How to Use the Medium Alternative MCP in Cline

Q: How does Cline use the Medium Alternative to find my publications?

Cline calls the listpublications tool to fetch all publications associated with your account. It then displays them in your sidebar so you can choose where to submit your content.

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Create your Vinkius account to connect Medium Alternative 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.

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Create drafts directly from your workspace

The `create_post` tool sends your local markdown files directly to your draft queue. Cline reads your workspace files, runs any necessary syntax checks, and executes the call to create the post. The entire file transfer is handled by Cline, letting you focus entirely on writing your technical content.

Audit your publication team using Cline

The `list_contributors` tool checks who has access to write for your publication. Cline pulls this list to verify that only authorized authors are queued for your upcoming releases. By combining this with `list_publications`, your agent maps out your entire editorial network. This MCP Server makes team audits a simple text command inside your sidebar.

Deploy publication stories with this MCP Server

The `create_publication_post` tool submits your finalized articles directly to a specific publication. Cline matches your draft with the correct publication ID retrieved from your account. It queries your active publications, finds the match, and drops the post into the submission queue without any manual browser steps.

Setup guide

Set up Medium Alternative 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 medium-alternative-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 Medium Alternative refund status." Cline will discover the available tools and request your approval before invoking each one — giving you full control over every action.

Cline MCP Settings

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "medium-alternative-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Medium Alternative MCP in Cline

Open the Cline sidebar, click the MCP Servers icon, and add the server configuration. You can also edit your `cline_mcp_settings.json` file directly to connect the tool.

No. The current toolset focuses on creation and auditing, using `create_post` and `create_publication_post` to publish new drafts. Editing must be done on the platform interface.

Cline calls the `list_publications` tool to fetch all publications associated with your account. It then displays them in your sidebar so you can choose where to submit your content.

It relies on the active integration token configured in your environment. To switch accounts, you need to update the token in your settings file and restart the server.

Your Medium integration tokens and post content remain in your local environment variables or settings file. Cline never transmits these credentials to external servers, keeping your publishing tokens safe.

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