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Cline CLI

cline

Run Cline in your terminal for interactive or headless sessions.

Runs as cline|macOS, Linux, Windows|github.com

Command form

ai-draft · 3 tasks · 12 fields

Run Cline with a prompt, or open its TUI. Subcommands (auth, config, mcp ...) and secrets such as API keys are left out.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun
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Run ClineExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal
Basic
Prompt*
string
Working directory
directory
Model
string
Advanced
Provider
string
Auto-approve tools
2 choicesenum
Timeout (seconds)
integer
TasksEach one presets the form for one job
Run a prompt
promptcwdprovidermodelauto_approvetimeout
Plan only
promptplancwdmodel
Interactive TUI
tuicwdmodel
ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form
Prompt
Task for Cline. Omit to start interactively.
string · positional 0
Plan mode
boolean
--plan-p
Working directory
path
--cwd-c
Provider
string
--provider-P
Model
string
--model-m
Reasoning effort
enum
--thinkingnonelowmediumhighxhigh
Auto-approve tools
Default is true.
enum
--auto-approvetruefalse
JSON output
boolean
--json
Timeout (seconds)
integer
--timeout-t
Open TUI
boolean
--tui-i
Run in a git worktree
boolean
--worktree
Verbose
boolean
--verbose-v
SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these
help
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: n…
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