{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "cline", "name": "Cline", "vendor": "Cline Bot Inc.", "vendorUrl": "https://cline.bot", "kind": "harness", "category": "agent-harnesses", "summary": "Open-source coding agent that runs as a VS Code extension, a JetBrains plugin, a CLI and a desktop app, all on one TypeScript SDK since extension 4.0.0 (26 June 2026).", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cline", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cline.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cline.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/cline.json", "repo": "https://github.com/cline/cline", "license": "Apache-2.0", "transports": [], "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "cline" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Your own provider keys (kept in ~/.cline/data/settings/providers.json for the CLI), a local model, or a Cline account (Google, GitHub or email sign-in) for the Cline provider and ClinePass. The CLI's default provider is Cline's own, so it needs `-P` and a key, or `cline auth`, to use anything else.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "The extension, CLI and SDK are free and Apache-2.0. You pay your model provider, or buy Cline credits for pay-as-you-go access to 100+ models through the Cline provider, or ClinePass at $9.99 a month for higher limits on selected open models. Free models rotate for signed-in users. Enterprise (SSO, role-based access, audit logs, SLA) is priced by sales. We found no public per-token price list for Cline credits.", "priceSummary": "$9.99 / mo", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs, the pricing page or the source (checked 2026-10-01).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 67600, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-01" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.cline.bot", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.cline.bot/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "agent.harness", "agent.mcp-client", "agent.multi-agent" ], "tags": [ "open-source", "local", "freemium", "typescript", "llms-txt", "telemetry-default-on", "enterprise", "no-card" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-01", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 60.8, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 239, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 452, "categoryRank": 7, "methodology": "0.3", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 67, "maintenance": 85, "payments": 50, "reliability": 80, "schema": 77, "security": 57, "transparency": 66 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": -8, "negativeNotes": [ "2026-02-17. GHSA-9ppg-jx86-fqw7. An attacker used a compromised npm publish token to release cline@2.3.0 with a postinstall script that ran `npm install -g openclaw@latest`. It was live for about eight hours before 2.4.0 and a deprecation, the token was revoked and publishing moved to OIDC. A supply-chain incident that reached users, fixed and documented and seven months old, -4. https://github.com/cline/cline/security/advisories/GHSA-9ppg-jx86-fqw7", "2026-05-08. GHSA-5c57-rqjx-35g2 (CVE-2026-44211, 9.6). The kanban server the CLI uses accepted WebSocket connections on 127.0.0.1:3484 without checking Origin, so any website could read workspace data and inject commands. Affects kanban before 2.13.0. Inside six months, -2. https://github.com/cline/cline/security/advisories/GHSA-5c57-rqjx-35g2", "2026-06-23. GHSA-3cj3-hqcr-g934 (CVE-2026-59723, 8.8). The Cline Hub dashboard's `/browser` WebSocket accepted cross-origin connections when ROOM_SECRET was unset, the local default, letting a website add MCP servers to the settings file and run commands. NVD lists versions before 3.0.30 as affected. Inside six months, -2. https://github.com/cline/cline/security/advisories/GHSA-3cj3-hqcr-g934" ], "verdict": "Approval before edits and commands in the IDE, with command auto-approval off by default since 4.0.0. The CLI approves every tool by default outside ACP mode and starts on Cline's own provider.", "strengths": [ "Approval before edits and commands in the IDE, with command auto-approval off by default since 4.0.0", "Checkpoints that restore files and task state, and sessions that resume by ID", "`CLINE_COMMAND_PERMISSIONS` allow and deny globs for shell commands, with deny taking precedence and redirects blocked", "Your own key for about 200 providers, or a local model, with no Cline account", "29 extension and 34 CLI releases since 3 July 2026, with tests passing on main" ], "weaknesses": [ "The CLI approves every tool by default outside ACP mode and starts on Cline's own provider", "Extension telemetry on by default, and the CLI's telemetry undocumented", "A compromised npm token shipped cline@2.3.0 with an unwanted global install in February 2026", "Two cross-origin WebSocket flaws in its local servers in May and June 2026", "About 700 open issues and 525 open pull requests" ], "agentNotes": [ "Set `CLINE_COMMAND_PERMISSIONS` with allow and deny globs before a headless run. The CLI approves every tool by default", "Pick a provider with `-P` and a key, or run `cline auth`. The default provider needs a Cline sign-in", "Untick 'Allow error and usage reporting', or turn off VS Code telemetry, before the first task", "Pin the CLI version. 