tool
Cline
Open-source agent that ships as a VS Code extension, a CLI and a desktop app. Plans, edits and runs commands against your own API key.
Pricing
The clients are free and open source. You pay the model provider directly, and an optional ClinePass subscription bundles model access.
Verified against the vendor page on 2026-11-02. Vendor pricing ↗
What it is allowed to touch
the field most directories skip| Runs shell commands | Yes |
| OS-level sandbox | None |
| Can read .env / secrets | Yes |
| Outbound network | Yes |
| Audit log | None |
File writes and terminal commands are approval-gated by default. There is no OS-level sandbox, but the code that runs is readable and forkable.
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