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title: "TUI"
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sidebarTitle: "TUI"
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description: "Use Cline's terminal UI (TUI) for interactive coding workflows in your terminal."
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---
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## What is the TUI?
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The TUI is Cline's interactive terminal interface. It is designed for conversational, in-terminal work: ask questions, review plans, approve actions, and iterate quickly.
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## Prerequisites
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Install the CLI:
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```bash
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npm install -g cline
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```
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## Launch the TUI
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```bash
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# default interactive launch
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cline
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# explicit TUI mode
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cline -i
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```
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## Core TUI Actions
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- `Tab` to toggle Plan/Act
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- `Shift+Tab` to toggle auto-approve all
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- `Ctrl+C` to abort a running turn; press again to exit
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- `Ctrl+D` to exit when the prompt is empty and idle
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- `Ctrl+L` to clear the chat view or current conversation
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- `/settings`, `/model`, `/account`, `/mcp`, `/compact`, `/undo`, `/clear`, `/history`, `/help`, `/quit`
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- `@file` mentions for workspace context
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The status area shows the active model, context usage, cost, workspace/branch, git diff stats, Plan/Act state, and whether auto-approve all is enabled.
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## When to Use TUI vs Headless
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- Use **TUI** when you want collaboration and approvals.
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- Use **headless** (`--json`, piped stdin/stdout, CI scripts) for automation.
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See: [CLI Headless Mode](/usage/cli-overview#headless-mode)
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## Next Steps
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- [CLI Overview](/usage/cli-overview)
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- [CLI Reference](/cli/cli-reference) |