// Code with AI
clinev0.0.92
Autonomous coding agent as an SDK, IDE extension, or CLI assistant.
Open source Maintained For developers
IN ONE PARAGRAPH
cline is autonomous coding agent as an SDK, IDE extension, or CLI assistant.
Good for: Developers and teams who want to code with ai.
01How to start
- 1Read the official quick-start (link above).
- 2Install from the official package registry:
npm install @cline/core - 3Try it on a small example before wiring it into a project.
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