Cline
Cline; VS Code, JetBrains is an open-source coding agent that runs through the terminal and desktop application. By analyzing the project structure, it can modify files, execute terminal commands, and manage debugging processes. Developed with the human-approved working principle, the tool allows for the creation of custom integrations and automations thanks to SDK support.
Cline
100cline · AI Coding Assistants
Common commercial products in this category: GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Tabnine
- You can create and edit files on the VS Code or JetBrains to manage changes to the codebase.
- You can run commands through the terminal and automate package installation, testing and distribution processes.
- Using SDK, you can develop your own AI agents and custom vehicle integrations.
- • High number of open issues (1,734)
- ↑ PositiveHacker News
Why Cline doesn't index your codebase
“Cursor changed their pricing recently and now charge a 20% markup on LLM API calls to use their "Max" models (which from what I gather are the full extent of the LLM context windows you get in the API anyway). I also don't love that Cursor generally plays "context compression"…”
- • NeutralHacker News
Why Cline doesn't index your codebase
“Following dependencies is the way to go IMHO. Saying "Code Doesn't Think in Chunks", is IMHO not correct. Developers do thing in chunks of codes. E.g. this function calls that function uses that type and is used here and there. It is not really a file based model like Cline…”
Verified against README · Oct 26, 2026 · source
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