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Operational brief

Cline

Open-source IDE coding agent, often compared with Cursor.

Official Cline image from cline.bot

Choose it when

You want an open coding agent in the editor, terminal, or desktop, model-agnostic.

Skip it when

You only want a hosted cloud agent with no local extension.

01 / Classification

Autonomy evidence

This is our classification, not a vendor badge. The record says what the product normally does. The gaps stay visible.

How we classify it
Tool use + multi-step plans, still human-gated per session.
Runs unattended
No — the current record treats it as session-gated.
Trigger
Not recorded yet.
State
Not recorded yet.
Tools
IDE extension · CLI · Desktop app
Human control
Not recorded yet.

02 / Operations

Control reality

Useful agents eventually touch something real. This is the operational picture we have, not a promise hidden in a sales page.

Where it runs
ide
Data boundary
Not recorded yet.
Identity & permissions
Not recorded yet.
What it can write
repo files · terminal
Surfaces
IDE extension · CLI · Desktop app
Export / lock-in
Not recorded yet.

03 / Receipts

Evidence ledger

Here is what this brief is built on. “Documented” means we found a source. “Tested” means this desk actually ran it. Those are different things.

Evidence status
documented
Source set
1 primary source
Evidence review
Not recorded yet.

Sources on file

Corrections

Not recorded yet. If we change a material claim, the correction belongs here.

04 / Change log

Related coverage

The brief tells you what the product is. Payloads track the changes that may alter the decision.