cline--cline/apps/examples/vscode/README.md

apps/examples/vscode (@cline/vscode)

VS Code extension that opens a chat webview and runs Cline sessions over the RPC runtime.

What it does

• Opens a webview panel via Cline: Open Chat in Editor.
• Ensures a compatible owner-scoped RPC sidecar by running cline rpc ensure --json.
• Starts/sends/aborts chat turns using RPC runtime methods (StartRuntimeSession, SendRuntimeSession, AbortRuntimeSession).
• Streams runtime events into the webview for incremental assistant output.

Requirements

• cline must already be installed and available on PATH.
• A provider/model should be configured in Cline provider settings.

Development

# Build extension bundle
bun -F @cline/vscode build

# Typecheck
bun -F @cline/vscode typecheck

To run locally in VS Code:

1. Build the extension: bun -F @cline/vscode build.
2. Open apps/examples/vscode in VS Code.
3. Press F5 to launch the Extension Development Host.
4. Run command Cline: Open Chat in Editor.