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---
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title: "Installing Cline"
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description: "Choose your installation path: IDE Extension, CLI, SDK, or Kanban"
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---
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## Choose Your Install Path
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- [IDE Extension](#ide-extension) — VS Code, Cursor, JetBrains, Windsurf, VSCodium, Antigravity
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- [CLI](#cli) — terminal workflows
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- [Kanban](#kanban) (preview) — easily manage through multiple agents through a kanban board
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- [SDK](#sdk) — build with `@cline/sdk`
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## IDE Extension
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Use this if you want Cline inside your editor UI.
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<Tabs>
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<Tab title="VS Code / Cursor / Windsurf / VSCodium / Antigravity">
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<Steps>
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<Step title="Open Extensions">
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Press `Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + X`.
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</Step>
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<Step title="Search for Cline">
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Type `Cline`.
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</Step>
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<Step title="Install">
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Click **Install** on the Cline extension.
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</Step>
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<Step title="Open Cline">
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Use the Cline activity bar icon, or run `Cline: Open In New Tab` from Command Palette.
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</Step>
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<Step title="Authorize with Cline">
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After installing the extension, complete provider setup in Cline settings. Use the Cline Provider for pay-as-you-go access, ClinePass for a flat monthly subscription, or bring your own provider key.
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[Authorize with Cline](/getting-started/authorizing-with-cline)
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</Step>
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</Steps>
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<Note>
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Windsurf and VSCodium use Open VSX. The install flow is the same.
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</Note>
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</Tab>
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<Tab title="JetBrains">
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<Steps>
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<Step title="Open Plugins Marketplace">
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**Settings** → **Plugins** → **Marketplace**.
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</Step>
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<Step title="Install Cline">
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Search `Cline`, click **Install**, then restart the IDE.
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</Step>
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<Step title="Open Cline">
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**View** → **Tool Windows** → **Cline**.
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</Step>
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<Step title="Authorize with Cline">
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After installing the extension, complete provider setup in Cline settings. Use the Cline Provider for pay-as-you-go access, ClinePass for a flat monthly subscription, or bring your own provider key.
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[Authorize with Cline](/getting-started/authorizing-with-cline)
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</Step>
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</Steps>
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Alternative: install from the [JetBrains Marketplace](https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/28247-cline).
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</Tab>
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</Tabs>
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## CLI
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Use this if you want Cline in terminal workflows (interactive + automation).
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<Steps>
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<Step title="Install Node.js">
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Install Node.js 20+ (22 recommended).
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</Step>
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<Step title="Install CLI">
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```bash
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npm install -g cline
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```
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</Step>
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<Step title="Authenticate">
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```bash
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cline auth
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```
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</Step>
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<Step title="Run Cline">
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```bash
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cline
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# or
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cline "your task"
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```
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</Step>
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</Steps>
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More details: [CLI Installation & Setup](/usage/cli-overview)
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## Kanban
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Use this if you want task-board workflows with agent execution.
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<Steps>
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<Step title="Install Node.js">
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Install Node.js 18+.
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</Step>
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<Step title="Launch Kanban">
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```bash
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npx kanban
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```
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</Step>
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</Steps>
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More details: [Kanban](/usage/kanban)
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## SDK
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Use this if you are building your own app/agent on top of Cline.
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<Steps>
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<Step title="Create project">
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```bash
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mkdir my-agent && cd my-agent
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npm init -y
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```
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</Step>
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<Step title="Install SDK">
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```bash
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npm install @cline/sdk
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```
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</Step>
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<Step title="Build and run">
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Browse SDK examples to run your first agent.
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</Step>
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</Steps>
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Start here: [SDK Examples](/sdk/examples)
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## Need Help?
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- [Troubleshooting](/troubleshooting/networking-and-proxies)
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- [Discord community](https://discord.gg/cline)
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