Cline

Connect Crow to Cline, the AI coding assistant VS Code extension.

Option A: Local (stdio)

Setup Steps

1. Clone and set up Crow:

   git clone https://github.com/kh0pper/crow.git
   cd crow
   npm run setup

2. Open VS Code Settings → search for "Cline MCP" → edit the MCP server configuration, or create ~/.cline/mcp_config.json:

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "crow-memory": {
         "command": "node",
         "args": ["/path/to/crow/servers/memory/index.js"],
         "env": {
           "CROW_DB_PATH": "/path/to/crow/data/crow.db"
         }
       },
       "crow-research": {
         "command": "node",
         "args": ["/path/to/crow/servers/research/index.js"],
         "env": {
           "CROW_DB_PATH": "/path/to/crow/data/crow.db"
         }
       }
     }
   }

3. Reload VS Code.

Option B: Remote (HTTP)

Setup Steps

1. Deploy Crow (Cloud Deploy Guide)

2. Add to Cline's MCP configuration:

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "crow-memory": {
         "url": "https://your-gateway.onrender.com/memory/mcp"
       },
       "crow-research": {
         "url": "https://your-gateway.onrender.com/research/mcp"
       },
       "crow-tools": {
         "url": "https://your-gateway.onrender.com/tools/mcp"
       }
     }
   }

3. Cline will handle OAuth when first connecting.

Transport

• Local: stdio
• Remote: Streamable HTTP with OAuth 2.1

Cross-Platform Context

Load Crow's shared behavioral context in Cline:

"Use the crow_get_context tool with platform set to cline"

IDE platforms get minimal transparency output. Memories stored from Cline are shared with all other connected platforms. See the Cross-Platform Guide.

Verification

In Cline's chat, try:

"Store a memory that Cline is connected to Crow."