Cline
Open-source autonomous coding agent for VS Code.
Bring-your-own-model coding agent that plans, edits files and runs commands with human approval at each step.
- Vendor
- Cline
- Category
- Coding assistants
- Pricing
- Open source
- Open source
- Yes
- License
- Apache 2.0
- Platforms
- VS Code, JetBrains, CLI
- Launched
- 2024
- Website
- cline.bot
Features
- Plan/Act modes
- Any model via API
- MCP support
Best for
- Coding
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