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Zed astronomy mcp server astronomy_list_visible

How to: Zed astronomy mcp server astronomy_list_visible

client:Zed transport:streamable-http tool:astronomy_list_visible

Add astronomy mcp server to Zed

  1. 01

    Open ~/.config/zed/settings.json and merge this in. Keep any servers already there.

{
  "context_servers": {
    "astronomy-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://astronomy.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  1. 02

    Save the file and restart Zed.

  2. 03

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

  3. 04

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

Merge this into your existing settings object — do not replace the file. Zed docs

Set these first

astronomy mcp server will not start until these are set, so astronomy_list_visible never becomes available.

  • MCP_LOG_LEVEL
  • ASTRONOMY_ENABLE_HORIZONS
  • ASTRONOMY_ENABLE_SATELLITES
  • ASTRONOMY_DEFAULT_TIMEZONE

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.