What is Cline CLI?

cline CLI is an open-source, model-agnostic command-line agent for automating coding workflows and developer tasks.

It runs locally or against hosted model providers (OpenAI, Anthropic) and supports local endpoints (Ollama) for offline or cloud inference.

Integrates with editors via the ACP protocol (Neovim, Zed, Emacs, JetBrains) and supports interactive sessions or autonomous mode for CI/CD pipelines.

Automates code reviews, dependency scans, scheduled jobs, pre-commit checks, and repeatable code changes while producing structured output for scripting.

Supports parallel agents across branches or folders, custom tools and providers, and seamless provider switching without changing workflows.

Requires Node.js 18+ and installs via npm; API keys are configured via cline auth and stored in the system keychain.

Documentation, examples, and source code are available on the project docs site and GitHub.

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Cline CLI's key features

Model-agnostic execution: runs locally or against hosted providers (OpenAI, Anthropic) and local endpoints (Ollama) for offline or cloud inference.
Command-line agent that automates coding workflows and developer tasks (code reviews, dependency scans, scheduled jobs, pre-commit checks, repeatable code changes) with structured output for scripting.
Editor integration via the ACP protocol (Neovim, Zed, Emacs, JetBrains) supporting interactive sessions and autonomous mode for CI/CD pipelines.
Parallel and extensible agents: supports parallel agents across branches or folders, custom tools and providers, and seamless provider switching without changing workflows.
Node.js 18+ npm installation with API key management via cline auth stored in the system keychain.

Cline CLI use cases

Automate pull request code reviews with cline CLI by running model-agnostic review agents in your CI or locally to produce structured review reports, suggested fixes and summarized comments that can be posted to PRs or converted into tasks for tracking systems
Run dependency and security scans using cline CLI as pre-commit hooks or scheduled jobs to detect vulnerable packages, output SARIF/JSON for CI pipelines, and automatically open remediation PRs or recommendations for maintainers
Integrate cline CLI with local editors and hosted models to enforce pre-commit checks, linting and formatting locally (privacy-preserving) while emitting machine-readable results for scripting and CI/CD gates to automate approvals and deployments