Cline reads its MCP servers from mcp.json under the mcpServers key. In the Cline panel, click the MCP Servers icon in the top toolbar, open the Configure tab, then Configure MCP Servers near the bottom, and add the entry under mcpServers. From a terminal, `cline mcp` opens an interactive wizard and `cline config mcp --json` reads or writes the same thing non-interactively. No full-app restart. The MCP settings actions include restarting an unresponsive server if its tools do not appear.
| Scope | Path |
|---|---|
| Cline CLI | ~/.cline/mcp.json |
| The editor extension | opened from the Cline panel, not by path; the documentation deliberately calls it the MCP settings JSON used by the extension |
Cline is the one client here with an unsafe transport default. `type` selects it, and omitting `type` falls back to the legacy sse transport, so a streamable HTTP endpoint needs it written in or you will debug a server that is fine. Local entries carry "disabled" and an "autoApprove" array.
| MCP Time Tracker in Cline Track billable time without leaving the chat. |
| MCP Price Tracker in Cline Check and watch product prices on ordinary shop pages. |
| MCP Spreadsheet in Cline Read, query, edit and convert xlsx and csv files safely. |
| MCP Invoice in Cline Numbered invoices with tax lines, rendered to a PDF. |
| MCP Expense Tracker in Cline Receipts, mileage and expenses that turn into invoice lines. |
| MCP Currency Converter in Cline ECB reference rates with the rate date on every answer. |
| MCP Docx in Cline Real Word documents from chat: proposals, contracts, quotes. |
| MCP Timezone Planner in Cline Find meeting slots inside everyone's working hours. |
| MCP Office Suite in Cline One config entry that exposes every tool of the five servers. |
Each page carries the exact config entry, three prompts that were run against the server, and the hosted alternative that needs no install.
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