Cline
Open-source autonomous coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, and CLI with human approval loops, browser use, MCP, and broad model routing.
Attributed output
GitHub public-attribution count, 2026-06-09
5,907Attributed outputGitHub public-attribution count, 2026-06-09Commits and PRs on public GitHub provably produced by this agent. Exact if it is visible through its own bot or workflow, an estimate if measured through attribution it declares (these can swing 30 to 40 percent between measurement runs at multi-million scale), and a floor either way.Index rank · all agents
#20 of 40 CLI agents
#24Index rank · all agents#20 of 40 CLI agentsRanked by agent-opened PRs in the trailing 4 complete weeks, matching the index. Agents without a tracked PR series follow, ordered by total attributed output. Other filters or sorts change the list position.Business signal
Installs across platforms · 2026-06-07
8M+ installsBusiness signalInstalls across platforms · 2026-06-07$0 software
Entry price
Bring-your-own-key model billing
$0 softwareEntry priceBring-your-own-key model billing72,432
npm demand/wk
Adjusted from raw npm channel
72,432npm demand/wkAdjusted from raw npm channelWeekly package downloads as an install-demand floor; adjusted when the vendor's main install channel is no longer npm.5,470,811
npm installs to date
Since 2025-02-03
5,470,811npm installs to dateSince 2025-02-03Total npm downloads of this agent's package(s) summed across every tracked week since it was first published. A floor, like the weekly figure. Where a one-week automated/CI burst inflated the total, the baseline-only figure is shown too.From the public record
92 commits · 18 repositories
Search window: – · captured Oct 14, 2026 (UTC)
14.1%13 / 92 sampled commits
13 of 92 unique sampled commits carry additional agent attribution (Claude, Copilot). Counting each agent separately can therefore count the same commit more than once. This is shared attribution, not proof of a handoff or which tool did most of the work.
upperstream/agent-containers: “Cline: Upgrade to version 3.0.65”. Shr2005-dot/deskmind: “feat(widget): bot theme picker in settings — classic, cyber, aurora, sunrise”.
This is a sample of publicly attributed work, not total usage or a market-share estimate. Repositories are not customers. Attribution is declared in metadata, not independently verified tool execution; it does not prove exclusive authorship or autonomy. GitHub flagged incomplete search results; only returned, validated records are described and search totals are not used.
Up to 100 returned search results ordered by commit date within the audit window; attribution trailers validated and duplicate SHAs removed across repositories. A recent convenience sample, not a random or exhaustive sample. Commit sample dates use the UTC committer timestamp, matching the search window. Excluded 0 commits with five or more distinct recognized agent/model credits in one message; broad credit lists are not used as evidence of a workflow.
Returned records dated Oct 7, 2026–Oct 11, 2026.
Download the dated audit evidence (JSON)Weekly attributed output on public GitHub. Output visible through the agent's own bot or workflow is exact; output measured through declared attribution is an estimate. Window: 2025-02-03 to 2026-10-05.
Weekly npm downloads since 2025-02-03, the install-demand trajectory.
Public GitHub commits attributed to Cline
Cline's attribution is user-configured, not on by default.
Last full week (ending 2026-10-11): 221 signed commits (-13% week over week), search estimate.
Snapshot 2026-06-09, confidence Low, tracked since 2026-06-09. Read the methodology.
Cline CLI npm downloads are much smaller than its extension/install footprint.
The public npm package is only the CLI signal; VS Code and JetBrains installs are not represented by npm.
Trailing 4-week average
Complete Mon-Sun week when cron-backed
Observed public npm range
As of 2026-10-18
Pricing snapshot: 2026-06-07. Check the vendor for current terms.
Cline is open-source/BYOK; the product does not bundle a model allowance.
Token budget is exactly the provider account or local model you connect.
| Plan | Price | Allowance | Unit | Token / Overage Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open-source Cline | $0 | Software is free; inference is BYOK/provider billed. | provider tokens |
Summary checked 2026-07-03.
Open-source extension/CLI is free. Users bring provider keys or use Cline API/model routing where available.