Cline CLI

Delegate coding tasks to Cline CLI — an open-source, model-agnostic coding agent that runs directly in the terminal.

Installation

Install Cline CLI globally:

npm install -g cline
# or
npx cline auth  # Follow prompts to configure your provider

This installs the cline command globally. No PATH configuration needed for standard npm installs.

Default model: Configure during cline auth — recommended: anthropic/claude-haiku-4-5 (cheap, fast) or xiaomi/mimo-v2-pro (good for large tasks when credits are tight).

Config stored in ~/.cline/data/.