Cline NormAPI explain_rule
How to: Cline NormAPI explain_rule
Add NormAPI to Cline
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01
Open ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json and merge this in. Keep any servers already there.
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp": {
"url": "https://normapi.com/mcp"
}
}
}-
02
Save the file and restart Cline.
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03
Ask for something explain_rule does. Cline lists the server's tools on connect and calls explain_rule itself — you do not invoke it by name.
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04
If nothing happens, check the server is running and that NormAPI's identifier in your config matches the one above exactly.
Cline's MCP Servers pane edits this file for you if you would rather not find it. Cline docs
Set these first
NormAPI will not start until these are set, so explain_rule never becomes available.
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NORMAPI_API_KEY
Same tool, other clients
This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 14 November 2026. It is what
the server actually exposes, not what its listing claims.
Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.