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Cline
Cline is an open-source AI coding agent for editors, terminals and SDK embedding, aimed at individual developers and organizations needing team features.
- Paid
- Desktop · Plugin or MCP
- Verified 16 Oct 2026
What Cline does
Cline is an open-source AI coding agent that works in editors, in terminals, and through SDK embedding. It makes coordinated multi-file edits with diffs, checkpoints and undo, and runs bash commands in the terminal. It offers Plan and Act modes, supports many models and providers, and integrates with MCP servers. It also lists multi-agent teams and scheduled runs as features.
Built for
- Individual developers
- Organizations needing team collaboration features
Key features
- Coordinated multi-file edits with diffs, checkpoints and undo
- Runs bash commands in the terminal
- Plan and Act modes
- Support for many models and providers
- MCP server integration
- Multi-agent teams and scheduled runs
Pros and cons
Pros
- The Open Source plan of Cline is free.
- Cline makes coordinated multi-file edits with diffs, checkpoints and undo.
- Cline runs bash commands in the terminal and offers Plan and Act modes.
- Cline supports many models and providers and integrates with MCP servers.
Cons
- Pricing for the Enterprise plan of Cline is available only by contacting sales.
Where Cline is listed
Cline is listed under AI coding agents in AI coding tools.
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