awesome-deepseek-integration/docs/cline/README.md
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Cline

Meet Cline, an AI assistant that can use your CLI aNd Editor.

Installation

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Key Features of Cline

  1. Agentic Coding with Claude 3.5 Sonnet: Cline leverages advanced AI capabilities to handle complex software development tasks step-by-step, going beyond simple code completion or tech support.

  2. File and Project Management: Cline can create, edit, and explore files within large projects, enabling seamless navigation and modification of codebases.

  3. Terminal Integration: With user permission, Cline can execute terminal commands and monitor their output, allowing it to react dynamically to issues like dev server errors.

  4. Browser Automation: For web development, Cline can launch sites in a headless browser, interact with pages (click, type, scroll), and capture screenshots and console logs to debug runtime errors and visual bugs.

  5. Human-in-the-Loop Safety: Every file change and terminal command requires user approval via a GUI, ensuring a secure and controlled environment for exploring agentic AI capabilities.

  6. Context-Aware Assistance: Cline analyzes file structures, source code ASTs, and runs regex searches to understand existing projects, ensuring efficient and relevant assistance without overwhelming the context window.

  7. Proactive Error Handling: Cline monitors linter/compiler errors and proactively fixes issues like missing imports and syntax errors during file editing.

  8. Model Context Protocol (MCP): Cline can extend its own capabilities by creating new tools using the MCP, enabling continuous adaptation to user needs.

  9. Task Completion with Ease: Once a task is completed, Cline presents results with simple terminal commands (e.g., open -a "Google Chrome" index.html), which users can execute with a single click.

UI

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Integrate with DeepSeek API

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Best practices

  1. Disable Cline's Auto Approve Feature: It is recommended to disable Cline's Auto Approve feature when using DeepSeek to reduce resource consumption and minimize the risk of lag caused by concurrent multiple requests.

  2. Use Modified Versions of Cline: For example, Roo-Cline or ALine. These modified versions carry relatively shorter contexts, handle requests more smoothly, and have a higher cache hit rate, which can help save API call costs.

  3. Use DeepSeek with Caution for Large Projects: For large code projects, it is not recommended to use DeepSeek + Cline. Large projects typically carry a large amount of code context, which can significantly slow down API request processing.

  4. Switch to Other LLM Providers: It is recommended to switch to other LLM providers when using Cline for a smoother experience.

Roo Cline

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