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Cline is an open source autonomous coding agent for VS Code. It can create and edit files, run terminal commands and use a browser to complete complex software tasks.

Current Capabilities(v3.80.0)

Speed
7/10
Coding
8/10
Memory
6/10
Tool use
8/10
Reasoning
6/10
Multimodal
5/10

Version History13 releases documented

v3.80.0

July 14, 2025

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v3.80.0 adds enterprise-managed remote global skills with UI and system prompt integration, dynamic recommended models in onboarding, and a dedicated 'Quota Exceeded' error message. It fixes out-of-memory crashes during long conversations by increasing Node.js heap size to 8GB. It also removes foreground terminal mode, defaulting all task command execution to background mode.

speed: 7/10coding: 8/10memory: 6/10tool_use: 8/10reasoning: 6/10multimodal: 5/10

v3.72.0

July 14, 2025

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Added Anthropic Opus 4.6 fast mode variants and fixed several issues including native tool placeholder interpolation in prompts, Windows unit test path normalization, and Bedrock thinking block handling. Markdown image loading now requires user consent, and hooks feature toggle was reintroduced.

speed: 7/10coding: 8/10memory: 6/10tool_use: 8/10reasoning: 7/10multimodal: 6/10

v3.79.0

July 14, 2025

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Version 3.79.0 adds Claude Opus 4.7 model support and Azure Blob Storage as a storage provider. It fixes cache reflection for Cline and Vercel API handlers, addresses a stuck command_output issue when terminal commands end unexpectedly, and fixes an action injection security risk. The deprecated evals tool has been removed.

coding: 8/10memory: 6/10tool_use: 8/10reasoning: 7/10

v3.81.0

July 11, 2025

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Added GPT-5.5 model support for OpenAI Codex subscription users. Removed hardcoded 'What's New' fallback items in webview so only remote-configured welcome banners are shown. Improved cline-core memory diagnostics including near-heap-limit heap snapshots, periodic memory usage logging, and heap snapshot discovery on abnormal exits for easier OOM debugging.

coding: 8/10memory: 7/10tool_use: 7/10reasoning: 6/10

3.75.0

May 28, 2025

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Version 3.75.0 brings latency improvements for remote workspaces. It also stabilizes flaky hooks tests and removes example hooks in favor of documentation-based guidance.

speed: 7/10coding: 8/10memory: 6/10tool_use: 8/10reasoning: 7/10multimodal: 6/10

v3.75.0

May 27, 2025

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v3.75.0 introduces latency improvements for remote workspaces. It also stabilizes flaky hooks tests and removes example hooks in favor of reading the documentation.

speed: 8/10coding: 8/10memory: 6/10tool_use: 8/10reasoning: 7/10multimodal: 6/10

3.76.0

January 1, 2025

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Version 3.76.0 adds a Cline Kanban launch modal in webview with CLI now launching Kanban by default with a migration view. A toggle to disable feature tips in chat was added, along with repeated tool call loop detection to prevent infinite loops wasting tokens. Fixed CLI Kanban spawn on Windows by enabling shell mode for npx.cmd.

coding: 8/10tool_use: 8/10reasoning: 7/10

v3.76.0

January 1, 2025

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Version 3.76.0 adds a Cline Kanban launch modal in webview with CLI now launching Kanban by default, a toggle to disable feature tips in chat, and repeated tool call loop detection to prevent infinite loops wasting tokens. It also fixes CLI Kanban spawn on Windows by enabling shell mode for npx.cmd.

coding: 8/10tool_use: 8/10reasoning: 7/10

v3.77.0

January 1, 2025

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Added 'Lazy Teammate Mode' experimental toggle and chunked reading support for the read_file tool for targeted file access. Fixed the new_task tool exclusion from system prompt in yolo/headless mode and polished Notification hook functionality.

coding: 8/10memory: 6/10tool_use: 8/10reasoning: 7/10

3.78.0

January 1, 2025

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Version 3.78.0 adds a dedicated 'Spend Limit Reached' error UI when spend caps are hit and includes documentation updates. It also fixes the display of actual read_file line ranges in the chat UI.

coding: 8/10tool_use: 8/10reasoning: 7/10

v3.78.0

January 1, 2025

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Added a dedicated 'Spend Limit Reached' error UI when spend caps are hit, along with documentation updates. Fixed the display of actual read_file line ranges in the chat UI.

speed: 6/10coding: 8/10memory: 5/10tool_use: 8/10reasoning: 7/10multimodal: 5/10

Cline 2.0

November 1, 2024

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MCP support added. Browser automation built in. Improved context management for large codebases.

speed: 7/10coding: 9/10memory: 8/10tool_use: 10/10reasoning: 8/10multimodal: 3/10
💰 Free open source, pay for API

Cline 1.0

July 1, 2024

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Open source autonomous coding agent for VS Code. Uses Claude API. Can read/write files, run terminal commands and browse web.

speed: 7/10coding: 8/10memory: 7/10tool_use: 9/10reasoning: 7/10multimodal: 1/10
💰 Free open source, pay for API

Quick Facts

ProviderCline
Latest Versionv3.80.0
Last UpdatedJul 2025
13
Versions Documented
Since July 2024