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title: "Cline CLI"
canonical: "https://canmyagentuse.com/atlas/surfaces/cline-cli"
contentKind: "harness"
locale: "en"
description: "Cline / Cline. Exact research surface: cline-cli."
llmSummary: "Cline / Cline. Exact research surface: cline-cli."
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updatedAt: "2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z"
verifiedAt: "2026-08-28"
tags: ["evidence-atlas", "research"]
---

# Cline CLI

Cline / Cline. Exact research surface: cline-cli.

Research cutoff: 2026-08-28. Documentation and registry evidence are not runtime certification. Unknown means the package did not establish a defensible claim; it does not mean unsupported.

- Surface type: cli
- Version or observation: 3.0.60
- Availability: ga
- Coverage tier: A
- Supported: 14
- Partial: 1
- Explicit unsupported: 0
- Unknown: 34

| Feature | Status | Evidence method | Conditions / notes | Sources |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [A2A agent/server role](/atlas/features/a2a-server) | Unknown | — | — | — |
| [A2A client role](/atlas/features/a2a-client) | Unknown | — | — | — |
| [ACP agent/server role](/atlas/features/acp-agent) | Supported | documented;registry-listed | Official ACP Registry 3.0.60; registry proves the agent role, not every optional ACP method. | [S-001](https://agentclientprotocol.com/get-started/registry), [S-092](https://docs.cline.bot/cli/cli-reference) |
| [ACP client/host role](/atlas/features/acp-client) | Unknown | — | — | — |
| [ACP elicitation/approval](/atlas/features/acp-elicitation) | Unknown | — | — | — |
| [ACP MCP forwarding](/atlas/features/acp-mcp-forwarding) | Unknown | — | — | — |
| [ACP session list](/atlas/features/acp-session-list) | Unknown | — | — | — |
| [ACP session load/resume](/atlas/features/acp-session-load) | Unknown | — | — | — |
| [ACP stdio](/atlas/features/acp-transport-stdio) | Supported | documented;registry-listed | Registry-distributed ACP agent launcher; exact optional capabilities remain unknown. | [S-001](https://agentclientprotocol.com/get-started/registry), [S-092](https://docs.cline.bot/cli/cli-reference) |
| [ACP terminal reverse RPC](/atlas/features/acp-terminal-reverse-rpc) | Unknown | — | — | — |
| [Agent Plugins 1.0 core](/atlas/features/agent-plugins-core) | Unknown | — | — | — |
| [Agent Plugins failure isolation](/atlas/features/agent-plugins-failure-isolation) | Unknown | — | — | — |
| [Agent Plugins packaged MCP](/atlas/features/agent-plugins-mcp) | Unknown | — | — | — |
| [Agent Plugins packaged skills](/atlas/features/agent-plugins-skills) | Unknown | — | — | — |
| [Agent Skills core](/atlas/features/agent-skills-core) | Supported | documented | Cline CLI discovers on-demand SKILL.md packages. | [S-092](https://docs.cline.bot/cli/cli-reference), [S-296](https://docs.cline.bot/customization/skills) |
| [Agent Skills scripts/assets](/atlas/features/agent-skills-scripts-assets) | Supported | documented | Cline skills can bundle docs, templates, resources, and executable scripts. | [S-296](https://docs.cline.bot/customization/skills) |
| [Agent Skills standard paths](/atlas/features/agent-skills-standard-paths) | Partial | documented | SKILL.md is supported, but discovery uses Cline- and Claude-specific paths rather than the vendor-neutral .agents path. | [S-296](https://docs.cline.bot/customization/skills) |
| [Cloud agent](/atlas/features/automation-cloud-agent) | Unknown | — | — | — |
| [Headless / CI execution](/atlas/features/automation-headless) | Supported | documented | Persistent cron schedules run new CLI agent sessions independently of a client application. | [S-092](https://docs.cline.bot/cli/cli-reference), [S-001](https://agentclientprotocol.com/get-started/registry), [S-299](https://docs.cline.bot/sdk/guides/scheduled-agents) |
