Score breakdown
Popularity is tracked separately. Support, ads, sponsorships, and tips never affect these signals.
Why it matters
Most software developers + AI engineers + coding-agent power users using AI coding assistants today have been either (a) locked into a single vendor (Cursor / GitHub Copilot / Windsurf / Cody / Codeium) with per-request markup + proprietary prompts + no model-provider flexibility + no MCP-native integration, (b) hand-rolling a custom agent loop with no canonical reference implementation + no
Where this stands now
Cline: Apache-2.0 Official Open-Source AI Coding Agent for VS Code + JetBrains + CLI (64,465*, MCP-Native, Plan/Act Dual Mode, Browser + Terminal + File Editing) ranks #78 of 2770 tracked Radar items by composite score (8.6 against a section median of 4.9). The section currently carries 1659 Bronze, 645 Gold, 466 Silver. RepoRadar has retained observations for this record since 2026-07-09 (86 days in the current window). Signal extremes versus the section: momentum at the 98th percentile.
Who should use it
Who should skip it
Hold off on Cline: Apache-2.0 Official Open-Source AI Coding Agent for VS Code + JetBrains + CLI (64,465*, MCP-Native, Plan/Act Dual Mode, Browser + Terminal + File Editing) for mission-critical workflows without a containment strategy, explicit approvals, and a hands-on security review.
About this signal
Cline: Apache-2.0 Official Open-Source AI Coding Agent for VS Code + JetBrains + CLI (64,465*, MCP-Native, Plan/Act Dual Mode, Browser + Terminal + File Editing) is tracked by RepoRadar as an AI project in the Radar section. First seen 2026-07-09; the source record was last checked on 2026-07-09. The current verdict is 'try now' with a Gold tier and easy setup difficulty. The standout signals for Cline: Apache-2.0 Official Open-Source AI Coding Agent for VS Code + JetBrains + CLI (64,465*, MCP-Native, Plan/Act Dual Mode, Browser + Terminal + File Editing) are momentum (10.0) and workflow potential (9.3), while maturity (6.7) trails — that balance shapes where it fits best. This page summarizes the public evidence on the linked source page and states where additional review is still needed.
How this item is evaluated
The Cline: Apache-2.0 Official Open-Source AI Coding Agent for VS Code + JetBrains + CLI (64,465*, MCP-Native, Plan/Act Dual Mode, Browser + Terminal + File Editing) record combines a 8.6/10 composite score with separate popularity (0.0), risk (medium), and setup (easy) signals. See the scoring methodology for the current weights and evidence definitions.
Questions worth asking before you adopt this
Putting this into practice? Read How to vet an AI agent or MCP server before you wire it in for the checklist behind this score.
Risk explanation
The 64; 465* repo is at production-grade maturity but the consumer SHOULD note the Cline agent has autonomous multi-step task execution + terminal + browser + file editing primitives -- review the Plan/Act boundary rules and the human-in-the-loop approval gates before production use; the consumer SHOULD note the MCP-native tool integration means any MCP server Cline can reach can be invoked -- review the MCP server configurations carefully; the consumer SHOULD review the model provider API key storage.