A coding agent with terminal, editor and programmatic interfaces.
Sources and review #
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Developers who want configurable model providers and tool approval in a terminal or editor coding workflow.
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About Cline #
Cline provides coding-agent workflows through a CLI, editor extensions, a desktop application and an SDK. It can edit files, run commands and use external tools, with approval behavior configured by the operator. Model and service costs depend on the selected providers; interface availability and licensing should be checked separately.
Cline is an open-source project, with 68k stars on GitHub. It was last updated in September 2026.
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