Cline
Open-source autonomous coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, CLI, and SDK with native MCP support.
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Cline is an open-source (Apache 2.0) autonomous coding agent that plans, edits code, and runs terminal commands inside VS Code, JetBrains, a CLI, or as an embeddable SDK. It is bring-your-own-API-key and model-agnostic (Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, AWS Bedrock, local models), and was one of the first coding agents to natively support connecting to external MCP servers, with a built-in MCP Marketplace for discovering and installing community-built servers. The base product is free and usage-based; an Enterprise tier adds SSO/OIDC, SLAs, and centralized admin controls.
Pricing
| Tier | Price | Key features |
|---|---|---|
| Open Source | $0/usage | VS Code extension, CLI, MCP Marketplace, Multi-root workspaces, Community support |
| Enterprise | Custom | JetBrains extension, SSO/OIDC, SLA, Centralized billing and admin, Audit logging |
Source: https://cline.bot/pricing
Agent-readiness
- Discoverability
- 75/100
- Machine-readable content
- 85/100
- Programmatic access
- 85/100
- MCP / agent support
- 90/100
- Self-serve transactability
- 75/100
- Transparency
- 70/100
Security & compliance
- SSO / SAML
- Yes
- Encryption at rest
- Yes
- Encryption in transit
- Yes
- Audit log
- Yes
- Pentest report
- Not publicly documented
"Not publicly documented" means Crail found no public evidence either way — not a confirmed absence. See our methodology.
FAQ
Does Cline have a free tier?
Yes, Cline offers a free tier or free trial.
Can you buy Cline without talking to sales?
Yes, Cline can be purchased self-serve without a sales call.
Does Cline have an official MCP (Model Context Protocol) server?
Not as of 2026-07-26 — no official MCP server was found.
What people are saying on Reddit & Hacker News
Real, publicly-posted discussion — not a Crail-verified review. Always linked back to the original post so you can read it in context.
“The other day I used the Cline plugin for VSCode with Claude to create an Android app prototype from "scratch", i.e. starting from the usual template given to you by Android Studio. It produced several thousand lines of code, there was not a single compilation error”
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“While my first thought was - admittedly - ugh, yet another LLM/AI code assistant, I'm so glad I tried it. It's just... amazing. The "act" mode is a game changer for me.”
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Methodology & disclosure
Data verified via agent crawled, last checked 2026-07-26. Agent-readiness methodology version crail-ar-v0.1. No vendor payment influences these scores — see our methodology page.