Evidence Atlas · exact surface
Cline CLI
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ProductCline
- Surface ID
- cline-cli
- Type
- cli
- Target
- 3.0.60
- Availability
- ga
- Coverage tier
- A
- Supported
- 14
- Partial
- 1
- Explicit no
- 0
- Unknown
- 34
Full 49-feature grid
Compatibility cells
Y = supported · P = partial · N = explicit unsupported · ? = unknown.
| Feature | Status | Evidence | Conditions and notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A2A agent/server roleA2A · a2a.server | ?Unknown | none confidence | No defensible evidence established in this research pass. | — |
| A2A client roleA2A · a2a.client | ?Unknown | none confidence | No defensible evidence established in this research pass. | — |
| ACP agent/server roleACP · acp.agent | YSupported | documented;registry-listed · mixed confidence · verified 2026-08-282 assertions | Official ACP Registry 3.0.60; registry proves the agent role, not every optional ACP method. | |
| ACP client/host roleACP · acp.client | ?Unknown | none confidence | No defensible evidence established in this research pass. | — |
| ACP elicitation/approvalACP · acp.elicitation | ?Unknown | none confidence | No defensible evidence established in this research pass. | — |
| ACP MCP forwardingACP · acp.mcp-forwarding | ?Unknown | none confidence | No defensible evidence established in this research pass. | — |
| ACP session listACP · acp.session-list | ?Unknown | none confidence | No defensible evidence established in this research pass. | — |
| ACP session load/resumeACP · acp.session-load | ?Unknown | none confidence | No defensible evidence established in this research pass. | — |
| ACP stdioACP · acp.transport.stdio | YSupported | documented;registry-listed · mixed confidence · verified 2026-08-282 assertions | Registry-distributed ACP agent launcher; exact optional capabilities remain unknown. | |
| ACP terminal reverse RPCACP · acp.terminal-reverse-rpc | ?Unknown | none confidence | No defensible evidence established in this research pass. | — |
| Agent Plugins 1.0 coreAgent Plugins · agent-plugins.core | ?Unknown | none confidence | No defensible evidence established in this research pass. | — |
| Agent Plugins failure isolationAgent Plugins · agent-plugins.failure-isolation | ?Unknown | none confidence | No defensible evidence established in this research pass. | — |
| Agent Plugins packaged MCPAgent Plugins · agent-plugins.mcp | ?Unknown | none confidence | No defensible evidence established in this research pass. | — |
| Agent Plugins packaged skillsAgent Plugins · agent-plugins.skills | ?Unknown | none confidence | No defensible evidence established in this research pass. | — |
| Agent Skills coreAgent Skills · agent-skills.core | YSupported | documented · high confidence · verified 2026-08-281 assertion | Cline CLI discovers on-demand SKILL.md packages. | |
| Agent Skills scripts/assetsAgent Skills · agent-skills.scripts-assets | YSupported | documented · high confidence · verified 2026-08-281 assertion | Cline skills can bundle docs, templates, resources, and executable scripts. |
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| Agent Skills standard pathsAgent Skills · agent-skills.standard-paths | PPartial | documented · high confidence · verified 2026-08-281 assertion | SKILL.md is supported, but discovery uses Cline- and Claude-specific paths rather than the vendor-neutral .agents path. |
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| Cloud agentAutomation · automation.cloud-agent | ?Unknown | none confidence | No defensible evidence established in this research pass. | — |
| Headless / CI executionAutomation · automation.headless | YSupported | documented · high confidence · verified 2026-08-282 assertions | Persistent cron schedules run new CLI agent sessions independently of a client application. | |
| Marketplace or registryDistribution · marketplace-registry | YSupported | documented · high confidence · verified 2026-08-281 assertion | The CLI can install MCP integrations from Cline Marketplace and plugins from the npm registry. | |
| Organization policy controlsGovernance · governance.org-policy | ?Unknown | none confidence | No defensible evidence established in this research pass. | — |
| AGENTS.mdInstructions · instructions.agents-md | ?Unknown | none confidence | No defensible evidence established in this research pass. | — |
