Cline
Open-source VS Code agent (plus CLI) that plans, edits and runs commands with approval.
- Maker
- Cline Bot Inc.
- Kind
- coding agent
- Interface
- IDE, CLI
- Open source
- Open source · Licence: Apache-2.0 · GitHub
- GitHub stars
- 70,458 (GitHub API, 2026-10-17)
- Models
- BYOK or Cline provider · Bring your own model
- Pricing
- Free for individuals (pay inference only); Enterprise custom. (source: official page, checked 2026-10-16)
- MCP support
- Yes
- Subagents
- Yes
- Headless / scripted mode
- Yes
- Sandboxing
- —
- On Vibe Shipped
- Cline in the Agent Toolbox
- Official site
- https://cline.bot
- Sources
- api.github.com/repos/cline/cline · docs.cline.bot/mcp/mcp-overview · docs.cline.bot/features/subagents · docs.cline.bot/usage/cli-overview · cline.bot/pricing (docs checked 2026-10-17)
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