Cline
Cline is a standalone vertical AI agent from Cline. An open-source coding agent for the editor, terminal or CI that plans, edits files and runs commands, with approval at each step. Nearfi's Agent Index rates its autonomy 3/5 (multi-step, with approval): Cline plans, then edits files and runs commands, and by default the user approves each step. An auto-approve setting lets it run more independently, but the default sits at 3. Status: live; 0 incident(s) logged.
By Cline · launched unknown · last checked 2026-11-05
Why 3: Cline plans, then edits files and runs commands, and by default the user approves each step. An auto-approve setting lets it run more independently, but the default sits at 3.
What it does. Cline has a Plan mode and an Act mode. It makes multi-file edits with diffs, checkpoints and undo, runs shell commands and reacts to their output, follows rules files, and connects to MCP servers. It works with VS Code, JetBrains, Cursor and Windsurf, a CLI, Slack, Discord and Telegram, and can run headlessly in CI. Users bring their own model or API key.
Where it falls short. Auto-approve removes the human check on each step, so a user who turns it on takes on that risk. The pages opened state no price, and the press release calls the code open source without naming a licence.
What it can do
Incidents
- None logged.
Closest fiction
Silicon Valley — Engineering work delegated to a tireless junior.
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History
- 2026-11-05 Added to the index.
Sources
- Cline Cline
- Cline raises $32M in seed and Series A funding to bring agentic AI coding to enterprise software teams National Law Review (press release), 2025-07-31
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