VS Code PHP and WordPress docs query_php_docs
How to: VS Code PHP and WordPress docs query_php_docs
Add PHP and WordPress docs to VS Code
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Open .vscode/mcp.json and merge this in. Keep any servers already there.
{
"servers": {
"php-docs": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://php.bestsmartgoods.com/mcp"
}
}
}-
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Save the file and restart VS Code.
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03
Ask for something query_php_docs does. VS Code lists the server's tools on connect and calls query_php_docs itself — you do not invoke it by name.
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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.