CLI Commands

cline [prompt] [options]

# Launch interactive mode
cline

# Run a direct task
cline "Create a hello world function in Python"

# Run with verbose output and extended thinking
cline -v --thinking "Analyze this codebase architecture"

# Plan mode with specific model
cline -p -m claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929 "Design a REST API"

# Yolo mode for automation (auto-approves all actions)
cline -y "Run the test suite and fix any failures"

# Resume a previous task
cline -T abc123def "Continue implementing the feature"

# Piped input
cat README.md | cline "Summarize this document"

cline task <prompt> [options]
cline t <prompt> [options]

# Basic task
cline task "Add TypeScript types to this module"
cline t "Add TypeScript types to this module"

# With options
cline task -p -v "Refactor the authentication system"

# Include images with inline references
cline task "Fix the layout shown in @./screenshot.png"

# Enable extended thinking for complex tasks
cline task --thinking "Architect a microservices system"

# Specify working directory
cline task -c /path/to/project "Add unit tests"

# Custom reasoning effort
cline task --reasoning-effort high "Optimize database queries"

cline history [options]
cline h [options]

# Show last 10 tasks (default)
cline history
cline h

# Show 20 tasks
cline history -n 20

# Show page 2 with 5 tasks per page
cline history -n 5 -p 2

# Use custom config directory
cline history --config ~/.config/cline

cline config [options]

# Show current configuration
cline config

# Show configuration from custom directory
cline config --config ~/.config/cline

cline auth [options]

# Interactive authentication wizard
cline auth

# Quick setup for Anthropic
cline auth -p anthropic -k sk-ant-xxxxx -m claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929

# Quick setup for OpenAI
cline auth -p openai-native -k sk-xxxxx -m gpt-4o

# Quick setup for Moonshot (Kimi)
cline auth -p moonshot -k sk-xxxxx -m kimi-k2.5

# OpenAI-compatible provider with custom base URL
cline auth -p openai -k your-api-key -b https://api.example.com/v1 -m gpt-4o

# Quick setup without model (will prompt)
cline auth -p anthropic -k sk-ant-xxxxx

cline version

cline version
# Output: Cline CLI version: 2.2.3

cline update [options]

# Check for updates
cline update

# Check with verbose output
cline update -v

cline dev log

# Pipe file contents
cat README.md | cline "Summarize this document"

# Pipe with additional prompt
echo "function add(a, b) { return a + b }" | cline "Add TypeScript types"

# Combine piped input with prompt
git diff | cline "Review these changes and suggest improvements"

# Pipe from command output
ls -la | cline "Explain what these files do"

# Inline image reference
cline "Fix the layout shown in @./screenshot.png"

# Multiple images
cline "Compare the designs in @./design-v1.png and @./design-v2.png"

# Resume a task
cline -T abc123def

# Resume with a follow-up message
cline -T abc123def "Now add unit tests for the changes"

# Resume in plan mode to review
cline -T abc123def -p "What's left to do?"

# Resume with yolo mode for automated continuation
cline -T abc123def -y "Continue with the implementation"

# Get JSON output
cline --json "What files are in this directory?" | jq '.text'

# Process streaming JSON
cline --json "Analyze the codebase" | while read line; do
  echo "$line" | jq -r '.text'
done

# Filter by message type
cline --json "Run tests" | jq 'select(.type == "say")'

# Automated testing and fixes in CI
cline -y --timeout 300 "Run the test suite and fix any failures"

# Code review in pull requests
git diff origin/main | cline -y "Review these changes for potential issues"

# Automated documentation updates
cline -y "Update the README.md with the latest changes"