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title: "Cline Overview"
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sidebarTitle: "Cline Overview"
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description: "Your AI-powered coding agent for complex work. Read files, write code, run commands, all with your approval."
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---
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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?
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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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## Model access
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Choose the model access path that fits your workflow:
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<CardGroup cols={3}>
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<Card title="Cline (usage-billing)" icon="bolt" href="/getting-started/cline-provider">
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Fastest setup path with one sign-in, built-in billing, and free model options.
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</Card>
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<Card title="ClinePass" icon="credit-card" href="/getting-started/clinepass">
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Flat $9.99/month subscription for selected open coding models with 2-5x API rate limits.
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</Card>
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<Card title="Bring Your Own Key" icon="key" href="/getting-started/authorizing-with-cline#byok-cloud--local">
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Use your own provider credentials for cloud providers or local runtimes.
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</Card>
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</CardGroup>
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## Applications
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These are end-user applications built on top of Cline's agent core:
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<CardGroup cols={2}>
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<Card title="CLI" icon="terminal" href="/usage/cli-overview">
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Run Cline in your terminal with interactive chat or fully headless automation for CI/CD and scripting.
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`npm i -g cline`
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</Card>
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<Card title="Kanban" icon="table-columns" href="https://github.com/cline/kanban">
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Run many agents in parallel from a web-based task board with per-card worktrees, auto-commit, and dependency chains.
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`npx kanban`
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</Card>
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<Card title="VS Code Extension" icon="code" href="https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=saoudrizwan.claude-dev">
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AI coding assistant in your editor. Create files, run commands, browse the web, and use tools with human-in-the-loop approval.
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</Card>
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<Card title="JetBrains Plugin" icon="brain" href="https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/27189-cline">
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The same Cline experience in IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand, and the rest of the JetBrains family.
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</Card>
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</CardGroup>
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## Agent Core (SDK)
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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.
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<CardGroup cols={1}>
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<Card title="SDK" icon="cube" href="https://docs.cline.bot/sdk/overview">
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Build AI agents and integrations powered by the same core engine behind the CLI, Kanban, VS Code extension, and JetBrains plugin.
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`npm install @cline/sdk`
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</Card>
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</CardGroup>
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## Other IDE Supports
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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
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<CardGroup cols={2}>
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<Card title="Security & Governance" icon="shield-halved" href="/enterprise-solutions/overview">
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SSO, role-based access control, model and tool controls per team, and remote configuration.
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</Card>
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<Card title="Observability" icon="chart-line" href="/enterprise-solutions/monitoring/overview">
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OpenTelemetry, Datadog, Grafana, Splunk integrations with real-time analytics.
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</Card>
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<Card title="Team Management" icon="users-gear" href="/enterprise-solutions/team-management/managing-members">
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Manage members, roles, and permissions across your organization.
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</Card>
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<Card title="API Reference" icon="code" href="/enterprise-solutions/api-reference">
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Programmatic access to Cline's enterprise features.
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</Card>
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</CardGroup>
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