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Cline Integration

Cline is a powerful command-line interface designed specifically for interacting with large language models directly from your terminal. It enables seamless LLM interactions in your daily development workflow.

  • Terminal-Based: Use LLMs without leaving your command line
  • Context Awareness: Maintains conversation history
  • Command Integration: Pipe terminal commands to and from the LLM
  • Customizable Prompts: Create and save prompt templates
  • Multiple Model Support: Switch between different LLM providers
  • Quick code generation and explanation in terminal
  • Debugging assistance during development
  • Shell command generation from natural language
  • Documentation writing and formatting
  1. Install Cline

    Install Cline from the VS Code extension marketplace.

  2. Configure Cline settings

    Navigate to Cline settings and configure the following parameters:

    • API Provider: OpenAI Compatible
    • Base URL: https://api.relax.ai/v1
    • API Key: RELAX_API_KEY
    • Model ID: Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E

    Cline Configuration

  3. Customize settings (optional)

    You can provide custom instructions/system prompt or configure advanced settings as per your requirements.

  4. Open Cline in a new tab

    Use the CMD/CTRL + Shift + P shortcut to open the command palette and type Cline: Open In New Tab to open the extension as a tab in your editor. This lets you use Cline side-by-side with your file explorer, and see how it changes your workspace more clearly.

    Cline in Action

Cline provides several powerful commands:

  • /help - Display available commands
  • /reset - Reset conversation context
  • /system <prompt> - Set a new system prompt
  • /save <name> - Save current conversation
  • /load <name> - Load a saved conversation