Cline
Free tierThe open-source AI coding agent for your IDE, terminal, and SDK
Free tier available·All audiences·Powered by Bring Your Own (Claude, GPT, Gemini, Ollama, LM Studio, OpenAI-compatible)·API available·Open source
Key strengths
Model-agnostic: supports Claude, GPT, Gemini, Ollama, and any OpenAI-compatible endpointOpen source (Apache 2.0) with 63k+ GitHub stars and 8M+ installsRuns across IDE (VS Code), terminal CLI, and embeddable SDKPlan-and-Act mode with per-step approval and one-click undoExtensible via MCP servers, custom tools, and multi-agent orchestration
Free tier + paid plans
Self-hostable
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- Embed Cline as an agent runtime in custom products: Use the SDK to integrate the full Cline agent loop — planning, file editing, terminal execution — into internal developer tooling or SaaS products.
- Multi-agent orchestration: Build coordinator + specialist agent topologies where a planner agent delegates coding subtasks to specialist agents with scoped tool access and context.
- MCP server integration: Register custom MCP servers to give Cline access to your internal databases, REST APIs, cloud infrastructure, or proprietary tooling during task execution.
- Headless CI/CD automation: Run
clinein GitHub Actions or GitLab pipelines for automated spec-to-code generation, regression fixes, or codebase health checks on every PR. - BYOK / BYOW model flexibility: Point Cline at any OpenAI-compatible endpoint — including self-hosted Ollama or LM Studio — to keep data on-premise and avoid vendor lock-in.
.clinerulesfor org-wide standards: Ship a.clinerulesfile in your monorepo to enforce architecture patterns, linting conventions, and deployment checklists across every agent-driven task.