Using Shipables skills with Cline.
Cline
Cline is an autonomous AI coding agent that runs in VS Code. Shipables installs skills and configures MCP servers for Cline.
Detection
The CLI detects Cline by checking for:
.cline/directory in the current project or home folder
File locations
Project-level (default)
| Type | Path |
|---|---|
| Skill files | .agents/skills/<name>/ |
| MCP config | .cline/mcp_settings.json |
Global (--global)
| Type | Path |
|---|---|
| Skill files | ~/.agents/skills/<name>/ |
| MCP config | ~/.cline/mcp_settings.json |
Install example
shipables install Chippers255/ai-commits --cline
shipables install Chippers255/ai-commits --cline --global
MCP configuration
After installing, your .cline/mcp_settings.json will include:
{
"mcpServers": {
"postgres": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-postgres"],
"env": {
"POSTGRES_CONNECTION_STRING": "postgresql://..."
}
}
}
}
The key used is mcpServers.
Verifying installation
ls .agents/skills/<name>/
cat .cline/mcp_settings.json
shipables doctor