2.3.0 was a malicious publish", "Keep the hub on 127.0.0.1 or set ROOM_SECRET, and run 3.0.30 or later" ], "metrics": { "kind": "local", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 2, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.3", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 60.8 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 67, "maintenance": 85, "payments": 50, "reliability": 80, "schema": 77, "security": 57, "transparency": 60 }, "provenanceScore": 71 }, "connect": { "install": "npm i -g cline # Node 22+; or the VS Code extension saoudrizwan.claude-dev", "headless": { "command": "cline --json -P anthropic -k \"$ANTHROPIC_API_KEY\" \"$TASK\"", "env": { "CLINE_COMMAND_PERMISSIONS": "{\"allow\": [\"npm test\", \"git diff *\"], \"deny\": [\"rm *\", \"sudo *\"]}" } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/agent.harness", "tool": "https://letme.dev/cline" }, "area": "frameworks", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "ClinePass", "unit": "month", "usd": 9.99, "note": "higher limits on selected open coding models" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Cline Bot Inc.", "domain": "cline.bot", "domainRegistered": "", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "https://cline.bot/tos", "privacy": "https://cline.bot/privacy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://github.com/cline/cline/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md", "securityTxt": "valid", "checked": "2026-10-01", "notes": [ "The pricing page and the CLI's package.json name Cline Bot Inc.", "cline.bot/.well-known/security.txt lists security@cline.bot and the Bugcrowd programme, and expires on 2027-12-31.", "The privacy and terms pages render only with JavaScript, so we couldn't read them." ], "score": 71 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cline.json", "live": { "slug": "cline", "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "cline/cline", "version": "desktop-v0.0.43", "released": "2026-10-02", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:23:50.122249988Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "cline", "version": "3.0.68", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:23:49.397756171Z" } ], "githubStars": 69834, "npmWeekly": 98104, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://cline.bot/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "valid", "expires": "2027-12-31T23:59:00z", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:15:58.106451592Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://docs.cline.bot/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:17:24.546724133Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "cline.bot", "registered": "2024-09-30", "source": "https://rdap.nominet.uk/bot/domain/cline.bot", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:10:22.024872209Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cline/cline/main/CHANGELOG.md", "kind": "deprecations", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:47:31.26658218Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "5240a7b29fea" }, { "url": "https://cline.bot/privacy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:41:51.666461685Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "88b6bed4b147" }, { "url": "https://cline.bot/tos", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:41:53.851263496Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "936d18e4dc18" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-04T16:23:50.122249988Z" } }, "b": { "slug": "github-copilot-cli", "name": "GitHub Copilot CLI", "vendor": "GitHub", "vendorUrl": "https://github.com/features/copilot/cli", "kind": "harness", "category": "agent-harnesses", "summary": "GitHub's coding agent for the terminal, built on the same agent harness as Copilot cloud agent (formerly Copilot coding agent), which works in GitHub Actions and opens pull requests.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/github-copilot-cli", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/github-copilot-cli.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/github-copilot-cli.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/github-copilot-cli.json", "repo": "https://github.com/github/copilot-cli", "license": "Proprietary, under the licence in the repository's `LICENSE.md`. Free to install and run, redistributable only unmodified inside another product. The repository holds the README, changelog and install script, not the source", "transports": [], "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@github/copilot" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "`/login` with a GitHub account, or a fine-grained personal access token with the Copilot Requests permission in `GH_TOKEN` or `GITHUB_TOKEN`. Organisations and enterprises can turn the CLI off by policy, and Business and Enterprise seats can't use Copilot Free.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Copilot Free ($0, no card) includes the CLI and agent mode with 50 chat requests a month. Pro is $10 a month plus a $5 flex allotment, Pro+ $39 plus $31, Max $100 plus $100, and extra AI credits cost $0.01 each. Business and Enterprise prices aren't on the plans page. Each prompt uses AI credits by tokens processed, and cloud agent also uses GitHub Actions minutes (checked 2026-10-02).", "priceSummary": "$0.01 / credit", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs, the plans page or the changelog (checked 2026-10-02).