Cline + LM Studio: the local coding stack with Qwen3 Coder 30B
For the first time, local models are powerful enough to run Cline effectively on a laptop.
Latest
Cline v3.26.6: Three Ways to Code for Free
hello! Three major capabilities land in Cline v3.26.6, each offering a different path to free AI-powered coding. Whether you want cloud speed, local privacy, or generous daily limits, this release has you covered. Speed without the wait xAI's Grok Code Fast model is now available in
Grok Code Fast 1: xAI's Latest Model Lands in Cline (Free for a Week)
Say hello to Grok Code Fast – or as you've known it, Sonic.
3 Seductive Traps in Agent Building
In building AI agents at Cline, we've discovered that the most dangerous ideas aren't the obviously bad ones, they're the seductive ones that sound brilliant in theory but fail in practice.
New Stealth Model in Cline: "Sonic"
Free stealth model is now available in Cline
How to Think about Context Engineering in Cline
The Cline Context Playbook: when to use Deep Planning, Focus Chain, Auto Compact, /smol, /newtask, and Memory Bank
Focus: attention isn’t enough
Bigger context windows don’t stop coding agents from drifting. Cline’s new Focus Chain keeps every step anchored to the goal — so even the longest tasks finish exactly where they’re meant to.
Cline v3.25: The Coding Agent Built for Hard Problems
In v3.25, Cline never lets go of the thread.
Two Ways to Advantage of Claude Sonnet 4's 1M Context Window in Cline
Claude Sonnet 4 now supports 1 million tokens of context – a 5x increase from the previous 200K limit.
OpenAI's GPT-5 is here. What can you expect from it in Cline?
The most intelligent and reliable coding model from OpenAI is now available in Cline – and it's half the price of Sonnet 4.
Instant Code Generation is Here: Cline x Cerebras
Every developer knows the feeling. You're in flow, building something complex, and then – you wait. The model thinks. You watch the tokens slowly stream in. Your mind wanders. By the time the response arrives, you've lost your train of thought. Today, that changes. We're
Cline Raises $32M Building the Open-source AI Coding Agent that Enterprises Trust
Cline has raised $32M in combined Series A and Seed funding, led by Emergence Capital and Pace Capital, with participation from 1984 Ventures
Insights
The Economic Realities of Commodity Subscription Models
The age of AI coding subscriptions is ending. Not because companies want it to, but because the economics force it. When you can arbitrage a subscription in a commodity market, the market will take full advantage. Direct usage-based pricing is the only market-efficient outcome.
Insights
Moonshot's Kimi K2 for Coding: Our First Impressions in Cline
Test Kimi K2, the open-source model achieving 65.8% on SWE-bench. Available now in Cline.
Guides
How to use Cline from Cursor or Windsurf
Whether it be an Anthropic API key or using the Cline provider for inference, you can expect to pay what the provider charges for their inference, and none more. Cline doesn't charge any platform fees.
Updates
Cline v3.18.1-4: We Fixed the Terminal
Andrei fixed the terminal! Cline v3.18.1-4 is a patch release series that addresses the terminal output issues that have been affecting your smooth usage of Cline.
Insights
How I Learned to Stop Course-Correcting and Start Using Message Checkpoints
Why hitting the reset button will actually save you time instead of fighting an upstream context current.
MCP
5 Recommended MCP Servers for Cline
By connecting Cline to specialized servers for search, documentation, browser control, and more, you can create a workflow that gives Cline access to context outside of your codebase and your model's knowledge cutoff.
Cline v3.18: Optimized Claude 4
Cline v3.18 is a focused release that introduces the Gemini CLI as a provider, delivers significant performance and reliability upgrades for the Claude 4 family, and ships several important core improvements.
Guides
How to Use Your Claude Max Subscription in Cline
Tap into your existing Claude Max or Pro subscription to use Cline without paying per-message pricing.
Improving Diff Edits by 10%
When it comes to modifying code, Cline has two primary methods in its toolkit: 1. write_to_file for creating or overwriting entire files, and 2. replace_in_file for making surgical, targeted changes (diff edits). We call these targeted changes "diff edits," and their reliability is fundamental
AWS & Cline: 35 New MCP Servers to Manage Your Cloud with AI
We're excited to announce that Amazon Web Services has officially contributed 35 new Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers to the Cline ecosystem. This is a major milestone that extends the power of AI to nearly every corner of the AWS platform, allowing developers to manage their entire cloud
.clinerules: Version-Controlled, Shareable, and AI-Editable Instructions
For some time, Cline offered two ways to provide persistent guidance: a simple "Custom Instructions" text box and the more robust, file-based .clinerules system. While the text box was a familiar starting point, it was always a stepping stone. Today, we're fully embracing the more powerful
Updates
Cline v3.17.14: New Provider Options, Terminal Upgrades, and Core Fixes
Hello Cline community 🫡 v3.17.14 is focused on expanding provider support, refining the terminal experience, and shipping a handful of important stability improvements. New Provider Integrations We're committed to making Cline as flexible as possible, and that means letting you plug in the tools you already use.