Cline is a popular AI coding assistant VS Code extension that integrates Claude and other models directly into your editor. It stores its MCP server config in VS Code's global extension storage rather than a workspace file, meaning servers are available across all your projects. Cline extends the standard mcpServers format by adding two fields to every server entry: alwaysAllow (an array of tool names that can run without confirmation) and disabled (a boolean to temporarily pause a server without removing it). These extra fields are managed by Cline's settings UI and should not be removed manually. The getmcp CLI adds sensible defaults — alwaysAllow: [] and disabled: false — when generating configs for Cline.
The fastest way to install MCP servers in Cline is with the getmcp CLI:
npx @getmcp/cli add <server-id>Example configuration for the github server:
{
"mcpServers": {
"brave-search": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@brave/brave-search-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"BRAVE_API_KEY": ""
},
"alwaysAllow": [],
"disabled": false
}
}
}