setup
- open VS Code with Cline installed
- open Cline settings (gear icon in Cline panel)
- go to MCP Servers
- add screenpipe:
- click the refresh icon to reload MCP servers
usage
once configured, Cline can search your screen history while coding:plan mode with context
Cline’s “Plan” mode works great with screenpipe:- switch to Plan mode
- ask Cline to find relevant context from your screen history
- let it create a plan based on what you’ve been working on
- switch to Act mode to execute
available tools
screenpipe provides:| tool | description |
|---|---|
search-content | search screen text (accessibility-first, OCR fallback), audio transcriptions, and input |
activity-summary | lightweight overview of app usage, speakers, and recent texts for a time range |
search-elements | search structured UI elements from the accessibility tree |
frame-context | full accessibility tree, URLs, and text for a specific frame |
list-meetings | list detected meetings with duration, app, and attendees |
export-video | export screen recordings as MP4 for a time range |
requirements
- screenpipe running on localhost:3030
- VS Code with Cline extension
- Node.js >= 18.0.0