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Cline

Free

Open-source VS Code coding agent with terminal, browser, and file tools.

Open SourceAPITypeScript SDK

Tool Info

Categories
Coding
Developer
Cline
License
Open Source
Official Website
cline.bot
Repository
cline/cline
Official Docs

Overview

Cline is an open-source autonomous coding agent for VS Code.

It can use terminal, browser, and file tools to work through multi-step tasks.

Pricing

Free tier available
Free (open source)

Pros

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

Best For

Autonomous VS Code agent loopsBrowser + terminal toolingMulti-step coding tasks

When NOT to Use

  • Can be token-heavy
  • Requires API keys

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Tags

#coding-assistant#vscode#agents

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