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VS Code PHP and WordPress docs explain_php_error

How to: VS Code PHP and WordPress docs explain_php_error

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

Add PHP and WordPress docs to VS Code

  1. 01

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

{
  "servers": {
    "php-docs": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://php.bestsmartgoods.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  1. 02

    Save the file and restart VS Code.

  2. 03

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

  3. 04

    If nothing happens, check the server is running and that PHP and WordPress docs'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

Same tool, other clients

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.