How to Install MCP Servers in Cline / VS Code

How to configure MCP servers for Cline (formerly Claude Dev) in VS Code — settings file location, standard JSON structure, and enabling tool permissions.

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Step-by-step installation guide

Open Cline MCP Settings
In VS Code, click the Cline icon in the activity bar, select the gear/MCP settings icon, or edit cline_mcp_settings.json directly.
Add the server configuration
Paste your server under "mcpServers". You can optionally specify autoApprove tool arrays or set disabled: false.
Test tool execution
Prompt Cline in VS Code to use the newly added tool. Cline will prompt for permission or automatically run the tool based on your settings.

Configuration

cline_mcp_settings.json

Location

~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json

Snippet

JSON

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sqlite": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-sqlite"],
      "disabled": false,
      "autoApprove": []
    }
  }
}

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Frequently Asked Questions

It lives inside VS Code globalStorage under saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json. The easiest way to open it is clicking the gear icon in the Cline side panel.

Yes, inside cline_mcp_settings.json you can add tool names to the "autoApprove": [] array for that server.

Step-by-step installation guide

Open Cline MCP Settings

Add the server configuration

Test tool execution

Configuration

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is the Cline MCP settings file located?

Can Cline auto-approve MCP tool calls?

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