list_categories — Compare the Cloud MCP Tool Read-only
list_categories
(list categories) is one of 10 tools on the
Compare the Cloud
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 Compare the Cloud list_categories run in your project directory
- Claude Desktop Compare the Cloud list_categories ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Cursor Compare the Cloud list_categories ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- VS Code Compare the Cloud list_categories .vscode/mcp.json
- Zed Compare the Cloud list_categories ~/.config/zed/settings.json
- Windsurf Compare the Cloud list_categories ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
- Cline Compare the Cloud list_categories ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
- Gemini CLI Compare the Cloud list_categories ~/.gemini/settings.json
- Grok Compare the Cloud list_categories .mcp.json (in your project root)
- ChatGPT Compare the Cloud list_categories Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
- Claude.ai Compare the Cloud list_categories Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
- LangChain Compare the Cloud list_categories pip install langchain-mcp-adapters
Fastest route
claude mcp add --transport http mcp https://mcp.comparethecloud.net/mcpOther tools on this server
This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 14 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.