# Cline

Cline is an open-source AI coding agent that runs in VS Code, Windsurf, JetBrains, Cursor, and the terminal. It plans work in Plan mode, then carries it out in Act mode, editing multiple files and running shell commands. It supports MCP servers, works with Claude, GPT, Gemini, and local models, and an SDK lets teams embed the same agent runtime in their own products.

Page: https://slateindex.ai/brand/cline · data of 2026-11-03

## Facts

- Headquarters: San Francisco, CA, United States
- Employees: 11–50
- Company type: Private, venture-backed
- Latest funding: Seed
- Deployment: Runs in your editor, terminal or own apps, with local or cloud AI models, and VPC deployments on Enterprise.
- Best for: Individual developers and teams who want an open-source agent with their own provider keys, and organizations that need SSO, audit logs and team management on Enterprise.

## Products

- Cline extension: Open-source AI coding agent installed in VS Code, Windsurf, JetBrains or Cursor, with Plan and Act modes and multi-file edits.
- Cline CLI: Runs the coding agent from the terminal, installed with npm, for prompt-to-production work in the shell.
- Cline SDK: Embeds the Cline agent runtime in your own apps, with custom tools and lifecycle hooks.
- Cline for Desktop: Native desktop app for running the coding agent without an editor.
- Cline Teams: Enterprise tier with organization management and centralized billing.

## Rankings

| Category | Rank | Visibility | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI Coding Assistants | 16 of 46 | 5.3 | 13 |

## By engine

| Engine | Visibility | Mention rate |
|---|---|---|
| chatgpt | 3.0 | 11.1% |
| google_ai_mode | 4.6 | 11.1% |
| perplexity | 8.3 | 25.9% |

## Definitions

- Visibility (0–100): how often and how high AI answers name the brand, weighted by position.
- Mention rate: share of collected AI answers that name the brand.
- Share of voice: the brand's mentions as a share of all brand mentions in the category.
- Citation authority: share of answers naming the brand that cite the brand's own site.

Cite as: SlateIndex, “Cline AI visibility profile”, https://slateindex.ai/brand/cline, data of 2026-11-03. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).