Cline is an open-source, agentic coding environment built by developers, for developers. Founded by Saoud Rizwan, Cline empowers engineers to code with AI that is transparent, flexible, and fully under their control. With over 2 million installs, ~50K GitHub stars, and 6,000+ forks, it has quickly become a favorite in the developer community.

Unlike traditional autocomplete tools, Cline is designed for deep, agentic workflows — reasoning across complex systems, integrating seamlessly into real dev setups, and giving developers full visibility into every action. By embracing open-source principles and leading the charge on Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration, Cline is not just a tool — it’s a growing ecosystem redefining how developers build with AI.