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AI-powered coding agent for complex work. Version 3.0.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-18.

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macOS

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brew install cline

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overview

Package summary

AI-powered coding agent for complex work

Commands and aliases

  • cline

history

Project history and usage

Cline is an open source AI coding agent for IDE and terminal workflows. The official repository describes Cline as a coding agent in the IDE and terminal and organizes the project around a shared SDK, CLI, VS Code extension, JetBrains plugin, Kanban surface, and documentation.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created in 2024 and the changelog records an initial 0.0.6 release followed by rapid VS Code extension iteration. Version 2.0 renamed the project to Cline and described it as an assistant that can use the CLI and editor; later releases added browser/computer-use style capabilities, model-provider breadth, MCP support, and shared agent infrastructure.

Adoption history

Cline's adoption path differs from older Unix tools: it grew through editor marketplaces, npm, community channels, and then Homebrew for the CLI. The official README links the VS Code Marketplace, JetBrains Marketplace, npm installation for the CLI and SDK, Discord, Reddit, and documentation, while the batch input lists Homebrew as the package-manager distribution for this formula.

How it is used

The CLI can run interactively, in one-shot mode, as JSON output, yolo/headless mode, or background hub mode. Official docs and README examples cover editing code across a project, running shell commands, Plan/Act mode, checkpoints, MCP servers, providers such as Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, OpenRouter, Bedrock, Vertex, and OpenAI-compatible APIs, plus scheduled and connector-driven agents.

Why package nerds care

Cline is package-nerd significant because it shows an AI coding agent becoming a normal command-line package rather than only an editor extension. Its CLI packaging brings credentials, provider selection, MCP servers, plugins, schedules, and headless automation into shell workflows where package managers can install and update the agent like other developer tools.

Timeline

  • 2024: cline/cline GitHub repository created and changelog records initial 0.0.6 release.
  • 2024: Version 2.0 changelog announces the Cline rename and CLI/editor assistant positioning.
  • 2026: CLI 3.0.x changelog shows active terminal-agent releases, plugin/MCP work, Cline Hub, connectors, and provider updates.
  • 2026: Version 4.0.0 changelog describes migration to a shared SDK-backed VS Code extension runtime.

Related projects

  • Officially related surfaces include the Cline CLI, VS Code extension, JetBrains plugin, Cline SDK, Cline Kanban, and Cline plugins. Functionally, it belongs to the same package-manager category as terminal coding agents, editor AI assistants, MCP clients, and OpenAI-compatible provider tooling.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for cline. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
~/.cline/~/.cline/data/settings/providers.json~/.cline/data/settings/global-settings.json~/.cline/data/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json.cline/.clineignore

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix
~/.cline/data/settings/providers.json

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
clinecliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version3.0.3
manager updated2026-05-18
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://cline.bot

  • infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://cline.botnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:cline
Version3.0.3
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/cline
Homepagehttps://cline.bot
Repositoryhttps://github.com/cline/cline
Upstream docshttps://docs.cline.bot/cli/cli-reference
LicenseApache-2.0
Source archivehttps://registry.npmjs.org/cline/-/cline-3.0.3.tgz
Last updated2026-05-18T08:53:32-04:00
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesnode
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namecline
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedyes
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • nodeRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • clineSame normalized package name appears in another local ecosystem. Shared terms: agent, ai, cline, coding, sdk.

Same workflow

  • qwen-codeShares av.db curated category or tags: ai, ai-coding, cli, coding-agent, developer-tools.
  • claude-cmdShares av.db curated category or tags: ai-coding, cli, developer-tools.
  • claude-code-routerShares av.db curated category or tags: ai-coding, cli, developer-tools.
  • claude-code-templatesShares av.db curated category or tags: ai-coding, cli, developer-tools.
  • claude-hooksShares av.db curated category or tags: ai-coding, cli, developer-tools.
  • claude-squadShares av.db curated category or tags: ai-coding, cli, developer-tools.
  • clineSame normalized package name in another local ecosystem.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment