Cline Filesystem read_file

Add Filesystem to Cline

1. 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": {
    "server-filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem"
      ]
    }
  }
}

2. 02

   Save the file and restart Cline.

3. 03

   Ask for something read_file does. Cline lists the server's tools on connect and calls read_file itself — you do not invoke it by name.

4. 04

   If nothing happens, check the server is running and that Filesystem'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

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