Cline
Coding agents · Open source
About
An open-source autonomous coding agent for VS Code that plans, edits files and runs commands with your approval.
Key features
- Plan and act modes
- Approval for each action
- Any model provider
- MCP tools
Best for
- — Bring-your-own-model agent in VS Code
- — Transparent step-by-step agent work
- Pricing
- Open source
- Platforms
- VS Code, JetBrains
- Works with
- VS Code, JetBrains
- Last checked
- 2026-10-29
- Status
- Listed, not yet tested
Our take
Very flexible and transparent. Token costs on your own API key can climb fast.
Features and pricing change often — confirm on cline.bot before you commit.
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