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Cline

Open-source autonomous coding agent in VS Code. BYO key.

Categories
AgentIDE
Pricing
BYO KEY
Source
Open source
Hosting
Local
Platforms
VS Code extension
Models
BYO key / model
Verified
Jun 7, 2026

Community-maintained VS Code extension that turns the editor into an agent surface — reads the repo, runs commands, edits files, and verifies its work. Pairs naturally with Claude. Formerly known as Claude Dev.

Capabilities 4

What it actually does — grouped by capability family.

  • Autonomous coding agent (primary capability)
  • Code generation (primary capability)
  • MCP server (primary capability)
  • Multi-agent orchestration (secondary capability)

Pros & cons

  • No vendor markup on token costs
  • Approves every edit/command before running
  • Bring any model (Claude, local, etc.)
  • Plan/Act split for review before changes
  • BYO-key means you pay provider token costs
  • VS Code only, no standalone IDE
  • Slower than Cursor on equivalent tasks
  • No codebase indexing or background agents

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