Guru MCP Server for Cline 12 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
Cline is an autonomous AI coding agent inside VS Code that plans, executes, and iterates on tasks. Wire Guru through Vinkius and Cline gains direct access to every tool. from data retrieval to workflow automation. without leaving the terminal.
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About Guru MCP Server
Connect your Guru (Getguru) workspace to any AI agent to automate your knowledge management and enterprise wiki workflows through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Guru is the AI-powered source of truth that organizes company information into verified cards. This MCP server enables you to retrieve knowledge cards, manage collections, and search your entire workspace directly through natural conversation.
Cline operates autonomously inside VS Code. it reads your codebase, plans a strategy, and executes multi-step tasks including Guru tool calls without waiting for prompts between steps. Connect 12 tools through Vinkius and Cline can fetch data, generate code, and commit changes in a single autonomous run.
Key Features
- Knowledge Card Oversight — List all knowledge cards, fetch detailed structured content (extended metadata), and create or update cards instantly.
- Collection Management — Access and list high-level enterprise groupings (collections) to understand how your knowledge is organized.
- AI-Powered Search — Execute powerful searches across all enterprise knowledge silos to isolate answers and verify facts.
- Board Discovery — Access board structures that pin collections for specific department or project discovery.
- Security & Access Control — List user groups and workspace members to verify knowledge permissions and authorized scopes.
- Verification Tracking — Monitor the verification state of your cards to ensure your AI assistant is always using the source of truth.
- Real-time Synchronization — Keep your company's collective intelligence accessible to your AI assistant without leaving your primary workspace.
The Guru MCP Server exposes 12 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Cline in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.
How to Connect Guru to Cline via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the Guru MCP Server with Cline.
Open Cline MCP Settings
Click the MCP Servers icon in the Cline sidebar panel
Add remote server
Click "Add MCP Server" and paste the configuration above
Enable the server
Toggle the server switch to ON
Start using Guru
Ask Cline: "Using Guru, help me...". 12 tools available
Why Use Cline with the Guru MCP Server
Cline provides unique advantages when paired with Guru through the Model Context Protocol.
Cline operates autonomously. it reads your codebase, plans a strategy, and executes multi-step tasks including MCP tool calls without step-by-step prompts
Runs inside VS Code, so you get MCP tool access alongside your existing extensions, terminal, and version control in a single window
Cline can create, edit, and delete files based on MCP tool responses, enabling end-to-end automation from data retrieval to code generation
Transparent execution: every tool call and file change is shown in Cline's activity log for full visibility and approval before committing
Guru + Cline Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Cline combined with the Guru MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Autonomous feature building: tell Cline to fetch data from Guru and scaffold a complete module with types, handlers, and tests
Codebase refactoring: use Guru tools to validate live data while Cline restructures your code to match updated schemas
Automated testing: Cline fetches real responses from Guru and generates snapshot tests or mocks based on actual payloads
Incident response: query Guru for real-time status and let Cline generate hotfix patches based on the findings
Guru MCP Tools for Cline (12)
These 12 tools become available when you connect Guru to Cline via MCP:
create_knowledge_card
Create new card
delete_knowledge_card
Remove a card
get_card_details
Get card content
get_collection_details
Get collection metadata
list_access_groups
List user groups
list_knowledge_boards
List boards
list_knowledge_cards
List knowledge cards
list_knowledge_collections
List all collections
list_workspace_members
List team members
search_knowledge_base
Search all cards
update_knowledge_card
Modify a card
verify_api_connection
Check connection
Example Prompts for Guru in Cline
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Cline agent to start working with Guru immediately.
"Search my Guru wiki for 'Remote Work Policy'."
"List all my knowledge collections in Guru."
"Create a new knowledge card: 'How to setup MCP' in the 'Engineering' collection."
Troubleshooting Guru MCP Server with Cline
Common issues when connecting Guru to Cline through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
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Guru + Cline FAQ
Common questions about integrating Guru MCP Server with Cline.
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Connect Guru to Cline
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 12 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.