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Cline

Free

Autonomous coding agent for VS Code with browser and terminal access.

Open SourceAPITypeScript SDK

Tool Info

Categories
Coding
Official Website
cline.bot
Repository
cline/cline
Official Docs

Overview

Cline is an autonomous coding agent that lives in VS Code.

Can use terminal, browser, and file tools to complete tasks.

Pricing

Free tier available
Free (open source)

Pros

  • Open source
  • Browser + terminal tools
  • Popular VS Code extension

Best For

Autonomous VS Code tasksBrowser automationFull-stack development

When NOT to Use

  • Can be token-heavy
  • Requires API keys

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Tags

#coding-assistant#vscode#agents

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