Cline Integration

Cline is an autonomous AI coding assistant that can edit files, run terminal commands, and handle complex development tasks. By integrating AnyAPI with Cline, you get access to the best language models for coding assistance, from GPT-4 to Claude and beyond.

Overview

Cline provides powerful coding capabilities:

Autonomous coding - Complete tasks with minimal supervision
File management - Read, write, and edit files across your project
Terminal integration - Execute commands and manage development workflow
Context awareness - Understand your entire codebase and project structure
Multi-language support - Work with any programming language

Autonomous Tasks

Complete coding tasks with minimal guidance

File Operations

Read, write, and edit files intelligently

Terminal Control

Execute commands and manage development workflow

Multi-Model

Access multiple AI models for different tasks

Installation

VS Code Extension

Install Cline from the VS Code marketplace:

Open VS Code
Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X)
Search for “Cline”
Click Install

Manual Installation

# Install from command line
code --install-extension cline.cline

# Or download and install manually from marketplace

Configuration

Basic Setup

Configure Cline to use AnyAPI:

Open Cline Settings:
- Press Ctrl+Shift+P (or Cmd+Shift+P on Mac)
- Type “Cline: Open Settings”

Configure API Settings:

{
  "cline.apiProvider": "openai",
  "cline.openaiApiKey": "your-anyapi-key",
  "cline.openaiBaseUrl": "https://api.anyapi.ai/v1",
  "cline.defaultModel": "gpt-4o"
}

Environment Variables

Set up environment variables for automatic configuration:

# Add to your .bashrc, .zshrc, or .env file
export CLINE_API_KEY="your-anyapi-key"
export CLINE_API_BASE="https://api.anyapi.ai/v1"
export CLINE_MODEL="gpt-4o"

Configuration File

Create a .cline-config.json in your project root:

{
  "apiProvider": "openai",
  "apiKey": "${ANYAPI_KEY}",
  "baseUrl": "https://api.anyapi.ai/v1",
  "models": {
    "default": "gpt-4o",
    "coding": "claude-3-5-sonnet",
    "quick": "gpt-4o-mini",
    "analysis": "claude-3-5-sonnet"
  },
  "maxTokens": 4000,
  "temperature": 0.1,
  "timeout": 60000,
  "retries": 3
}

Basic Usage

Starting a Cline Session

Open Command Palette: Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+P (Mac)
Type: “Cline: Start New Task”
Describe your task: “Create a REST API for user management”

Example Tasks

Create a New Feature

Task: "Create a user authentication system with JWT tokens"

Cline will:
1. Analyze your project structure
2. Create necessary files (auth middleware, user model, routes)
3. Install required dependencies
4. Write tests
5. Update documentation

Fix Bugs

Task: "Fix the memory leak in the data processing module"

Cline will:
1. Analyze the codebase for memory issues
2. Identify problematic code patterns
3. Suggest and implement fixes
4. Run tests to verify the solution

Refactor Code

Task: "Refactor the API endpoints to use TypeScript and add proper error handling"

Cline will:
1. Convert JavaScript files to TypeScript
2. Add type definitions
3. Implement comprehensive error handling
4. Update tests accordingly

Advanced Configuration

Multi-Model Setup

Configure different models for different tasks:

{
  "modelProfiles": {
    "coding": {
      "model": "claude-3-5-sonnet",
      "temperature": 0.1,
      "systemPrompt": "You are an expert programmer. Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code."
    },
    "debugging": {
      "model": "gpt-4o",
      "temperature": 0.0,
      "systemPrompt": "You are a debugging expert. Analyze code systematically to find and fix issues."
    },
    "documentation": {
      "model": "claude-3-5-sonnet",
      "temperature": 0.3,
      "systemPrompt": "You are a technical writer. Create clear, comprehensive documentation."
    },
    "architecture": {
      "model": "gpt-4o",
      "temperature": 0.2,
      "systemPrompt": "You are a software architect. Design scalable, maintainable systems."
    }
  }
}

Custom Tools Integration

Extend Cline with custom tools:

{
  "customTools": [
    {
      "name": "run_tests",
      "description": "Run project tests",
      "command": "npm test",
      "workingDirectory": ".",
      "timeout": 30000
    },
    {
      "name": "lint_code",
      "description": "Lint and format code",
      "command": "npm run lint:fix",
      "workingDirectory": ".",
      "timeout": 15000
    },
    {
      "name": "build_project",
      "description": "Build the project",
      "command": "npm run build",
      "workingDirectory": ".",
      "timeout": 60000
    },
    {
      "name": "deploy_staging",
      "description": "Deploy to staging environment",
      "command": "npm run deploy:staging",
      "workingDirectory": ".",
      "timeout": 300000
    }
  ]
}

Project Templates

Define project-specific configurations:

