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

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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.

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Agent Core (SDK)

The SDK is Cline’s agent core—use it to build your own applications, automations, and integrations. See SDK section for detailed functionality and architectural design of the Cline Agent.

SDK

Build AI agents and integrations powered by the same core engine behind the CLI, Kanban, VS Code extension, and JetBrains plugin.npm install @cline/sdk

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Applications

These are end-user applications built on top of Cline’s agent core:

CLI

Run Cline in your terminal with interactive chat or fully headless automation for CI/CD and scripting.npm i -g cline

Kanban

Run many agents in parallel from a web-based task board with per-card worktrees, auto-commit, and dependency chains.npx kanban

VS Code Extension

AI coding assistant in your editor. Create files, run commands, browse the web, and use tools with human-in-the-loop approval.

JetBrains Plugin

The same Cline experience in IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand, and the rest of the JetBrains family.

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Other IDE Supports

Cline works across all major editors: VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, JetBrains (IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm), Antigravity, and Zed, Neovim via ACP mode.

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Enterprise Solutions

Security & Governance

SSO, role-based access control, model and tool controls per team, and remote configuration.

Observability

OpenTelemetry, Datadog, Grafana, Splunk integrations with real-time analytics.

Team Management

Manage members, roles, and permissions across your organization.

API Reference

Programmatic access to Cline’s enterprise features.