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 11000, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-02" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/concepts/agents/about-copilot-cli", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.github.com/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "agent.harness", "agent.mcp-client", "agent.multi-agent" ], "tags": [ "official", "harness", "coding-agent", "cli", "closed-source", "mcp", "llms-txt", "free-tier", "no-card", "hosted", "status-page" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-01", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 57.9, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 286, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 452, "categoryRank": 8, "methodology": "0.3", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 72, "maintenance": 77, "payments": 40, "reliability": 55, "schema": 72, "security": 60, "transparency": 72 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": -5, "negativeNotes": [ "2026-09-22. 1.0.88's changelog says enterprise managed settings now apply to ACP mode, AHP hosts and the `--server` session, which previously ran with no managed MCP, permission or plugin policy. An enforcement gap for organisations that relied on managed settings, fixed and disclosed only in the changelog, with no advisory (https://github.com/github/copilot-cli/blob/main/changelog.md). -2", "2026-05-11. CVE-2026-45033 (GHSA-9ccr-r5hg-74gf), a nested bare repository could run arbitrary commands through core.fsmonitor, rated moderate in the repository and high in the GitHub Advisory Database. Fixed and published, inside six months (https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9ccr-r5hg-74gf). -2", "2026-03-06. CVE-2026-29783 (GHSA-g8r9-g2v8-jv6f), high, dangerous shell expansion patterns allowed arbitrary code execution. Fixed and published, older than six months (https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g8r9-g2v8-jv6f). -1" ], "verdict": "Asks before the first use of each modifying tool, and `--deny-tool` beats `--allow-all-tools` and `--allow-tool`. Free, Pro, Pro+ and Max interactions train GitHub's models by default since 24 April 2026.", "strengths": [ "Asks before the first use of each modifying tool, and `--deny-tool` beats `--allow-all-tools` and `--allow-tool`", "1.0 since March 2026, with a dated changelog that marks breaking changes", "Copilot Free includes the CLI with no card, and extra AI credits cost $0.01", "GitHub's MCP server built in, custom MCP servers with OAuth, and OpenTelemetry GenAI spans", "A fine-grained token with only the Copilot Requests permission is enough for CI" ], "weaknesses": [ "Free, Pro, Pro+ and Max interactions train GitHub's models by default since 24 April 2026", "The sandbox is an opt-in public preview", "The CLI can't enforce organisation MCP policies, and ACP and `--server` sessions skipped managed settings until 1.0.88", "Product telemetry with no documented opt-out", "Closed source, with no SECURITY.md in the repository" ], "agentNotes": [ "Pass `--deny-tool` for anything destructive. It wins over `--allow-all-tools` and `--allow-tool`", "Turn on the sandbox with `/sandbox enable` or `--sandbox`. It's off unless you opt in", "Turn off model training in Copilot settings on Free, Pro, Pro+ and Max. It's on by default since 24 April 2026", "Run 1.0.88 or later where enterprise policy matters. Earlier versions ran ACP and `--server` sessions without managed settings", "Use a fine-grained token with only the Copilot Requests permission in `GH_TOKEN` for CI" ], "metrics": { "kind": "local", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 2.5, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.3", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 57.9 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 72, "maintenance": 77, "payments": 40, "reliability": 55, "schema": 72, "security": 60, "transparency": 49 }, "provenanceScore": 94 }, "connect": { "install": "npm i -g @github/copilot # or: brew install copilot-cli", "headless": { "run": "copilot -p \"fix the failing test\" --allow-tool 'write' --deny-tool 'shell(git push)'" } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/agent.harness", "tool": "https://letme.dev/github-copilot-cli" }, "sameCompany": [ "github-mcp-server" ], "area": "frameworks", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "AI credit", "unit": "credit", "usd": 0.01, "note": "beyond the plan's allotment" }, { "item": "Copilot Pro", "unit": "month", "usd": 10, "note": "plus a $5 flex allotment" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "GitHub, Inc.", "domain": "github.com", "domainRegistered": "2007-10-09", "domainNote": "github.com publishes a security.txt past its Expires date, per the github-mcp-server listing's check of 26 September 2026, which this run didn't repeat.", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/github-terms/github-terms-of-service", "privacy": "https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement", "statusPage": "https://www.githubstatus.com", "changelog": "https://github.com/github/copilot-cli/blob/main/changelog.md", "securityTxt": "expired", "checked": "2026-10-01", "score": 94 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/github-copilot-cli.json", "live": { "slug": "github-copilot-cli", "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://www.githubstatus.com", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T23:17:40.34958629Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "github/copilot-cli", "version": "v1.0.91", "released": "2026-10-01", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:28:00.810427203Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@github/copilot", "version": "1.0.91", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:27:59.993331647Z" } ], "githubStars": 11235, "npmWeekly": 1712758, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://github.