Cline
by cline
Cline is an AI assistant designed to leverage your CLI and Editor for software development tasks. It utilizes Claude 3.7 Sonnet's agentic coding capabilities to handle complex tasks.
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What is Cline?
Cline is a VS Code extension that serves as an AI assistant to help with software development tasks. It's built on top of Claude 3.7 Sonnet's agentic coding capabilities.
How to use Cline?
Install the extension from the VS Marketplace. Open Cline within your VS Code editor using the command palette (CMD/CTRL + Shift + P and type 'Cline: Open In New Tab'). Provide a task and Cline will analyze your project, make changes, execute commands and present the results. Approve changes and terminal commands.
Key features of Cline
Create and edit files directly in the editor
Execute commands in the terminal
Browser integration for web development tasks
Support for various API providers like OpenRouter, Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Gemini, AWS Bedrock, Azure, and GCP Vertex
Ability to create and install custom tools
Compare and Restore workspace changes
Use cases of Cline
Fixing bugs and errors in your code
Converting mockups into functional apps
Automating testing and web development tasks
Exploring large and complex projects
Extending its functionality with custom tools
FAQ from Cline
What API providers are supported?
What API providers are supported?
Cline supports API providers include OpenRouter, Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Gemini, AWS Bedrock, Azure, and GCP Vertex. You can also configure any OpenAI compatible API, or use a local model through LM Studio/Ollama.
Can Cline handle tasks in the terminal?
Can Cline handle tasks in the terminal?
Yes, Cline can execute commands directly in your terminal, allowing for a wide range of tasks related to your development environment.
How does Cline handle file changes?
How does Cline handle file changes?
Cline presents a diff view of the file changes. The user can edit or revert changes directly in the diff view editor, or provide feedback in chat.
How can I customize Cline?
How can I customize Cline?
You can extend Cline's capabilities with custom tools using the Model Context Protocol. Just ask Cline to "add a tool" to create and install them.
How does Cline manage context?
How does Cline manage context?
Cline can add context with @url for documentation, @problems for workspace errors, @file for contents of specific file, and @folder for directory files.
How can I contribute to Cline?
How can I contribute to Cline?
Check out the repository's Contributing Guide to get started, or visit their Discord.