Cline

Autonomous coding agent inside VS Code, with approval gates.

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LicenseApache-2.0
PriceFree
UsageBYOK
Model supportclaude, gpt, gemini, byok
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GitHub stars64.3k
Last activity2026-07-04
VerifiedThu Jun 25 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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A VS Code extension that runs an autonomous agent with plan and act modes, requiring approval before destructive steps.

Strengths

  • Approval gates make autonomous edits safe
  • Runs inside the editor you already use

Tradeoffs

  • VS Code only
  • Token-heavy on large tasks

What people say

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Plan versus Act modes are the safety model: Plan proposes a diff, Act executes it, and approval gates stop destructive edits.
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