Cline Memory Bank
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The Cline Memory Bank is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server designed to provide persistent project context management for AI-assisted development, specifically for use with the Cline VSCode extension. It helps maintain consistent project context across development sessions by providing structured tools and resources.
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What is Cline Memory Bank?
The Memory Bank MCP server is a tool that maintains consistent project context across development sessions. It provides structured tools and resources for managing project context, session state, progress tracking, and technical decisions, enhancing AI assistant capabilities.
How to use Cline Memory Bank?
First, install Node.js and the Cline VSCode extension. Clone the repository, install dependencies using pnpm install, and build the server with pnpm run build. Then, either use the initialization command node build/index.js initialize_memory_bank . to automatically create the memory bank files and configure the Cline MCP settings, or manually configure the Cline MCP settings file with the provided JSON object, ensuring the path to the server is correct. Once configured, use Cline commands to initialize, update context, record decisions, and track progress.
Key features of Cline Memory Bank
Persistent memory across coding sessions
Smart context management (technical decisions, progress, documentation)
Enhanced productivity through faster onboarding and consistent AI assistance
Project history tracking
Integration with Cline VSCode Extension
Use cases of Cline Memory Bank
Maintaining project context across multiple coding sessions
Tracking technical decisions and their rationale
Managing project progress and milestones
Providing AI assistants with consistent and up-to-date project information
Onboarding new team members by providing a comprehensive project history
FAQ from Cline Memory Bank
What is the purpose of the Memory Bank?
What is the purpose of the Memory Bank?
To maintain consistent project context for AI-assisted development across multiple sessions.
How does the Memory Bank integrate with Cline?
How does the Memory Bank integrate with Cline?
It seamlessly integrates, requiring no additional setup after initial configuration. It works in the background to provide context to the AI assistant.
What kind of information does the Memory Bank store?
What kind of information does the Memory Bank store?
Project context, technical details, session state, tasks, progress, milestones, and technical decisions.
How do I initialize the Memory Bank for my project?
How do I initialize the Memory Bank for my project?
Run the initialization command node build/index.js initialize_memory_bank . from the project root after building the server.
What files are created when the Memory Bank is initialized?
What files are created when the Memory Bank is initialized?
It creates projectContext.md, activeContext.md, progress.md, and decisionLog.md files within a memory-bank directory in your project root.