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Deploy Cline in VS Code

Install and configure the open-source Cline agent in Visual Studio Code.

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Deploy Cline in VS Code

  1. Open VS Code Extensions and search "Cline".
  2. Install the Cline extension.
  3. Add your API key (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, DeepSeek, or local OpenAI-compatible endpoint).
  4. Optional: enable MCP servers for extended tools.
  5. Start a task from the Cline panel.

Source: https://github.com/cline/cline