Cline

Coding & Assistance

Cline is an open-source VS Code AI coding agent that can plan tasks, edit files, and run terminal commands with user approval.

Features

AI coding agent inside VS Code
Read and edit project files
Terminal command execution with confirmation
Multi-step task planning
Multiple model integrations
Open-source extension workflow

Use Cases

Bug fixing in VS Code
Generating and editing multi-file code
Running tests and iterating from feedback
Project refactoring and migration
Learning agentic coding workflows
Evaluating open-source coding agents

FAQ

Cline is an open-source VS Code AI coding agent that can read project files, plan steps, edit code, run terminal commands, and ask for user confirmation before sensitive actions. It fits developers who want agentic coding inside the editor for bug fixes, file generation, refactors, and test feedback loops. Core capabilities include: AI coding agent inside VS Code, Read and edit project files, Terminal command execution with confirmation.

Common scenarios include: Bug fixing in VS Code, Generating and editing multi-file code, Running tests and iterating from feedback.