Cline

Connect Cline VS Code extension to the CoreClaw MCP Server so your AI coding assistant can search for scrapers, run them, and retrieve data directly within VS Code.

Prerequisites

VS Code with Cline extension installed
A CoreClaw account with an API key — get it from Console → Settings → API & Integrations

Configuration

Cline supports MCP via Streamable HTTP transport. You can configure it via the Cline settings panel.

Step 1: Open Cline settings

Open VS Code
Click the Cline icon in the sidebar
Go to Settings → MCP Servers
Click Add MCP Server

Step 2: Add the CoreClaw MCP configuration

Fill in the form:

Name: coreclaw
Transport: HTTP
URL: https://mcp.coreclaw.com/mcp
Headers:
- api-key: scraper_api_YOUR_KEY_HERE

Replace scraper_api_YOUR_KEY_HERE with your actual CoreClaw API key.

Step 3: Save and restart

Click Save
Restart VS Code for the changes to take effect

Verify the connection

Open VS Code and start a new Cline chat
Ask: “Search for Amazon scrapers on CoreClaw”
Cline should invoke search_scrapers and return results

Example conversation

Once connected, you can ask Cline to perform scraping tasks:

You: Find a Google Maps scraper and extract restaurant data near Times Square, New York.

Cline: I’ll search for a Google Maps scraper and run it for you. [Calls search_scrapers → get_scraper_details → run_scraper → polls status → returns results]

Troubleshooting

Tools not appearing

Restart VS Code — MCP changes require a restart
Ensure the MCP server URL is correct
Check that the api-key header is set

Authentication errors

Ensure the api-key header value matches your CoreClaw API key exactly
Verify your key is active in the Console