{
  "templates": {
    "react_project": {
      "model": "claude-3-5-sonnet",
      "systemPrompt": "You are a React expert. Follow React best practices and use modern hooks.",
      "filePatterns": {
        "components": "src/components/**/*.{tsx,jsx}",
        "hooks": "src/hooks/**/*.ts",
        "utils": "src/utils/**/*.ts"
      },
      "codeStyle": {
        "framework": "react",
        "typescript": true,
        "linting": "eslint",
        "testing": "jest"
      }
    },
    "node_api": {
      "model": "gpt-4o",
      "systemPrompt": "You are a Node.js backend expert. Focus on security, performance, and scalability.",
      "filePatterns": {
        "routes": "src/routes/**/*.js",
        "controllers": "src/controllers/**/*.js",
        "models": "src/models/**/*.js",
        "middleware": "src/middleware/**/*.js"
      },
      "codeStyle": {
        "framework": "express",
        "database": "postgresql",
        "orm": "sequelize",
        "testing": "mocha"
      }
    }
  }
}

Workflow Examples

Full-Stack Development

Task: Build a Todo Application

User: "Create a full-stack todo application with React frontend and Node.js backend"

Cline Execution Plan:
1. Project Setup
   - Create project structure
   - Initialize package.json for frontend and backend
   - Set up development scripts

2. Backend Development
   - Create Express.js server
   - Set up database models (Sequelize/Prisma)
   - Implement REST API endpoints
   - Add authentication middleware
   - Write API tests

3. Frontend Development  
   - Create React components
   - Set up routing (React Router)
   - Implement state management (Context/Redux)
   - Add form validation
   - Style with CSS/Styled Components

4. Integration
   - Connect frontend to backend API
   - Handle error states
   - Add loading indicators
   - Implement authentication flow

5. Testing & Deployment
   - Run integration tests
   - Build production bundles
   - Set up deployment configuration

Actual Implementation:

// Cline generates backend structure
// server.js
import express from 'express';
import cors from 'cors';
import { todoRoutes } from './routes/todos.js';
import { authRoutes } from './routes/auth.js';

const app = express();

app.use(cors());
app.use(express.json());
app.use('/api/todos', todoRoutes);
app.use('/api/auth', authRoutes);

// models/Todo.js
import { DataTypes } from 'sequelize';
import { sequelize } from '../database.js';

export const Todo = sequelize.define('Todo', {
  id: {
    type: DataTypes.UUID,
    defaultValue: DataTypes.UUIDV4,
    primaryKey: true
  },
  title: {
    type: DataTypes.STRING,
    allowNull: false
  },
  completed: {
    type: DataTypes.BOOLEAN,
    defaultValue: false
  },
  userId: {
    type: DataTypes.UUID,
    allowNull: false
  }
});

// routes/todos.js
import express from 'express';
import { Todo } from '../models/Todo.js';
import { authenticate } from '../middleware/auth.js';

const router = express.Router();

router.get('/', authenticate, async (req, res) => {
  try {
    const todos = await Todo.findAll({ 
      where: { userId: req.user.id } 
    });
    res.json(todos);
  } catch (error) {
    res.status(500).json({ error: error.message });
  }
});

// Frontend components generated by Cline
// components/TodoList.tsx
import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
import { Todo } from '../types/todo';
import { todoApi } from '../services/api';

export const TodoList: React.FC = () => {
  const [todos, setTodos] = useState<Todo[]>([]);
  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);

  useEffect(() => {
    const fetchTodos = async () => {
      try {
        const data = await todoApi.getAll();
        setTodos(data);
      } catch (error) {
        console.error('Failed to fetch todos:', error);
      } finally {
        setLoading(false);
      }
    };

    fetchTodos();
  }, []);

  // Component logic continues...
};

DevOps Automation

Task: Set up CI/CD Pipeline

User: "Set up a complete CI/CD pipeline for our Node.js application"

Cline will:
1. Create GitHub Actions workflow
2. Set up Docker configuration
3. Configure deployment scripts
4. Add monitoring and alerting
5. Set up database migrations

# .github/workflows/ci-cd.yml (Generated by Cline)
name: CI/CD Pipeline

on:
  push:
    branches: [main, develop]
  pull_request:
    branches: [main]

jobs:
  test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    
    services:
      postgres:
        image: postgres:13
        env:
          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
          POSTGRES_DB: testdb
        options: >-
          --health-cmd pg_isready
          --health-interval 10s
          --health-timeout 5s
          --health-retries 5

    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
    
    - name: Setup Node.js
      uses: actions/setup-node@v3
      with:
        node-version: '18'
        cache: 'npm'
    
