How to Use the Alai MCP in Cline
Turn selfies into professional assets and wire them into your VS Code projects automatically with Cline.
Works with every AI agent you already use
…and any MCP-compatible client
Connect Alai MCP to Cline
Create your Vinkius account to connect Alai to Cline and route execution through our secure gateway. The platform manages server hosting, runtime updates, and security layers. Configuration requires no manual server provisioning.
Build complete galleries with Cline
Building an employee directory requires fresh, matching headshots. Instead of generating them elsewhere and downloading zips, this MCP Server lets your agent handle the API calls right in your editor. The extension calls `list_templates` to find a corporate style, loops through your raw image folder with `generate_content`, and then writes the React components to display them. You see the finished code and the images appear simultaneously.
Control marketing workspaces
Switching contexts breaks your focus. This MCP connection lets your coding environment control your marketing campaigns directly. Ask your assistant to set up a new launch. It triggers `create_campaign` to initialize the project, then uses `get_campaign` to pull the IDs needed for your frontend environment variables.
Programmatic asset replacement
Hardcoding image URLs is a terrible practice. Your agent builds dynamic fetch routines by directly interrogating the source API. It uses `list_assets` to grab the latest generated portraits and `get_asset` to pull specific metadata. If a file needs replacing, the assistant handles `delete_asset` and regenerates a new one without you touching a browser.
Set up Alai MCP in Cline
Prerequisites
- VS Code with Cline extension installed
- Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token
- 1
Open Cline MCP settings
Click the Cline icon in the VS Code sidebar to open the Cline panel. Then click the MCP Servers icon (server stack) at the top-right corner of the panel.
- 2
Add a remote server
Click "Remote Servers" at the top, then click "Add Remote MCP". In the Name field, type
alai-mcp. In the URL field, paste your Vinkius endpoint:https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp. Get your token from cloud.vinkius.com. - 3
Enable the server
After saving, the server appears in the Cline MCP panel. Toggle the switch to enable it. The status indicator turns green when the connection is live.
- 4
Start using tools
Return to the Cline chat and ask: "Check my latest Alai refund status." Cline will discover the available tools and request your approval before invoking each one — giving you full control over every action.
{
"mcpServers": {
"alai-mcp": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
}
}
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Common questions about Alai MCP in Cline
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