Cline

Open-source coding agent available as an SDK, IDE extension, and command-line assistant

Overview

Cline is an open-source autonomous coding agent available as an SDK, an IDE extension, and a command-line assistant. It is designed to work through software engineering tasks in a repository and is distributed through a public GitHub project.

Key features

Autonomous coding agent
SDK for integrations
IDE extension
Command-line assistant
Repository-based software tasks
Open-source GitHub project

Use cases

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Last updated 2026-09-16