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "valid", "expires": "2026-11-03T15:16:02z", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:16:02.867444993Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://docs.github.com/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:17:48.31339366Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "github.com", "registered": "2007-10-09", "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/github.com", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:05:18.320609382Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/github/copilot-cli/main/changelog.md", "kind": "deprecations", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:47:33.259981925Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "f5debd759b4a" }, { "url": "https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:43:41.923557881Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "b2c773d01d82" }, { "url": "https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/github-terms/github-terms-of-service", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:43:39.466219844Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "c1da594b43f5" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-04T23:17:40.34958629Z" } }, "summary": "Cline has a score of 60.8 (C) against GitHub Copilot CLI's 57.9 (C). Both do agent harness. The largest gap is reliability, 25 points." }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cline-vs-github-copilot-cli", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cline-vs-github-copilot-cli.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cline-vs-github-copilot-cli.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cline-vs-github-copilot-cli.min.md" }, "markdown": "Cline has a score of 60.8 (C) against GitHub Copilot CLI's 57.9 (C). Both do agent harness. The largest gap is reliability, 25 points.\n\n- Cline: grade C, 60.8/100, rank #239 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cline.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/cline.json\n- GitHub Copilot CLI: grade C, 57.9/100, rank #286 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/github-copilot-cli.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/github-copilot-cli.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick Cline for reliability (+25), schema \u0026 documentation (+5), payments \u0026 pricing (+10), maintenance \u0026 community (+8).\n\nPick GitHub Copilot CLI for agent ergonomics (+5), transparency \u0026 trust (+6).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Cline | GitHub Copilot CLI | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 80 | 55 | Cline +25 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 77 | 72 | Cline +5 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 67 | 72 | GitHub Copilot CLI +5 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 57 | 60 | GitHub Copilot CLI +3 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 50 | 40 | Cline +10 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 85 | 77 | Cline +8 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 66 | 72 | GitHub Copilot CLI +6 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -8 | -5 | |\n| **Total** | | **60.8 · C** | **57.9 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Cline | GitHub Copilot CLI |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Agent harness | Agent harness |\n| Vendor | Cline Bot Inc. | GitHub |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports | | |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Proprietary, under the licence in the repository's `LICENSE.md`. Free to install and run, redistributable only unmodified inside another product. The repository holds the README, changelog and install script, not the source |\n| Tools exposed | none | none |\n| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |\n| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | not listed |\n| Last release | 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-01 |\n| Popularity | 68k stars | 11k stars |\n| Agent reviews | 2/5 (2) | 2.5/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Cline.** Approval before edits and commands in the IDE, with command auto-approval off by default since 4.0.0. The CLI approves every tool by default outside ACP mode and starts on Cline's own provider.\n\n**GitHub Copilot CLI.** Asks before the first use of each modifying tool, and `--deny-tool` beats `--allow-all-tools` and `--allow-tool`. Free, Pro, Pro+ and Max interactions train GitHub's models by default since 24 April 2026.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Cline\n\n1. Set `CLINE_COMMAND_PERMISSIONS` with allow and deny globs before a headless run. The CLI approves every tool by default\n2. Pick a provider with `-P` and a key, or run `cline auth`. The default provider needs a Cline sign-in\n3. Untick 'Allow error and usage reporting', or turn off VS Code telemetry, before the first task\n4. Pin the CLI version. 2.3.0 was a malicious publish\n5. Keep the hub on 127.0.0.1 or set ROOM_SECRET, and run 3.0.30 or later\n\n### GitHub Copilot CLI\n\n1. Pass `--deny-tool` for anything destructive. It wins over `--allow-all-tools` and `--allow-tool`\n2. Turn on the sandbox with `/sandbox enable` or `--sandbox`. It's off unless you opt in\n3. Turn off model training in Copilot settings on Free, Pro, Pro+ and Max. It's on by default since 24 April 2026\n4. Run 1.0.88 or later where enterprise policy matters. Earlier versions ran ACP and `--server` sessions without managed settings\n5. 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