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Cline

Autonomous AI coding agent in VS Code

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About

VS Code extension that gives Claude and other LLMs full agentic control — file edits, terminal commands, browser automation, and MCP tool use.

Choose Cline when…

  • •You want an open-source Claude agent in VS Code
  • •You need an agent that executes shell commands
  • •You want to extend a coding agent with custom tools

Builder Slot

Where do you write code?Optional for most stacks

Your primary coding environment — the IDE where you spend most of your time

Dev Tools
Required
App Infra
Not applicable
Hybrid
Optional

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Stack Genome Detection

AIchitect's Genome scanner detects Cline in your project via these signals:

config files
.cline/

Integrates with (1)

MCP SDK (TypeScript)MCP Servers

Cline is a VS Code MCP client — it auto-discovers and connects to configured MCP servers, making their tools available during agent sessions.

→ The same MCP server ecosystem as Cursor and Claude Code, running as a VS Code extension without switching editors.

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Often paired with (1)

Claude Code

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Pricing

✦ Free tier available

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