id = "cline"
name = "Cline CLI"
homepage = "https://github.com/cline/cline"
description = "Run Cline in your terminal for interactive or headless sessions."
executables = ["cline"]
[dotfiles]
paths = []
secret = ["~/.cline/data/settings/providers.json"]
[commands]
format = 1
label = "Run Cline"
description = "Run Cline with a prompt, or open its TUI. Subcommands (auth, config, mcp ...) and secrets such as API keys are left out."
quality = "ai-draft"
parser = { end_of_options = "--", interleave = "permute", long_equals = true, short_attached = true, short_bundles = false }
[[commands.source]]
id = "help"
kind = "help"
url = "https://github.com/cline/cline/blob/main/docs/cli/cli-reference.mdx"
revision = "2026-10-27"
evidence = """
Usage: cline [options] [command] [prompt]
-p, --plan Run in plan mode
--json Output messages as JSON instead of styled text
--auto-approve <boolean> Set tool auto-approval for all tools (default: true)
-c, --cwd <path> Working directory
--thinking <level> Set reasoning effort: none|low|medium|high|xhigh.
-i, --tui Open the terminal user interface (TUI) for interactive sessions
-P, --provider <id> Provider id (default: cline)
-m, --model <model-id> Model to use for the session with the selected provider
-t, --timeout <seconds> Optional timeout in seconds (default: 0 for no timeout)
--worktree Auto-create a detached git worktree under ~/.cline/worktrees/ and run the task there
-v, --verbose Show verbose output
"""
[[commands.field]]
id = "prompt"
label = "Prompt"
description = "Task for Cline. Omit to start interactively."
type = "string"
position = 0
sources = ["help"]
[[commands.field]]
id = "plan"
label = "Plan mode"
type = "boolean"
option = ["--plan", "-p"]
sources = ["help"]
[[commands.field]]
id = "cwd"
label = "Working directory"
type = "path"
option = ["--cwd", "-c"]
path = { kind = "directory", role = "input" }
sources = ["help"]
[[commands.field]]
id = "provider"
label = "Provider"
type = "string"
option = ["--provider", "-P"]
sources = ["help"]
[[commands.field]]
id = "model"
label = "Model"
type = "string"
option = ["--model", "-m"]
sources = ["help"]
[[commands.field]]
id = "thinking"
label = "Reasoning effort"
type = "enum"
option = ["--thinking"]
choices = [{ value = "none", label = "none" }, { value = "low", label = "low" }, { value = "medium", label = "medium" }, { value = "high", label = "high" }, { value = "xhigh", label = "xhigh" }]
sources = ["help"]
[[commands.field]]
id = "auto_approve"
label = "Auto-approve tools"
description = "Default is true."
type = "enum"
option = ["--auto-approve"]
choices = [{ value = "true", label = "Yes" }, { value = "false", label = "No" }]
sources = ["help"]
[[commands.field]]
id = "json"
label = "JSON output"
type = "boolean"
option = ["--json"]
sources = ["help"]
[[commands.field]]
id = "timeout"
label = "Timeout (seconds)"
type = "integer"
option = ["--timeout", "-t"]
sources = ["help"]
[[commands.field]]
id = "tui"
label = "Open TUI"
type = "boolean"
option = ["--tui", "-i"]
sources = ["help"]
[[commands.field]]
id = "worktree"
label = "Run in a git worktree"
type = "boolean"
option = ["--worktree"]
sources = ["help"]
[[commands.field]]
id = "verbose"
label = "Verbose"
type = "boolean"
option = ["--verbose", "-v"]
sources = ["help"]
[[commands.task]]
id = "run"
label = "Run a prompt"
fields = ["prompt", "cwd", "provider", "model", "auto_approve", "timeout"]
required = ["prompt"]
[[commands.task]]
id = "plan"
label = "Plan only"
set = { plan = [true] }
lock = ["plan"]
fields = ["prompt", "plan", "cwd", "model"]
required = ["prompt"]
[[commands.task]]
id = "tui"
label = "Interactive TUI"
set = { tui = [true] }
lock = ["tui"]
fields = ["tui", "cwd", "model"]
required = []
[[commands.group]]
id = "basic"
label = "Basic"
fields = ["prompt", "plan", "cwd", "model", "tui"]
[[commands.group]]
id = "advanced"
label = "Advanced"
fields = ["provider", "thinking", "auto_approve", "json", "timeout", "worktree", "verbose"]