    - name: Install dependencies
      run: npm ci
    
    - name: Run linting
      run: npm run lint
    
    - name: Run tests
      run: npm test
      env:
        DATABASE_URL: postgresql://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/testdb
    
    - name: Build application
      run: npm run build

  deploy:
    needs: test
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
    
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
    
    - name: Deploy to production
      uses: ./.github/actions/deploy
      with:
        environment: production
        api-key: ${{ secrets.DEPLOYMENT_API_KEY }}

Code Analysis and Optimization

Task: Analyze and Optimize Performance

User: "Analyze our React application for performance issues and optimize it"

Cline Analysis Process:
1. Code Analysis
   - Scan for unnecessary re-renders
   - Identify large bundle sizes
   - Check for memory leaks
   - Analyze API call patterns

2. Optimization Implementation
   - Add React.memo where appropriate
   - Implement code splitting
   - Optimize images and assets
   - Add caching strategies

3. Performance Monitoring
   - Set up performance metrics
   - Add monitoring tools
   - Create performance benchmarks

// Before optimization (analyzed by Cline)
const UserList: React.FC = () => {
  const [users, setUsers] = useState([]);
  
  // Performance issue: re-renders on every parent update
  return (
    <div>
      {users.map(user => (
        <UserCard key={user.id} user={user} />
      ))}
    </div>
  );
};

// After optimization (implemented by Cline)
const UserList: React.FC = React.memo(() => {
  const [users, setUsers] = useState([]);
  
  // Optimized with memoization
  const memoizedUsers = useMemo(() => 
    users.map(user => (
      <UserCard key={user.id} user={user} />
    )), [users]
  );
  
  return <div>{memoizedUsers}</div>;
});

// Additional optimizations added by Cline
const UserCard: React.FC<{ user: User }> = React.memo(({ user }) => {
  // Component implementation with memoization
}, (prevProps, nextProps) => 
  prevProps.user.id === nextProps.user.id && 
  prevProps.user.updatedAt === nextProps.user.updatedAt
);

Command Line Interface

Cline CLI Commands

Use Cline from the command line:

# Install Cline CLI
npm install -g @cline/cli

# Initialize project configuration
cline init

# Run a one-off task
cline task "Add error handling to the API endpoints"

# Start interactive session
cline chat

# Analyze codebase
cline analyze --type=performance

# Generate documentation
cline docs --format=markdown

# Run code review
cline review --files="src/**/*.ts"

Batch Operations

Process multiple files or tasks:

# Process multiple tasks from file
cline batch --tasks=tasks.txt

# Apply changes to multiple files
cline apply --pattern="src/**/*.js" --task="Add TypeScript types"

# Bulk refactoring
cline refactor --from="class components" --to="functional components"

Integration with Build Tools

# Integrate with package.json scripts
{
  "scripts": {
    "cline:fix": "cline task 'Fix all linting errors'",
    "cline:test": "cline task 'Write missing tests'", 
    "cline:docs": "cline docs --output=docs/",
    "cline:optimize": "cline analyze --type=performance --fix"
  }
}

Monitoring and Analytics

Task Tracking

Monitor Cline’s performance and usage:

{
  "monitoring": {
    "enabled": true,
    "trackTasks": true,
    "trackPerformance": true,
    "trackCosts": true,
    "exportMetrics": true
  },
  "analytics": {
    "endpoint": "https://analytics.yourcompany.com/cline",
    "apiKey": "your-analytics-key",
    "batchSize": 100
  }
}

Performance Metrics

Track key performance indicators:

interface ClineMetrics {
  tasksCompleted: number;
  averageTaskTime: number;
  successRate: number;
  linesOfCodeGenerated: number;
  errorsFixed: number;
  testsWritten: number;
  tokensUsed: number;
  costPerTask: number;
}

// Example metrics dashboard
const metrics: ClineMetrics = {
  tasksCompleted: 150,
  averageTaskTime: 45, // seconds
  successRate: 0.94,
  linesOfCodeGenerated: 12500,
  errorsFixed: 23,
  testsWritten: 89,
  tokensUsed: 250000,
  costPerTask: 0.05
};

Best Practices

Task Definition

Write clear, specific task descriptions:

// Good task descriptions
"Create a REST API endpoint for user registration with email validation, password hashing, and error handling"

"Refactor the data processing module to use async/await instead of callbacks and add proper error handling"

"Add comprehensive unit tests for the authentication service with at least 90% code coverage"

// Poor task descriptions  
"Fix the API"
"Make it better"
"Add some tests"

Project Organization

Structure your project for optimal Cline usage:

project/
├── .cline-config.json          # Cline configuration
├── .cline/                     # Cline workspace
│   ├── tasks/                  # Task definitions
│   ├── templates/              # Code templates
│   └── logs/                   # Execution logs
├── docs/                       # Documentation
│   ├── cline-tasks.md         # Task documentation
│   └── development.md         # Development guide
├── src/                       # Source code
└── tests/                     # Test files

Security Considerations

Protect sensitive information:

{
  "security": {
    "excludeFiles": [
      ".env",
      "*.key",
      "secrets/**/*",
      "config/production.json"
    ],
    "excludePatterns": [
      "password",
      "api_key",
      "secret",
      "token"
    ],
    "sanitizeOutput": true,
    "auditLogs": true
  }
}

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Authentication Errors

Error: Invalid API key

Solution: Verify your AnyAPI key is correctly set in configuration.

