error run in your project directory
- Claude Desktop PlainError explain_error ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Cursor PlainError explain_error ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- VS Code PlainError explain_error .vscode/mcp.json
- Zed PlainError explain_error ~/.config/zed/settings.json
- Windsurf PlainError explain_error ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
- Cline PlainError explain_error ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
- Gemini CLI PlainError explain_error ~/.gemini/settings.json
- Grok PlainError explain_error .mcp.json (in your project root)
- ChatGPT PlainError explain_error Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
- Claude.ai PlainError explain_error Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
- LangChain PlainError explain_error pip install langchain-mcp-adapters
Fastest route
claude mcp add --transport http plainerror https://plainerror.com/mcpOther tools on this server
This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 11 November 2026. It is what
the server actually exposes, not what its listing claims.
Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.