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Config files Cline has changed

Config you own — hooks, permission rules, MCP servers, settings — that releases below state a change to. Counted from the release notes we track, newest change first. How a harness is layered.

MCP server config7 changes · 14 releases touched it · latest Sep 2, 2026 · v4.1.17 ↗
background and headless runs3 changes · 11 releases touched it · latest Aug 2, 2026 · cli-v3.0.49 ↗
skills and plugins3 changes · 9 releases touched it · latest Sep 3, 2026 · desktop-v0.0.23 ↗
slash commands1 change · latest Aug 5, 2026 · cli-v3.0.50 ↗

Release signals

Clinedesktop-v0.0.18Aug 26, 2026

The sidebar is time-sorted again by default, with collapsible Pinned / Scheduled / Tasks sections and a one-click toggle to switch to project grouping (the old dropdown is gone).

  • Scheduled sessions are marked with a clock icon, and the list starts taller and grows to fill the sidebar instead of stranding rows over empty space
  • Session rows now show a trash button on hover for quick deletion, with the same confirmation the row's context menu uses
  • Customize is now your installed inventory only.
  • +12 more changes
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  • The sidebar is time-sorted again by default, with collapsible Pinned / Scheduled / Tasks sections and a one-click toggle to switch to project grouping (the old dropdown is gone). Scheduled sessions are marked with a clock icon, and the list starts taller and grows to fill the sidebar instead of stranding rows over empty space
  • Session rows now show a trash button on hover for quick deletion, with the same confirmation the row's context menu uses
  • Customize is now your installed inventory only. Browsing moved to a dedicated Marketplace page — one list across plugins, MCP servers, and skills with type-filter and tag chips — and the two pages link to each other from their headers and from sidebar sub-tabs
  • Schedule cards are now click targets: clicking a card anywhere outside its controls opens its details, the redundant eye button is gone, and the edit / run / pause / delete buttons are large enough to hit
  • Schedule details are one scrollable view instead of Overview/Runs tabs, showing the meta grid, the configuration, and the most recent runs with a "Show all N runs" expander
  • "Run now" now hands you into the session it starts

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Clinedesktop-v0.0.17Aug 25, 2026

Plugins, MCP, Skills, Rules, Hooks, and Tools are now one Customize hub with tabbed sections and live counts.

  • Catalog-backed tabs show what you have installed followed by an inline Browse section, so installing something from the catalog immediately appears above — the separate Marketplace page is gone
  • Redesigned the Models page: providers are grouped into Connected, Popular, and All with their auth kind and configuration status instead of per-row toggles.
  • +19 more changes
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  • Plugins, MCP, Skills, Rules, Hooks, and Tools are now one Customize hub with tabbed sections and live counts. Catalog-backed tabs show what you have installed followed by an inline Browse section, so installing something from the catalog immediately appears above — the separate Marketplace page is gone
  • Redesigned the Models page: providers are grouped into Connected, Popular, and All with their auth kind and configuration status instead of per-row toggles. OAuth providers now offer a browser sign-in rather than an API key field, with a collapsed manual-key escape hatch where supported, and explicit Connect / Disconnect / Sign out actions
  • Voice input moved to its own Settings → Voice page that only offers connected transcription-capable providers and preselects a default model. The composer's microphone button now appears only once a voice model is configured
  • Sidebar sessions are always grouped by project, with pinned sessions leading each group and scheduled sessions marked by an inline clock. The Favorite action is now called Pin

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Clinecli-v3.0.58Aug 24, 2026

The first-launch "Try ClinePass" dialog no longer advertises the $4.99 first-month promo, which is ending

  • The hub's event log is now capped at 64 MiB on disk.
  • Events carrying full session snapshots could previously grow the log to tens of gigabytes on a long-running hub, since deleting rows never shrinks the file.
  • Oldest events are dropped first and the space is returned, and pruning runs on volume as well as on a timer
  • Refreshed the model catalog.
  • Adds two providers (AgentRouter and Opper) and updates model lists and pricing across providers.
  • +1 more change
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  • The first-launch "Try ClinePass" dialog no longer advertises the $4.99 first-month promo, which is ending
  • The hub's event log is now capped at 64 MiB on disk. Events carrying full session snapshots could previously grow the log to tens of gigabytes on a long-running hub, since deleting rows never shrinks the file. Oldest events are dropped first and the space is returned, and pruning runs on volume as well as on a timer
  • Refreshed the model catalog. Adds two providers (AgentRouter and Opper) and updates model lists and pricing across providers. The resolved default model changes for Aki.io and NanoGPT, so if you use one of those without pinning a model you will get a different default

Full Changelog: https://github.com/cline/cline/compare/cli-v3.0.57...cli-v3.0.58

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Clinesdk/sdk/v0.0.79Aug 24, 2026

SDK v0.0.79

The hub's durable event log is now capped at 64 MiB on disk. · Event envelopes carrying full session snapshots could previously accumulate to tens of gigabytes, since row and time retention alone did not bound file size and deletes never shrink a SQLite file. · Oldest events are dropped first and the file is vacuumed to return the space, and pruning now also runs after every 16 MiB appended instead of waiting for the hourly sweep · Fixed task.completed telemetry being dropped for most interactive sessions. · +4 more changes
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  • The hub's durable event log is now capped at 64 MiB on disk. Event envelopes carrying full session snapshots could previously accumulate to tens of gigabytes, since row and time retention alone did not bound file size and deletes never shrink a SQLite file. Oldest events are dropped first and the file is vacuumed to return the space, and pruning now also runs after every 16 MiB appended instead of waiting for the hourly sweep
  • Fixed task.completed telemetry being dropped for most interactive sessions. The event is now emitted from every session teardown path, exactly once per session
  • Refreshed the model catalog. Adds two providers (AgentRouter and Opper) and updates model lists and pricing across providers. The resolved default model changes for Aki.io and NanoGPT, so if you use one of those without pinning a model you will get a different default

Full Changelog: https://github.com/cline/cline/compare/sdk/sdk/v0.0.78...sdk/sdk/v0.0.79

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Clinev4.1.15Aug 23, 2026

Everything here lands through the SDK bundle, so it applies to windows running that bundle.

