使用 Homebrew 安装 cline

项目链接

• 主页

命令和别名

• cline

项目历史

The GitHub repository was created in 2024 and the changelog records an initial 0.0.6 release followed by rapid VS Code extension iteration. Version 2.0 renamed the project to Cline and described it as an assistant that can use the CLI and editor; later releases added browser/computer-use style capabilities, model-provider breadth, MCP support, and shared agent infrastructure.

采用历史

Cline's adoption path differs from older Unix tools: it grew through editor marketplaces, npm, community channels, and then Homebrew for the CLI. The official README links the VS Code Marketplace, JetBrains Marketplace, npm installation for the CLI and SDK, Discord, Reddit, and documentation, while the batch input lists Homebrew as the package-manager distribution for this formula.

使用方式

The CLI can run interactively, in one-shot mode, as JSON output, yolo/headless mode, or background hub mode. Official docs and README examples cover editing code across a project, running shell commands, Plan/Act mode, checkpoints, MCP servers, providers such as Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, OpenRouter, Bedrock, Vertex, and OpenAI-compatible APIs, plus scheduled and connector-driven agents.

为什么软件包爱好者会关心

Cline is package-nerd significant because it shows an AI coding agent becoming a normal command-line package rather than only an editor extension. Its CLI packaging brings credentials, provider selection, MCP servers, plugins, schedules, and headless automation into shell workflows where package managers can install and update the agent like other developer tools.

时间线

• 2024: cline/cline GitHub repository created and changelog records initial 0.0.6 release.
• 2024: Version 2.0 changelog announces the Cline rename and CLI/editor assistant positioning.
• 2026: CLI 3.0.x changelog shows active terminal-agent releases, plugin/MCP work, Cline Hub, connectors, and provider updates.
• 2026: Version 4.0.0 changelog describes migration to a shared SDK-backed VS Code extension runtime.

Related projects

• Officially related surfaces include the Cline CLI, VS Code extension, JetBrains plugin, Cline SDK, Cline Kanban, and Cline plugins. Functionally, it belongs to the same package-manager category as terminal coding agents, editor AI assistants, MCP clients, and OpenAI-compatible provider tooling.

来源

• https://github.com/cline/cline#readme
• https://github.com/cline/cline/blob/main/apps/cli/README.md
• https://github.com/cline/cline/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
• https://github.com/cline/cline/blob/main/apps/cli/CHANGELOG.md
• https://docs.cline.bot/