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Cline

Open-source autonomous coding agent for VS Code

[ Overview ]

Cline is a free, open-source VS Code and JetBrains extension that acts as an autonomous coding agent with plan/act modes and permissioned access to files, terminal, browser, and MCP tools.

[ Pros ]

No markup on model API costs
Plan/Act mode gives oversight before edits
5M+ installs, very active development

[ Cons ]

Requires managing your own API keys/costs
No official managed cloud plan beyond ClinePass

[ Tags ]

open-sourcevscodecoding-agent