VS Code reads its MCP servers from .vscode/mcp.json under the servers key. MCP: Add Server in the command palette walks you through it and asks whether the target is Workspace or Global. MCP: List Servers shows the state of each entry. VS Code asks you to confirm you trust the server and its capabilities before it starts. Nothing runs until you answer.
| Scope | Path |
|---|---|
| This workspace | <workspace>/.vscode/mcp.json |
| Every workspace | the user profile mcp.json, opened by the MCP: Open User Configuration command |
The top-level key is "servers", not "mcpServers". A config pasted from a Claude Desktop or Cursor README parses cleanly, contributes no servers, and gives you no error to read, which makes it the most expensive one-word mistake here. Alongside it an "inputs" array holds secrets. The newer Agent Host reads a workspace .mcp.json instead.
| MCP Duplicate Supplier Invoice Check in VS Code Review supplied invoice history for repeated references, formatting variations and equal amount/date candidates. |
| MCP Three-Way Invoice Match in VS Code Compare supplier invoice lines with purchase orders and accepted receipt quantities by exact SKU. |
| MCP Time Tracker in VS Code Track billable time without leaving the chat. |
| MCP Price Tracker in VS Code Check and watch product prices on ordinary shop pages. |
| MCP Spreadsheet in VS Code Read, query, edit and convert xlsx and csv files safely. |
| MCP Invoice in VS Code Numbered invoices with tax lines, rendered to a PDF. |
| MCP Expense Tracker in VS Code Receipts, mileage and expenses that turn into invoice lines. |
| MCP Currency Converter in VS Code ECB reference rates with the rate date on every answer. |
| MCP Docx in VS Code Real Word documents from chat: proposals, contracts, quotes. |
| MCP Timezone Planner in VS Code Find meeting slots inside everyone's working hours. |
| MCP Resume and Cover Letter in VS Code Resumes and cover letters as Word files, from one stored profile. |
| MCP Recurring Invoices in VS Code Retainers and subscriptions billed on a schedule you set once. |
| MCP Clause Library in VS Code Reusable contract clauses, searched and assembled into Word. |
| MCP Office Suite in VS Code One config entry that exposes every tool of all 41 sibling servers. |
| MCP PDF Tools in VS Code Merge, split, stamp and read PDFs, pure JavaScript, no upload. |
| MCP Calendar in VS Code Read .ics calendars: events, free and busy, conflicts, exports. |
| MCP Kanban in VS Code A task board per project that hands off to the time tracker. |
| MCP Image Tools in VS Code Resize, convert, compress and watermark images, pure JavaScript. |
| MCP Bank Statement in VS Code Bank CSV exports categorised, summarised and reconciled with expenses. |
| MCP Quotes in VS Code A priced, VAT-correct quote from chat, turned into an invoice with one call. |
| MCP Barcode in VS Code QR codes and barcodes drawn locally: SEPA payment codes, WiFi, vCard, Code 128, EAN-13. |
| MCP Billing Docs in VS Code Credit notes and purchase orders written against the invoices the invoice server already holds, with the VAT unwound at the rate you charged. |
| MCP Deposits in VS Code Security and retainer deposits held per client, applied to the invoices the invoice server already holds. |
| MCP Per Diem in VS Code Statutory travel allowances on the rate tables the tax authorities publish, and the trips you priced with them. |
| MCP Asset Register in VS Code A fixed asset register that depreciates on the rates the tax authorities actually publish, with the schedule, the journal and the gain on sale. |
| MCP Statement of Account in VS Code The one document that answers what a client actually owes you, aged as at any date you name, with the chaser drafted. |
| MCP Cash Book in VS Code One double-entry ledger derived from the books you already keep, proved to zero to the minor unit, with every line naming the document it came from. |
| MCP Amortization in VS Code Loan and lease schedules derived from the terms of the agreement, in integer minor units, closing exactly on the balloon or on zero. |
| MCP Work Order in VS Code Job orders for trades and field work: parts and labour as they happen, a status that moves one dated step at a time, a completion report, and an invoice payload that needs no retyping. |
| MCP Catalogue in VS Code One price list and one labour rate card, kept where the invoice and the quote can both read them, with the price on a date worked out on the call. |
| MCP Change Order in VS Code Change orders against a quote or a work order, with the running contract value built from what the client actually approved. |
| MCP Petty Cash in VS Code A petty cash float on the imprest system: vouchers out of the tin, a count that reconciles them to the minor unit, and the replenishment that puts the float back. |
| MCP Zip in VS Code Pack, list and unpack zip archives locally, with traversal, symlink and bomb guards read from the header before anything is inflated. |
| MCP Delivery Schedule in VS Code Dated deliverables against a quote, a work order or a change order, and what is late as at any date you name. |
| MCP Packing List in VS Code Packing slips that carry no prices: what is in each carton, what it weighs, and what is still to pack. |
| MCP Checklist in VS Code Checklists you build once and run many times, and the dated record of each run that somebody signs. |
| MCP Goods Receipt in VS Code Goods receipt notes against purchase orders: what arrived, what was damaged, what never came. |
| MCP Leave Tracker in VS Code Staff leave and PTO: requests, approvals, balances, who is out and a calendar export. |
| MCP Onboarding in VS Code New-hire onboarding plans: one hire at a time or a whole cohort from a role template. |
| MCP Backlink Checker in VS Code Check backlinks from a chat: does a page link to your domain, dofollow or nofollow, anchor text and robots guards. |
| MCP Purchase Requisition in VS Code Purchase requisitions you build once and run per order, with a signed record of each run. |
| MCP Bill of Sale in VS Code Record a sale of equipment, a vehicle or stock and get a printable bill of sale with signature lines. |
| MCP Credit Note in VS Code Credit notes against an invoice or standalone: drafts, finalization, rendering and totals, all in integer minor units. |
| MCP Job Card in VS Code One card per job: hours and materials logged against it, a status machine from open to invoiced, and the printed card for client sign-off. |
| MCP Dunning Letters in VS Code Chase overdue invoices on a ladder anchored to the due date: reminder 1, reminder 2, the final notice, with the aging and the day's chase list. |
| MCP Supplier List in VS Code A supplier directory that does not rot: contacts, terms, lead times, and when each record was last reviewed. |
| MCP Service Agreement in VS Code Service agreements for freelancers: scope, deliverables, rate, termination and liability, rendered for signing. |
| MCP Maintenance Log in VS Code Equipment maintenance log: assets, service entries with costs, and a due report computed from stored dates. |
| MCP Mileage Log in VS Code Mileage log for deductible driving: trips, effective-dated rates, summaries and CSV export. |
| MCP Pomodoro in VS Code Focus blocks planned in the chat you are already in. |
| MCP Budget in VS Code Monthly envelopes you set and check inside the conversation. |
| MCP Loan Calculator in VS Code Monthly payments and full amortization in one sentence. |
| MCP Payroll in VS Code Gross-to-net for hourly staff, computed in the conversation. |
| MCP Receipts in VS Code Turn receipt lines into an itemized, taxed total. |
| MCP Stripe Billing in VS Code Check your Stripe balance and build payment links from chat. |
| MCP Tax Calculator in VS Code 2026 US federal brackets, computed in the conversation. |
| MCP Hourly Rate Calculator in VS Code Price your hours from income, expenses, and tax, with what-if scenarios. |
Each page carries the exact config entry, three prompts that were run against the server, and the hosted alternative that needs no install.
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