Cline MCP Memory Bank

🚀 Cline Project Memory Bank

The Cline Project Memory Bank is a tool designed to manage project context, progress, and decision - making information. It helps developers keep track of project - related details and streamline the development process.

🚀 Quick Start

Get started with the Cline Project Memory Bank by following these steps.

📦 Installation

Step 1: Install Dependencies

npm install cline-mcp

Step 2: Initialize the Memory Bank

Run the following command in the root directory of your project:

npx cline-mcp init

💻 Usage Examples

Initialize a New Memory Bank

useMCPTool('memory-bank', 'initialize_memory_bank', {
    projectPath: process.cwd() // or specify a path
});

Access Project Context

accessMCPResource('memory-bank', 'memory://project/context');

📚 Documentation

File Structure

After initialization, the memory bank creates the following files in the project root directory:

.
├── memory-bank/
│   ├── projectContext.md
│   ├── activeContext.md
│   ├── progress.md
│   └── decisionLog.md

Example of Initial File Content

activeContext.md

# Current Context

## Session Information
- **Date**: YYYY-MM-DD
- **Mode**: development
- **Task**: Initialize a new project

## Open Questions
1. Determine project goals?
2. Define requirement priorities?

## Recent Updates
- Initialize the basic file structure

progress.md

# Progress Tracking

## Current Phase: Initialization
### Completed Tasks
1. Initialize the repository
2. Create the basic structure

### Ongoing Tasks
1. Configure the environment
2. Write documentation

### Planned Tasks
- Install dependencies
- Configure the development environment

## Obstacle Tracking
No known obstacles

decisionLog.md

# Decision Log

## Project Structure Decision
- **Decision**: Use a modular structure
- **Reason**: Improve code maintainability
- **Alternative**: Single - file components

## Development Workflow Selection
- **Decision**: Adopt the GitFlow model
- **Reason**: Improve team collaboration and version control
- **Alternative**: Feature Branch process

projectContext.md

# Project Context

## Project Overview
- **Name**: New Project
- **Version**: 1.0.0

## Technology Stack
### Front - end
- React: ^18.2.0
- Redux: ^4.2.1

### Back - end
- Node.js: ^16.14.2
- Express: ^4.18.2

## Configuration Files
- .gitignore
- package.json
- README.md

Integration with Cline

Core Functions

Load Context

accessMCPResource('memory-bank', 'memory://project/context');

Update Current Context

useMCPTool('memory-bank', 'update_context', {
    projectPath: process.cwd(),
    content: {
        currentSession: {
            date: new Date().toISOString().split('T')[0],
            mode: 'development',
            task: 'Current task description'
        }
    }
});

System Prompt Suggestions

Add the following content to Cline's system prompt or the .clinerules file:

Memory Bank Integration Rules:

CRITICAL: Before performing any task:
1. Always check the active context (memory://active/context):
   - Current project status and mode
   - Ongoing tasks and their status
   - Recent decisions and updates
   - Open questions

2. Always refer to the project context (memory://project/context) for the latest information

Diagram Explanation

Functional Flowchart

Start -> Initialize the Memory Bank -> Load Context -> Execute Task -> Update Context -> End

Development Guide

Install Dependencies

npm install cline-mcp

Start the Development Server

npm run dev

Testing

Use the Jest framework for unit testing:

npm test

📄 License

MIT License

Contribution Guidelines

Follow the Conventional Commits specification.

Appendix

Frequently Asked Questions

How to initialize the memory bank?

Run the command npx cline-mcp init to initialize the memory bank files.

How to access the project context?

Use accessMCPResource('memory-bank', 'memory://project/context') to access the project context.