Model Access Issues

Error: Model not available

Solution: Check your AnyAPI subscription includes the requested model.

Task Execution Failures

Error: Task failed to complete

Solution: Break down complex tasks into smaller, more specific subtasks.

Debug Mode

Enable debug logging:

{
  "debug": {
    "enabled": true,
    "logLevel": "verbose",
    "logFile": ".cline/debug.log",
    "trackTokenUsage": true
  }
}

Performance Optimization

Optimize Cline performance:

{
  "performance": {
    "maxConcurrentTasks": 3,
    "timeoutMs": 60000,
    "retryAttempts": 2,
    "cacheResponses": true,
    "cacheTTL": 3600
  }
}

Integration Examples

Git Hooks Integration

Automate code quality with git hooks:

#!/bin/sh
# .git/hooks/pre-commit

# Run Cline code review
cline review --staged --fix

# Run tests
npm test

# Check if Cline made any changes
if ! git diff --quiet; then
  echo "Cline made improvements to your code. Please review and commit again."
  exit 1
fi

CI/CD Integration

Use Cline in your CI/CD pipeline:

# .github/workflows/cline-review.yml
name: Cline Code Review

on:
  pull_request:
    branches: [main]

jobs:
  cline-review:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
    
    - name: Setup Cline
      run: |
        npm install -g @cline/cli
        echo "CLINE_API_KEY=${{ secrets.ANYAPI_KEY }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
    
    - name: Run Cline Review
      run: |
        cline review --output=review.md
        
    - name: Post Review Comment
      uses: actions/github-script@v6
      with:
        script: |
          const fs = require('fs');
          const review = fs.readFileSync('review.md', 'utf8');
          
          github.rest.issues.createComment({
            issue_number: context.issue.number,
            owner: context.repo.owner,
            repo: context.repo.repo,
            body: `## Cline Code Review\n\n${review}`
          });

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Features

Use Cases

Developer guides

API Reference

Integrations

​Cline Integration

​Overview

Autonomous Tasks

File Operations

Terminal Control

Multi-Model

​Installation

​VS Code Extension

​Manual Installation

​Configuration

​Basic Setup

​Environment Variables

​Configuration File

​Basic Usage

​Starting a Cline Session

​Example Tasks

​Create a New Feature

​Fix Bugs

​Refactor Code

​Advanced Configuration

​Multi-Model Setup

​Custom Tools Integration

​Project Templates

​Workflow Examples

​Full-Stack Development

​Task: Build a Todo Application

​Actual Implementation:

​DevOps Automation

​Task: Set up CI/CD Pipeline

​Code Analysis and Optimization

​Task: Analyze and Optimize Performance

​Command Line Interface

​Cline CLI Commands

​Batch Operations

​Integration with Build Tools

​Monitoring and Analytics

​Task Tracking

​Performance Metrics

​Best Practices

​Task Definition

​Project Organization

​Security Considerations

​Troubleshooting

​Common Issues

​Authentication Errors

​Model Access Issues

​Task Execution Failures

​Debug Mode

​Performance Optimization

​Integration Examples

​Git Hooks Integration

​CI/CD Integration

​Next Steps

Continue.dev

API Reference

Code Generation

Quick Start

Cline Integration

Overview

Installation

VS Code Extension

Manual Installation

Configuration

Basic Setup

Environment Variables

Configuration File

Basic Usage

Starting a Cline Session

Example Tasks

Create a New Feature

Fix Bugs

Refactor Code

Advanced Configuration

Multi-Model Setup

Custom Tools Integration

Project Templates

Workflow Examples

Full-Stack Development

Task: Build a Todo Application

Actual Implementation:

DevOps Automation

Task: Set up CI/CD Pipeline

Code Analysis and Optimization

Task: Analyze and Optimize Performance

Command Line Interface

Cline CLI Commands

Batch Operations

Integration with Build Tools

Monitoring and Analytics

Task Tracking

Performance Metrics

Best Practices

Task Definition

Project Organization

Security Considerations

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Authentication Errors

Model Access Issues

Task Execution Failures

Debug Mode

Performance Optimization

Integration Examples

Git Hooks Integration

CI/CD Integration

Next Steps