quick start

Cline

Cline is a VS Code extension. Its MCP settings live in the extension's settings page or in cline_mcp_settings.json.

1. Install argand-mcp

cargo install --git ssh://git@git.argand.org/nicweyand/argand.git argand-mcp

2. Open Cline's MCP settings

  1. Open the Cline sidebar in VS Code
  2. Click the gear icon → MCP Servers
  3. Click Edit MCP Settings — this opens cline_mcp_settings.json

3. Add the Argand server entry

Merge into the existing mcpServers object:

cline_mcp_settings.json json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "argand": {
      "command": "argand-mcp",
      "args": [],
      "disabled": false,
      "autoApprove": []
    }
  }
}

disabled defaults to false — you can leave it out. autoApprove is the list of tool names Cline will run without prompting; leave it empty until you trust the integration.

Verifying it works

Cline shows MCP server status in the sidebar. A green dot next to "argand" means stdio connected. Ask Cline to search the web; it should pick argand:search from the tool list.

If the server fails to connect, check VS Code's Output panel → "Cline" channel for the stderr of argand-mcp. Set RUST_LOG=argand_mcp=debug in the env block of the JSON for verbose logs.