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MCP servers and skills for Cline

Setup steps and file locations from Cline Bot Inc.'s own documentation. Checked Nov 14, 2026.

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MCP servers

✓ Supported

Add a server

  1. Click the MCP Servers icon in Cline's top toolbar and open the Configure tab.
  2. Click Configure MCP Servers to open cline_mcp_settings.json.
  3. Add an entry under mcpServers: command, args and env for a local server, or url, headers and type streamableHttp for a remote one.
  4. Save the file and check the server's status in the MCP Servers panel.

Where it's saved

CLI
~/.cline/data/settings/cline_mcp_settings.jsonOverride with CLINE_MCP_SETTINGS_PATH.
IDE extensions
MCP Servers icon > Configure tab > Configure MCP ServersThe file is cline_mcp_settings.json; its on-disk path for the extensions is not stated in the documentation.

Cline Bot Inc.'s MCP documentationHow to connect MCP servers to AI clients

Skills

✓ Supported

A skill is a folder with a SKILL.md file. Cline finds skills here:

Project
.cline/skills/.clinerules/skills/.claude/skills/.cline/skills/ is recommended.
Global
~/.cline/skills/Windows: C:\Users\USERNAME\.cline\skills\

Cline Bot Inc.'s skills documentationHow to create a skill

All listings

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Questions

Does Cline support MCP servers?
Yes. Cline runs local servers over stdio and connects to remote servers over Streamable HTTP or legacy SSE. Set the type to streamableHttp for remote servers, or Cline falls back to SSE.
Does Cline support skills?
Yes. Skills are SKILL.md folders in .cline/skills/ in a project or ~/.cline/skills/ for you, and each one can be switched on or off.