Cline Chat Reader MCP

Example Use Cases

• 1

  Retrieve recent conversation history (20 or 40 messages) from a VS Code extension-backed chat to provide contextual responses.

• 2

  Identify or monitor active conversations/tasks (including labeled ACTIVE_A/ACTIVE_B) and obtain task IDs for context-aware actions.

• 3

  Send cross-conversation notifications or structured advice (with title, content, type, and priority) between different conversations.

Description

This MCP server provides four tools to access conversation data from a VS Code extension for use in Claude Desktop: retrieve the last 20 or 40 messages, get active tasks, and send external advice between conversations. It includes structured and backward-compatible notification formats, caching for active tasks with a 30-second expiry, and robust error handling with unique error codes and logging. The server is run via a Node.js launcher script and is configured by adding it to the Claude Desktop configuration. It is useful for integrating conversation context and inter-agent notifications into Claude-based workflows.