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Vobiz Docs provides a hosted Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. Point any MCP-aware client - Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, or ChatGPT - at it and the assistant can search and read the current Vobiz documentation instead of relying on its training snapshot.

Install with one command

That’s it. add-mcp scans your machine for installed MCP clients (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf…), shows a checklist of which ones to wire up, writes the right config block to each, and prompts you to restart anything that needs it. The command is idempotent - re‑run it any time you install a new client.
Server endpoint
  • Transport: Streamable HTTP (no auth, public).
  • What it exposes: Read-only full-text search and page fetch across the Vobiz documentation site, plus a submit_feedback tool that creates a documentation feedback report.
  • What it is not: This is not the Vobiz REST or Partner API. It cannot place calls, purchase numbers, or change your Vobiz account. For programmatic call and account access, use the API Reference.

Discover the server automatically

MCP clients and registries can use the public discovery metadata: The server card identifies the Streamable HTTP endpoint, supported tools, publisher, and authentication requirements.

Server identity

server.json

Available tools

The MCP server provides documentation context. It does not expose your Vobiz account, API credentials, calls, phone numbers, trunks, or billing data.

Prerequisites

  • An MCP‑aware client (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code 1.99+, etc.).
  • Node.js 18+ for npx. If node --version prints v18 or higher, you’re set.
  • An internet connection - the server is hosted, nothing runs locally.

Manual setup per client

If you’d rather wire each client up by hand (or add-mcp didn’t detect yours), the sections below show the exact config for each.

Claude Desktop

Claude Desktop currently launches MCP servers over stdio, so you wrap the hosted HTTP endpoint with mcp-remote. No global install needed - npx fetches it on first run.
1

Open the config file

  • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
  • Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
  • Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
If the file doesn’t exist yet, create it with {} as its content.
2

Add the Vobiz server

Merge this block into your config:
claude_desktop_config.json
3

Restart Claude Desktop

Quit Claude fully (⌘Q on macOS) and reopen it. The new tools surface under the 🔌 / hammer icon in the prompt bar - you should see entries like search and fetch listed under vobiz-docs.
4

Try it

Ask Claude:
Using the vobiz-docs MCP server, how do I start an audio stream from XML?
Claude will call the search/fetch tools and answer from the live docs.

Claude Code

Claude Code (the CLI) speaks Streamable HTTP natively - no mcp-remote shim required.
1

Add the server

Run from any project directory:
Use --scope user to make the server available across every project, or --scope project to commit the config alongside the repo:
2

Verify it loaded

vobiz-docs should appear with a ✓ next to it. Inside a session, type /mcp to see live status and the tools the server exposes.
3

Use it in a session

Anywhere in a Claude Code conversation:
Look up the <Stream> XML attributes in the Vobiz docs and write me a minimal handler.
Claude Code will call vobiz-docs__search / vobiz-docs__fetch automatically.

Cursor

Cursor reads MCP servers from ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (per‑project).
1

Edit the MCP config

Open Cursor → Settings → MCP → Edit Config, or edit the file directly:
~/.cursor/mcp.json
2

Enable & test

Back in Settings → MCP, toggle vobiz-docs on. The status dot should turn green within a few seconds. Open a new chat and ask a Vobiz‑specific question - Cursor surfaces an “MCP” badge when it pulls from the server.

VS Code

VS Code 1.99+ has first‑class MCP support behind the Copilot Chat → Agent mode.
1

Create the workspace config

Inside your project, create .vscode/mcp.json:
.vscode/mcp.json
Prefer a global setup? Run the MCP: Add Server command from the palette (⇧⌘P) and paste the same URL.
2

Use it in agent mode

Open the Copilot Chat panel, switch to Agent, and click the 🛠 tools menu - enable vobiz-docs. Ask the agent anything about Vobiz and it will fetch from the docs automatically.

Any other MCP client

The hosted URL works with any client that speaks Streamable HTTP. Two common one‑off invocations:
Run mcp-remote directly
Probe with the MCP Inspector
The Inspector launches a small web UI where you can list tools, call search with a query, and inspect raw JSON‑RPC traffic - handy when integrating a brand‑new client.

Verify the connection

A quick sanity check that works in any client:
Use the Vobiz MCP server to find the page that documents the playedStream event, then quote its first paragraph.
If the assistant returns content from /xml/stream/stream-events, the connection is healthy. If it answers from memory (or gets details wrong), the server isn’t actually wired up - re‑check the config file and restart the client.

Troubleshooting

Most issues are config‑file syntax or stale processes - not server‑side problems. Use https://vobiz.ai/docs/mcp exactly - the shorter docs.vobiz.ai/mcp form redirects GETs but rejects the POST requests the MCP transport needs, so it will fail the handshake even though the domain resolves.
  • Claude Desktop shows no tools after editing the config. Fully quit (⌘Q / right‑click → Quit). A window close alone keeps the process alive and the old config cached.
  • npx: command not found. Install Node.js 18+. On macOS with Homebrew: brew install node.
  • mcp-remote errors out on first run. Clear the npx cache: rm -rf ~/.npm/_npx and try again. Corporate proxies sometimes block the npm registry - set HTTPS_PROXY accordingly.
  • Claude Code says Server failed to connect. Run claude mcp list to see the current entry, remove it with claude mcp remove vobiz-docs, then re‑add. The --transport http flag is required - without it the CLI assumes stdio.
  • VS Code: tools menu is empty. You’re not in Agent mode. Switch the Copilot Chat dropdown from Ask to Agent; MCP tools only surface there.