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Cline Integration

Overview

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.

Key Features

  • 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

Use Cases

  • Quick code generation and explanation in terminal
  • Debugging assistance during development
  • Shell command generation from natural language
  • Documentation writing and formatting

Use Case

Used for quick LLM interactions, prompt engineering, and integrating AI capabilities into CLI workflows and scripts.

Setup Instructions

  1. Install Cline from the VS Code extension marketplace.

  2. 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

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

  2. 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

Commands and Usage

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

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