Skills and MCP servers for Cline

An open-source agent for VS Code: runs tasks in your project, executes commands and connects MCP servers.

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Download Cline

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Official sources only: the developer site and app stores. No mirrors or third-party builds.

How to connect to Cline

What the agent reads

  • MCP

Where skills go

For all projects
~/.cline/skills/
In the project folder
.cline/skills/

Install with one command

npx skillfoxx add mcp/headroom --agent cline

Example for “Headroom”. Any entry installs the same way, by its catalog address. The CLI checks the recipe signature and writes the Cline settings itself.

MCP servers

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Official

Local context compression for agents: tool outputs, logs, files and RAG chunks shrink before reaching the LLM. Proxy, CLI, library and MCP

Broad access78.2KRepository stars
Official

A long-term memory system for AI agents: the agent stores experience and facts, then retrieves them through a built-in MCP server

Broad access55.9KRepository stars
Official

The Chrome DevTools team's official MCP server: the agent drives a live Chrome, reads network and console, and records performance traces

Extended access54.4KRepository stars

Indexes a codebase into a knowledge graph and gives the agent call chains, change blast radius and code search over MCP

Extended access48.1KRepository stars
Official

Microsoft's official MCP server for driving a browser with Playwright through the accessibility tree, no screenshots needed

Extended access38.8KRepository stars
Official

Local persistent memory for coding agents: hooks record every session, and Claude Code, Codex or Cursor recall past decisions through 54 MCP tools

Extended access30KRepository stars

CLI tools

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Open-source coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, the terminal and desktop, with any model and MCP support

Broad access71KRepository stars

A skill package manager: installs, finds, updates and removes SKILL.md packages from GitHub and other git hosts across many agents

Extended access37.1KRepository stars

Packs a repository into one LLM-ready file with token counts, code compression and secret filtering, also runs as an MCP server

Extended access29.1KRepository stars
Official

Ollama runs open models on your own machine and serves them to agents through a local API compatible with OpenAI and Anthropic.

Extended access185.2KRepository stars

A Rust CLI proxy that compacts output from git, tests and other commands so the agent spends fewer tokens reading the terminal

Extended access85KRepository stars

Magpie

magpie

Magpie — an app and local gateway that connect any model to Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI and OpenCode and switch them from the menu bar

Broad access25.1KRepository stars

Skills

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A skill that builds editable PPTX decks from PDF, DOCX, URLs and Markdown with native shapes, charts and animations

Extended access70.5KRepository stars

A skill that gathers the last 30 days of discussion on a topic from Reddit, X, YouTube, HN, Polymarket and GitHub into one brief

Broad access65.9KRepository stars

Supabase's official skills: help an agent work with the database, Auth, Edge Functions and Postgres best practices

Minimal access3KRepository stars

Official Unity skill set for agents: editor control, builds, 2D and 3D, UI, URP, audio, multiplayer and monetization

Extended access1.2KRepository stars
Russian stack

Skills covering the full 1C:Enterprise 8.3 development cycle, from XML sources to publishing and web client testing

Broad access743Repository stars

Official ClickHouse skills: schema and query rules, architecture decisions, chDB for Python and ClickHouse Cloud workflows

Extended access562Repository stars

Plugins

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A plugin from Every: a brainstorm, plan, build, review and capture loop so each next task gets easier

Broad access25.8KRepository stars

Expo's official agent skills: building, deploying, updating and debugging Expo and EAS apps

Extended access3.7KRepository stars

A plugin and skill that makes the agent write minimal code: reuse, stdlib and native platform features come first

Extended access179.6KRepository stars

A plugin that builds a knowledge graph of a codebase or wiki and opens an interactive dashboard with search, tours and diff impact

Broad access88.8KRepository stars

Next AI Draw.io is an MCP server and plugin where the agent draws draw.io diagrams on a live browser canvas that you can edit by hand

Extended access36.5KRepository stars

Knowledge-graph memory for agents: Claude Code and Codex plugins, an MCP server and a Python library

Extended access32.9KRepository stars

Workflows

1 entry

Spec-driven development for coding agents: proposal, requirements, design and tasks come before any code

Extended access73.3KRepository stars

In short

Cline is an open-source coding agent that integrates with VS Code, JetBrains, the terminal, and desktop environments, supporting any model and MCP servers. It is extended with MCP servers like Headroom for context compression, Hindsight for long-term memory, and GitNexus for codebase knowledge graphs. Additionally, CLI tools such as skills for managing skill packages and Repomix for repository packing enhance its functionality.

FAQ

How do I connect an MCP server to Cline?

Cline supports MCP servers directly; you can connect servers like Headroom, Hindsight, or GitNexus by configuring their endpoints in Cline's settings.

Which tools should I use with Cline for managing code context and memory?

Use Headroom for local context compression and Hindsight for long-term memory storage to improve Cline's handling of tool outputs and agent experience.

Are there official MCP servers compatible with Cline?

Yes, official MCP servers like Chrome DevTools MCP and Playwright MCP are compatible and can be integrated with Cline for browser automation and inspection.