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Cline
Open-source autonomous coding agent for VS Code with terminal CLI control
Open sourceRuns on your deviceEditors pick
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71,455 stars
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License
Apache-2.0
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Platforms
macOS - Windows - Linux
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Last activity
Nov 7
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End-to-end feature implementation
Ask Cline to implement complex API endpoints, write tests, and fix compilation errors automatically.
Pricing checked Sep 2026
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About Cline
Cline is a powerful open-source autonomous coding assistant extension for VS Code. It acts as an autonomous pair programmer that can inspect directory structures, analyze code context, write and edit files, run terminal commands, and launch local browser tests.
With explicit human-in-the-loop safety checkpoints, developers approve tool executions step by step while maintaining complete control over file system modifications.
- 100% open-source VS Code extension with active developer community
- Human-in-the-loop permission approvals for file writes and CLI commands
- Supports OpenRouter, Anthropic, OpenAI, and local Ollama models
- Requires API key setup (BYOK - Bring Your Own Key)
- Token consumption can be high during complex multi-step tasks
git clone https://github.com/cline/cline.gitOpen source tool available on GitHub.
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