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VS Code Carbone MCP convert_document

How to: VS Code Carbone MCP convert_document

client:VS Code transport:streamable-http tool:convert_document

Add Carbone MCP to VS Code

  1. 01

    Open .vscode/mcp.json and merge this in. Keep any servers already there.

{
  "servers": {
    "carbone-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.carbone.io"
    }
  }
}
  1. 02

    Save the file and restart VS Code.

  2. 03

    Ask for something convert_document does. VS Code lists the server's tools on connect and calls convert_document itself — you do not invoke it by name.

  3. 04

    If nothing happens, check the server is running and that Carbone MCP's identifier in your config matches the one above exactly.

Requires agent mode. MCP: Open User Configuration puts the same block in every workspace. VS Code docs

Set these first

Carbone MCP will not start until these are set, so convert_document never becomes available.

  • CARBONE_API_KEY
  • CARBONE_BASE_URL

Same tool, other clients

This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 24 September 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.