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Welcome to the Cline documentation. Whether you’re just getting started or looking to unlock advanced workflows, you’ll find everything you need here.

What is Cline?

Cline is an AI coding agent that lives in your editor and your terminal. It can read and write files, run terminal commands, use a browser, and help you build features through natural conversation. Every action requires your explicit approval. You’re always in control.

Quick Start

Get Cline running in under 2 minutes. Install, authenticate, and build your first piece of code.

What is Cline?

Understand Cline’s full capabilities, how it works, and what makes it different.

Your First Project

A hands-on tutorial that walks you through building a complete project with Cline.

Install Cline

Detailed installation instructions for VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, JetBrains, Antigravity, and the CLI.

Explore the Docs

Core Workflows

Learn the daily patterns: task management, plan & act, working with files, commands, and checkpoints.

Customization

Tailor Cline to your workflow with rules, skills, workflows, hooks, and .clineignore.

Features

Discover Memory Bank, Focus Chain, auto-approve, subagents, Jupyter support, and more.

Models & Providers

Choose and configure AI models: cloud providers, local models, and advanced setups.

MCP Servers

Extend Cline’s capabilities with Model Context Protocol servers and tools.

Cline CLI

Use Cline from the command line: interactive mode, headless automation, and CI/CD integration.