| [Marketplace or registry](/atlas/features/marketplace-registry) | Supported | documented | The CLI can install MCP integrations from Cline Marketplace and plugins from the npm registry. | [S-295](https://docs.cline.bot/mcp/mcp-overview), [S-297](https://docs.cline.bot/customization/plugins) |
| [Organization policy controls](/atlas/features/governance-org-policy) | Unknown | — | — | — |
| [AGENTS.md](/atlas/features/instructions-agents-md) | Unknown | — | — | — |
| [Native rules/instructions](/atlas/features/instructions-rules) | Supported | documented | The CLI reference documents global and project rules directories. | [S-092](https://docs.cline.bot/cli/cli-reference) |
| [MCP 2026-07-28](/atlas/features/mcp-revision-2026-07-28) | Unknown | — | — | — |
| [MCP Apps / interactive UI](/atlas/features/mcp-apps) | Unknown | — | — | — |
| [MCP client role](/atlas/features/mcp-client) | Supported | documented | Cline documents MCP server use in both its CLI and VS Code extension. | [S-092](https://docs.cline.bot/cli/cli-reference), [S-295](https://docs.cline.bot/mcp/mcp-overview) |
| [MCP elicitation](/atlas/features/mcp-elicitation) | Unknown | — | — | — |
| [MCP legacy SSE](/atlas/features/mcp-transport-legacy-sse) | Unknown | — | — | — |
| [MCP list_changed](/atlas/features/mcp-list-changed) | Unknown | — | — | — |
| [MCP OAuth](/atlas/features/mcp-auth-oauth) | Unknown | — | — | — |
| [MCP prompts](/atlas/features/mcp-prompts) | Unknown | — | — | — |
| [MCP resources](/atlas/features/mcp-resources) | Supported | documented | Cline documents MCP resources and an access_mcp_resource tool for the CLI harness. | [S-295](https://docs.cline.bot/mcp/mcp-overview) |
| [MCP roots](/atlas/features/mcp-roots) | Unknown | — | — | — |
| [MCP sampling](/atlas/features/mcp-sampling) | Unknown | — | — | — |
| [MCP server role](/atlas/features/mcp-server) | Unknown | — | — | — |
| [MCP stdio](/atlas/features/mcp-transport-stdio) | Unknown | — | — | — |
| [MCP Streamable HTTP](/atlas/features/mcp-transport-streamable-http) | Unknown | — | — | — |
| [MCP tasks](/atlas/features/mcp-tasks) | Unknown | — | — | — |
| [MCP tools](/atlas/features/mcp-tools) | Supported | documented | Cline CLI can discover and execute tools exposed by MCP servers. | [S-295](https://docs.cline.bot/mcp/mcp-overview) |
| [MCP WebSocket extension](/atlas/features/mcp-transport-websocket-extension) | Unknown | — | — | — |
| [Computer/browser use](/atlas/features/computer-use) | Unknown | — | — | — |
| [Custom agents](/atlas/features/custom-agents) | Supported | documented | Project configuration includes agents.yaml agent definitions. | [S-092](https://docs.cline.bot/cli/cli-reference) |
| [Hooks](/atlas/features/hooks) | Supported | documented | Eight lifecycle hook types are explicitly available in Cline CLI. | [S-092](https://docs.cline.bot/cli/cli-reference), [S-298](https://docs.cline.bot/customization/hooks) |
| [Native plugin system](/atlas/features/plugins-native) | Supported | documented | Cline CLI installs native plugins from npm, Git, or local paths. | [S-092](https://docs.cline.bot/cli/cli-reference), [S-297](https://docs.cline.bot/customization/plugins) |
| [Nested subagents](/atlas/features/subagents-nested) | Unknown | — | — | — |
| [Subagent MCP access](/atlas/features/subagents-mcp-access) | Unknown | — | — | — |
| [Subagent write access](/atlas/features/subagents-write-access) | Unknown | — | — | — |
| [Subagents](/atlas/features/subagents) | Unknown | — | — | — |
| [Session handoff/import](/atlas/features/session-handoff) | Supported | documented | CLI connectors create or continue the same agent session from messaging surfaces. | [S-295](https://docs.cline.bot/mcp/mcp-overview), [S-300](https://docs.cline.bot/cli/connectors) |

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