Aline MCP Server

AI Agent Chat Session Tracker

Aline automatically preserves your AI agent conversations, creating a searchable knowledge base of your development context. Never lose the reasoning behind your code decisions.

What Aline Does

• Automatic Context Preservation - Silently captures all AI conversations as you work
• Searchable Knowledge Base - Find any past AI discussion instantly
• Team Context Sharing - Share AI-assisted development insights
• Secret Protection - Automatically redacts sensitive information

Installation

Claude Code

claude mcp add --scope user --transport stdio aline -- npx -y aline-ai@latest

Cursor

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aline": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "aline-ai@latest"]
    }
  }
}

VS Code with Copilot

Add to your VS Code settings.json:

{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "aline": {
        "command": "npx",
        "args": ["-y", "aline-ai@latest"]
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aline": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "aline-ai@latest"]
    }
  }
}

Zed

Add to your Zed settings:

{
  "context_servers": {
    "aline": {
      "command": {
        "path": "npx",
        "args": ["-y", "aline-ai@latest"]
      }
    }
  }
}

Other MCP Clients

{
  "command": "npx",
  "args": ["-y", "aline-ai@latest"]
}

Available Tools

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | aline_init | Initialize Aline in your project | | aline_search | Search through AI conversation history | | aline_show | Display a specific AI session | | aline_get_latest_session | Get the most recent conversation | | aline_version | Show Aline version |

How It Works

Once installed, Aline works silently in the background:

1. Automatic Capture - Every AI conversation is preserved automatically
2. Intelligent Summarization - Sessions are summarized for quick reference
3. Instant Search - Find any past conversation by keyword or topic
4. Context Linking - Sessions are linked to your code changes

Use Cases

Debugging Aid

Search past AI conversations to understand why certain approaches were taken or rejected.

Knowledge Transfer

New team members can explore the AI-assisted decision history to understand codebase evolution.

Context Recovery

Return to a complex feature weeks later and instantly recall the AI discussions that shaped it.

Pattern Recognition

Identify recurring problems and solutions across your development sessions.

Why Aline?

Before Aline:

• AI conversations disappear after sessions
• Forget why you made certain decisions
• Repeat the same questions to AI
• No record of development reasoning

After Aline:

• Complete searchable history of AI interactions
• Instantly recall past reasoning
• Build on previous AI discussions
• Team-wide context visibility

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

Support

• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Documentation: Full Docs