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Choose Your Install Path

  • IDE Extension — VS Code, Cursor, JetBrains, Windsurf, VSCodium, Antigravity
  • CLI — terminal workflows
  • Kanban (preview) — easily manage through multiple agents through a kanban board
  • SDK — build with @cline/sdk

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IDE Extension

Use this if you want Cline inside your editor UI.
1

Open Extensions

Press Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + X.
2

Search for Cline

Type Cline.
3

Install

Click Install on the Cline extension.
4

Open Cline

Use the Cline activity bar icon, or run Cline: Open In New Tab from Command Palette.
5

Authorize with Cline

After installing the extension, complete provider setup in Cline settings.Authorize with Cline
Windsurf and VSCodium use Open VSX. The install flow is the same.

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CLI

Use this if you want Cline in terminal workflows (interactive + automation).
1

Install Node.js

Install Node.js 20+ (22 recommended).
2

Install CLI

npm install -g cline
3

Authenticate

cline auth
4

Run Cline

cline
# or
cline "your task"
More details: CLI Installation & Setup

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Kanban

Use this if you want task-board workflows with agent execution.
1

Install Node.js

Install Node.js 18+.
2

Launch Kanban

npx kanban
More details: Kanban

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SDK

Use this if you are building your own app/agent on top of Cline.
1

Create project

mkdir my-agent && cd my-agent
npm init -y
2

Install SDK

npm install @cline/sdk
3

Build and run

Browse SDK examples to run your first agent.
Start here: SDK Examples

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