| Native rules/instructionsInstructions · instructions.rules | YSupported | documented · high confidence · verified 2026-08-281 assertion | The CLI reference documents global and project rules directories. |
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| MCP 2026-07-28MCP · mcp.revision.2026-07-28 | ?Unknown | none confidence | No defensible evidence established in this research pass. | — |
| MCP Apps / interactive UIMCP · mcp.apps | ?Unknown | none confidence | No defensible evidence established in this research pass. | — |
| MCP client roleMCP · mcp.client | YSupported | documented · high confidence · verified 2026-08-281 assertion | Cline documents MCP server use in both its CLI and VS Code extension. | |
| MCP elicitationMCP · mcp.elicitation | ?Unknown | none confidence | No defensible evidence established in this research pass. | — |
| MCP legacy SSEMCP · mcp.transport.legacy-sse | ?Unknown | none confidence | No defensible evidence established in this research pass. | — |
| MCP list_changedMCP · mcp.list-changed | ?Unknown | none confidence | No defensible evidence established in this research pass. | — |
| MCP OAuthMCP · mcp.auth.oauth | ?Unknown | none confidence | No defensible evidence established in this research pass. | — |
| MCP promptsMCP · mcp.prompts | ?Unknown | none confidence | No defensible evidence established in this research pass. | — |
| MCP resourcesMCP · mcp.resources | YSupported | documented · high confidence · verified 2026-08-281 assertion | Cline documents MCP resources and an access_mcp_resource tool for the CLI harness. |
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| MCP rootsMCP · mcp.roots | ?Unknown | none confidence | No defensible evidence established in this research pass. | — |
| MCP samplingMCP · mcp.sampling | ?Unknown | none confidence | No defensible evidence established in this research pass. | — |
| MCP server roleMCP · mcp.server | ?Unknown | none confidence | No defensible evidence established in this research pass. | — |
| MCP stdioMCP · mcp.transport.stdio | ?Unknown | none confidence | No defensible evidence established in this research pass. | — |
| MCP Streamable HTTPMCP · mcp.transport.streamable-http | ?Unknown | none confidence | No defensible evidence established in this research pass. | — |
| MCP tasksMCP · mcp.tasks | ?Unknown | none confidence | No defensible evidence established in this research pass. | — |
| MCP toolsMCP · mcp.tools | YSupported | documented · high confidence · verified 2026-08-281 assertion | Cline CLI can discover and execute tools exposed by MCP servers. |
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| MCP WebSocket extensionMCP · mcp.transport.websocket-extension | ?Unknown | none confidence | No defensible evidence established in this research pass. | — |
| Computer/browser useNative extensibility · computer-use | ?Unknown | none confidence | No defensible evidence established in this research pass. | — |
| Custom agentsNative extensibility · custom-agents | YSupported | documented · high confidence · verified 2026-08-281 assertion | Project configuration includes agents.yaml agent definitions. |
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| HooksNative extensibility · hooks | YSupported | documented · high confidence · verified 2026-08-281 assertion | Eight lifecycle hook types are explicitly available in Cline CLI. | |
| Native plugin systemNative extensibility · plugins.native | YSupported | documented · high confidence · verified 2026-08-281 assertion | Cline CLI installs native plugins from npm, Git, or local paths. | |
| Nested subagentsNative extensibility · subagents.nested | ?Unknown | none confidence | No defensible evidence established in this research pass. | — |
| Subagent MCP accessNative extensibility · subagents.mcp-access | ?Unknown | none confidence | No defensible evidence established in this research pass. | — |
| Subagent write accessNative extensibility · subagents.write-access | ?Unknown | none confidence | No defensible evidence established in this research pass. | — |
| SubagentsNative extensibility · subagents | ?Unknown | none confidence | No defensible evidence established in this research pass. | — |
| Session handoff/importSessions · session.handoff | YSupported | documented · high confidence · verified 2026-08-281 assertion | CLI connectors create or continue the same agent session from messaging surfaces. |