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Welcome to the Cline documentation. Whether you’re just getting started or looking to unlock advanced workflows, you’ll find everything you need here.

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What is Cline?

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.

Quick Start

Get Cline running in under 2 minutes. Install, authenticate, and build your first piece of code.

What is Cline?

Understand Cline’s full capabilities, how it works, and what makes it different.

Your First Project

A hands-on tutorial that walks you through building a complete project with Cline.

Install Cline

Detailed installation instructions for VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, JetBrains, Antigravity, and the CLI.

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Explore the Docs

Core Workflows

Learn the daily patterns: task management, plan & act, working with files, commands, and checkpoints.

Customization

Tailor Cline to your workflow with rules, skills, workflows, hooks, and .clineignore.

Features

Discover Memory Bank, Focus Chain, auto-approve, subagents, Jupyter support, and more.

Models & Providers

Choose and configure AI models: cloud providers, local models, and advanced setups.

MCP Servers

Extend Cline’s capabilities with Model Context Protocol servers and tools.

Cline CLI

Use Cline from the command line: interactive mode, headless automation, and CI/CD integration.