list_categories — VendorIndex MCP Tool Read-only
list_categories
(list categories) is one of 6 tools on the
VendorIndex
MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.
by client
How to call list_categories from your client
- Claude Code VendorIndex list_categories run in your project directory
- Claude Desktop VendorIndex list_categories ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Cursor VendorIndex list_categories ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- VS Code VendorIndex list_categories .vscode/mcp.json
- Zed VendorIndex list_categories ~/.config/zed/settings.json
- Windsurf VendorIndex list_categories ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
- Cline VendorIndex list_categories ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
- Gemini CLI VendorIndex list_categories ~/.gemini/settings.json
- Grok VendorIndex list_categories .mcp.json (in your project root)
- ChatGPT VendorIndex list_categories Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
- Claude.ai VendorIndex list_categories Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
- LangChain VendorIndex list_categories pip install langchain-mcp-adapters
Fastest route
claude mcp add --transport http vendorindex https://mcp.vendorindex.dev/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.