How do I get a Poe API access token?

Go to [creator.poe.com](https://creator.poe.com/), navigate to Settings > API, and generate an access token. This token authenticates all API requests for bot management.

What AI models can I query through Poe?

Poe has GPT-4, GPT-4o, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Claude 3 Opus, Llama 3, and dozens of specialized bots. Use query_bot to chain responses from multiple models in your workflows.

How does bot chaining work?

Using Poe API v2, your bot can query any other bot on Poe for free. The response becomes input for your bot's processing. Costs are covered by the user's free message limit or subscription.

Poe MCP Server for Cline 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

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

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About Poe MCP Server

Connect your Poe (Quora's AI platform) account to any AI agent and manage your chatbot empire through natural conversation. Create bots, chain AI model responses, monitor conversations, and track performance — all via API.

Cline operates autonomously inside VS Code. it reads your codebase, plans a strategy, and executes multi-step tasks including Poe tool calls without waiting for prompts between steps. Connect 10 tools through Vinkius and Cline can fetch data, generate code, and commit changes in a single autonomous run.

What you can do

Bot Management — List, create, update, and delete API bots programmatically
AI Model Chaining — Query any bot on Poe (GPT-4, Claude, etc.) from your bot using API v2
Message Monitoring — View recent conversations, debug responses, and analyze user interactions
Usage Statistics — Track message counts, unique users, response times, and error rates
Endpoint Testing — Send test messages to verify bot connectivity and response quality
Multi-Model Workflows — Build complex bots that combine responses from multiple AI models

The Poe MCP Server exposes 10 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 Poe to Cline via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Poe 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 Poe

Ask Cline: "Using Poe, help me...". 10 tools available

Why Use Cline with the Poe MCP Server

Cline provides unique advantages when paired with Poe 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

Poe + Cline Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Cline combined with the Poe MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Autonomous feature building: tell Cline to fetch data from Poe and scaffold a complete module with types, handlers, and tests

Codebase refactoring: use Poe tools to validate live data while Cline restructures your code to match updated schemas

Automated testing: Cline fetches real responses from Poe and generates snapshot tests or mocks based on actual payloads

Incident response: query Poe for real-time status and let Cline generate hotfix patches based on the findings

Poe MCP Tools for Cline (10)

These 10 tools become available when you connect Poe to Cline via MCP:

create_bot

Requires a bot name, base URL for your API endpoint, and the model name. Optionally set a system prompt and description. Create a new API bot on Poe

delete_bot

This action cannot be undone. All conversation history and settings for the bot will be lost. Delete a Poe API bot

get_bot

Use the bot ID obtained from list_bots. Get details of a specific Poe bot

get_bot_stats

Essential for monitoring bot health, understanding user engagement, and identifying performance bottlenecks. Get usage statistics for a Poe bot

list_available_bots

Useful for discovering which AI models and specialized bots are available for chaining in your bot workflows. List publicly available bots on Poe that your bot can query

list_bots

Returns bot names, handles, models, and status. Essential first step to identify which bot to work with before querying, updating, or checking stats. List all API bots under your Poe account

list_messages

Useful for monitoring what users are asking, debugging bot responses, and analyzing conversation patterns. Returns message content, timestamps, and user identifiers. List recent messages for a specific Poe bot

query_bot

This allows chaining bot responses - your bot can query GPT-4, Claude, or any other bot on Poe and use the response as input. The cost is covered by the user's free message limit or subscription. Query another bot on Poe from your bot

send_message

Useful for testing endpoint connectivity and validating bot responses. The bot will process the message and return a response via its configured endpoint. Send a message to a Poe bot (simulate user interaction)

update_bot

Changes take effect immediately for new conversations. Update an existing Poe bot's configuration

Example Prompts for Poe in Cline

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Cline agent to start working with Poe immediately.

"List all my bots and show stats for the first one."

"Create a bot called 'Research Assistant' using GPT-4 that summarizes articles."

"Query Claude-3.5-Sonnet from my ResearchBot: 'What are the key trends in AI?'"

Troubleshooting Poe MCP Server with Cline

Common issues when connecting Poe to Cline through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

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Click the server name to see logs. Verify the URL and token are correct.

Poe + Cline FAQ

Common questions about integrating Poe MCP Server with Cline.

How does Cline connect to MCP servers?

Cline reads MCP server configurations from its settings panel in VS Code. Add the server URL and Cline discovers all available tools on initialization.