A priced, VAT-correct quote from chat, turned into an invoice with one call. It quotes a client with line items, VAT and a validity window, sends the quote as pasteable text, tracks it as open, accepted, declined or expired, and turns an accepted quote into a real invoice in the shared invoice store using the quote's own stored lines rather than recomputed prices.
In agent mode quote_create and quote_accept are tools the agent can reach mid-task, so "quote this scope change and, if they say yes on the call, invoice it" is one instruction spanning two calls instead of a manual step in between.
| You say | Tool |
|---|---|
| Quote Acme for 12 hours at 90 EUR plus a 300 EUR setup, 23% VAT, good for 14 days. | quote_create |
| Acme said yes. Invoice it. | quote_accept |
| What is still open, and what is my win rate? | quote_report |
A quote of EUR 1,000.00 net is issued at the profile's 23% default rate, so the client sees EUR 1,230.00. The default rate is then changed to 8% before the client answers. quote_accept still invoices EUR 1,230.00, tax_lines[0].rate === 23, because it copies the quote's stored lines instead of recomputing them against today's profile.
The file is .vscode/mcp.json, and the key inside it is servers.
| Scope | Path |
|---|---|
| This workspace | <workspace>/.vscode/mcp.json |
| Every workspace | the user profile mcp.json, opened by the MCP: Open User Configuration command |
// .vscode/mcp.json (the key is "servers")
{
"servers": {
"quotes": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@theluckystrike/mcp-quotes"]
}
}
}Or from a terminal:
code --add-mcp '{"name":"quotes","command":"npx","args":["-y","@theluckystrike/mcp-quotes"]}'VS Code asks you to confirm you trust the server and its capabilities before it starts. Nothing runs until you answer.
The npm publish of @theluckystrike/mcp-quotes is pending; until then use the .mcpb bundle or a clone and build from the latest release.
There is no hosted endpoint for this one yet. MCP Quotes runs locally over stdio with the config above, which is also the only form in which it reads and writes files on your own disk. Three of the servers in this collection are served at https://mcp.zovo.one/mcp/<name> over MCP streamable HTTP: time-tracker, price-tracker and invoice.
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.
Free: 5 open quotes at a time, unlimited quote_send_text, create/revise/accept/decline, VAT, discounts and multi-currency. Pro is $19 once, verified offline.
The key is servers, not mcpServers. A config copied from a Claude Desktop README parses cleanly and contributes nothing. Rename it. On the newer Agent Host, use a workspace .mcp.json instead.
No. code --add-mcp takes the server object on the command line, and MCP: Add Server in the palette asks whether the target is Workspace or Global.
In Chat, behind the tools picker, once the server has started. Adding or changing one raises a prompt asking you to confirm you trust it; if the picker is empty, that prompt is usually still waiting.
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