Cline
Cline is an AI-powered programming assistance tool for developers that operates as a VS Code extension, providing intelligent code generation, auto-completion, error fixing, and code explanation within the code editor. Cline supports integration with large language models such as Claude and GPT, can understand project context, and executes complex multi-step programming tasks to help developers improve coding efficiency. It supports multiple programming languages and development scenarios.
Core Facts
v0.40.5 was automatically released by GitHub Actions with a GPG-verified signature.
Cursor and Windsurf are representatives of AI-native integrated development environments that deeply embed AI capabilities into coding workflows.
Mainstream development tools such as Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code already support the MCP protocol.
Timeline (last 90 days)
The adapters covered by HarnessAgent image input include Claude Code, Cline, Codex, Cursor, Deep Agents, fx, GitHub Copilot, Grok Build, OpenCode, and Pi.
Using VS Code open-source extensions (such as Continue and Cline) together with code models running locally via Ollama can achieve fully offline, zero-cost, zero-network AI programming assistance, but the hardware requires at least 16GB of memory.
Continue leans toward inline completion and chat, while Cline leans toward Agent-style operations with file read/write and command execution capabilities.
The Cline cloud sandbox is an isolated execution environment for cloud tasks; each time a task starts, the specified repository and branch are cloned into a temporary container, in which the agent process reads and writes code and executes commands, avoiding contamination of the local workspace.
Cline fixed the issue where a turn of conversation ended outright when the model disconnected after outputting only reasoning content; it now retries.
Cline fixed the issues where auto-compaction took effect for models with an unknown context limit and where it ran repeatedly after the first compaction.
Cline added a Local | Cloud toggle switch to the API configuration page in settings, which is available when cloud sessions need to be enabled, and model selection in cloud mode is saved independently of local models.
In Cline v4.1.26, when no model is selected, the Cline provider defaults back to Claude Sonnet 5.5, and that model returns to the top of Cline's recommended list.
Cline fixed the issue where switching between Plan/Act modes during task startup would lose the first prompt and the session would continue running with another mode's tools.
Kimi K3's Extra High and Max reasoning levels now use the max parameter, and the previously sent xhigh setting will be rejected by this model.
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All Facts (20)
v0.40.5 was automatically released by GitHub Actions with a GPG-verified signature.
90%VerifiedCursor and Windsurf are representatives of AI-native integrated development environments that deeply embed AI capabilities into coding workflows.
90%VerifiedMainstream development tools such as Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code already support the MCP protocol.
80%VerifiedCline是一个允许AI直接操作开发环境的编程助手，能够创建/编辑文件、执行终端命令、进行浏览器操作
80%Verifiedgithub-actions is GitHub's official CI bot account, and a repository can be configured to automatically build and publish to npm when a tag is pushed.
80%Verified@cline/shared is the shared module package of the Cline project, carrying core common logic and type definitions for reuse by submodules such as editor plugins and command-line tools.
75%VerifiedCline provides an agents SDK that offers a programming interface for secondary development and integration, allowing developers to build their own AI agent applications based on the SDK.
75%Verified@cline/llms is the core SDK module in the Cline project responsible for large language model integration and invocation, published as an independent sub-package to the npm scope @cline
75%VerifiedCline's shared package typically carries type definitions, utility functions, and protocol conventions reused across components
75%VerifiedRoo Code's predecessor, Roo Cline, is a VS Code extension developed from the open-source project Cline (originally Claude Dev).
70%VerifiedThe API aggregation layer is typically built on the OpenAI-compatible interface specification, allowing existing tools to connect simply by modifying the endpoint address.
65%VerifiedEvery additional AI conversation incurs real computational costs, and marginal costs are difficult to reduce as quickly as with traditional software.
65%VerifiedIDE plugins such as Cursor, Continue, and Cline natively support the OpenAI-compatible interface format.
65%VerifiedCline Desktop released a v0.0.43 version update.
85%VerifiedCline released version v3.0.68 of the command-line tool.
75%UnverifiedRooCode是从Cline项目分叉（Fork）而来的独立项目，两者共享早期代码基础
90%Unverified除Gemini CLI外，Cline和Claude Desktop等支持MCP Server配置的AI助手也可以接入云真机服务
90%UnverifiedCline是一个开源方案，允许开发者在VS Code中通过自然语言指令驱动代码生成和修改
85%UnverifiedRooCode在Cline基础上增加了企业级特性，包括多配置文件管理、自定义模式（Custom Modes）、更精细的令牌控制等
85%Unverified与OpenCode类似的Agentic AI工具还有Cursor、Cline、Devin等
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