Sansan MCP Server for Cline 8 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
Cline is an autonomous AI coding agent inside VS Code that plans, executes, and iterates on tasks. Wire Sansan through the Vinkius and Cline gains direct access to every tool — from data retrieval to workflow automation — without leaving the terminal.
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About Sansan MCP Server
Connect your Sansan account to any AI agent to access your organization’s entire secure network of digitized business cards. Effortlessly manage contact relationships directly from Claude, Cursor, or your preferred MCP client.
Cline operates autonomously inside VS Code — it reads your codebase, plans a strategy, and executes multi-step tasks including Sansan tool calls without waiting for prompts between steps. Connect 8 tools through the Vinkius and Cline can fetch data, generate code, and commit changes in a single autonomous run.
What you can do
- Business Cards — List all scanned cards, retrieve comprehensive details by card ID, and search for specific contacts by name
- Personnel Records — Browse individual person profiles across all captured cards and access deep contact details
- Network Organization — Inspect all available tags used for structuring and organizing business cards
- Enterprise Structure — List registered Sansan users and view all distinct departments within your organization
The Sansan MCP Server exposes 8 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 Sansan to Cline via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the Sansan 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 Sansan
Ask Cline: "Using Sansan, help me..." — 8 tools available
Why Use Cline with the Sansan MCP Server
Cline provides unique advantages when paired with Sansan 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
Sansan + Cline Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Cline combined with the Sansan MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Autonomous feature building: tell Cline to fetch data from Sansan and scaffold a complete module with types, handlers, and tests
Codebase refactoring: use Sansan tools to validate live data while Cline restructures your code to match updated schemas
Automated testing: Cline fetches real responses from Sansan and generates snapshot tests or mocks based on actual payloads
Incident response: query Sansan for real-time status and let Cline generate hotfix patches based on the findings
Sansan MCP Tools for Cline (8)
These 8 tools become available when you connect Sansan to Cline via MCP:
get_biz_card
Retrieves details for a specific business card
get_person
Retrieves details for a specific contact person
list_biz_cards
Lists all scanned business cards
list_departments
Lists all departments in the organization
list_persons
Lists all contact persons across cards
list_tags
Lists all tags used for organizing business cards
list_users
Lists all Sansan users in the organization
search_biz_cards
Searches for business cards by name
Example Prompts for Sansan in Cline
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Cline agent to start working with Sansan immediately.
"Search for a business card with the name 'Tanaka'."
"Can you list all the tag categories in our Sansan database?"
"Get the detailed person profile for the ID 'person-12345'."
Troubleshooting Sansan MCP Server with Cline
Common issues when connecting Sansan to Cline through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
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Sansan + Cline FAQ
Common questions about integrating Sansan MCP Server with Cline.
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Connect Sansan to Cline
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 8 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.