  • Auto-approve every MCP tool call while the "Use MCP servers" toggle is on.
  • The toggle only took effect on tools that had also been opted in individually, so turning it on appeared to do nothing; it now governs all MCP tools on its own.
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Clinev4.1.14Aug 23, 2026

Everything here lands through the SDK bundle, so it applies to windows running that bundle.

  • Refresh the built-in model catalog.
  • New entries include Claude Fable 5, Grok 4.6 on Vertex, several DeepSeek V4 Flash variants (including the vision preview), MiMo v2.5, Qwen3.8 27B, Gemma 4 26B, LongCat 2.0, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, and Thinking Machines' Inkling models.
  • Restore task completion telemetry for interactive sessions.
  • +1 more change
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Everything here lands through the SDK bundle, so it applies to windows running that bundle.

Added

  • Refresh the built-in model catalog. New entries include Claude Fable 5, Grok 4.6 on Vertex, several DeepSeek V4 Flash variants (including the vision preview), MiMo v2.5, Qwen3.8 27B, Gemma 4 26B, LongCat 2.0, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, and Thinking Machines' Inkling models.

Fixed

  • Restore task completion telemetry for interactive sessions. A share of interactive stops routed through a teardown path that never reported completion after 4.1.11 changed how session status is tracked; every session now reports it exactly once.

Full Changelog: https://github.com/cline/cline/compare/v4.1.13...v4.1.14

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Clinecli-v3.0.57Aug 23, 2026

Added `cline hub drain`, which stops a hub from accepting new mutating work while it finishes what it is already running, and `cline hub drain --off` to lift it

  • Added `cline hub upgrade`, which drains the hub, waits for it to go idle, stops it, and starts a fresh one on the current build.
  • An aborted upgrade lifts the drain again, so the hub is never left refusing work
  • Sessions now survive a hub restart.
  • A reconnecting client replays the events it missed while disconnected, deduped by event id so nothing is delivered twice
  • +4 more changes
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  • Added cline hub drain, which stops a hub from accepting new mutating work while it finishes what it is already running, and cline hub drain --off to lift it
  • Added cline hub upgrade, which drains the hub, waits for it to go idle, stops it, and starts a fresh one on the current build. An aborted upgrade lifts the drain again, so the hub is never left refusing work
  • Sessions now survive a hub restart. A reconnecting client replays the events it missed while disconnected, deduped by event id so nothing is delivered twice
  • Fixed tool calling being silently disabled for custom OpenAI-Compatible models whose capability list was inferred from convenience flags like supportsReasoning. The inferred list read as an authoritative denial and stripped every tool from the request
  • Langfuse traces now carry session and client identity for hub-backed and delegated-agent runs, instead of arriving without their session grouping or client version
  • Refreshed the model catalog, which updates model lists and pricing across providers and changes the resolved default model for several of them (DeepSeek, Crof, CrossModel, Eden AI, Kilo, and NanoGPT)

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Clinesdk/sdk/v0.0.78Aug 22, 2026

SDK v0.0.78

The hub can now be drained and upgraded without losing work. · A draining hub refuses new mutating work while it finishes what it is running, a durable event log lets a reconnecting client replay everything it missed, and durable runs are queued rather than dropped. · Replayed events are deduped by event id, so an event that arrives on both the replay and the live stream is delivered once · Fixed tool calling being silently disabled for custom OpenAI-Compatible models whose capability list was synthesized from convenience flags like supportsReasoning. · +5 more changes
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  • The hub can now be drained and upgraded without losing work. A draining hub refuses new mutating work while it finishes what it is running, a durable event log lets a reconnecting client replay everything it missed, and durable runs are queued rather than dropped. Replayed events are deduped by event id, so an event that arrives on both the replay and the live stream is delivered once
  • Fixed tool calling being silently disabled for custom OpenAI-Compatible models whose capability list was synthesized from convenience flags like supportsReasoning. An inferred list read as an authoritative denial and stripped every tool from the request; explicitly authored capability lists still decide
  • Langfuse traces now carry session and client identity for hub-backed and delegated-agent runs. Hub sessions rebuild client name and version from request headers, and delegated agents group under their parent session instead of appearing as unattributed traces
  • Refreshed the model catalog, which updates model lists and pricing across providers and changes the resolved default model for several of them (DeepSeek, Crof, CrossModel, Eden AI, Kilo, and NanoGPT). If you use one of those providers

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Clinedesktop-v0.0.16Aug 22, 2026

The agent can now be handed off between Hub instances without losing work: a Hub that is restarting refuses new work while it finishes what it is running, and the app replays anything it missed while disconnected instead of dropping it

  • Fixed tool calling being silently disabled for custom OpenAI-Compatible models whose capability list was inferred from convenience flags like `supportsReasoning`
  • +2 more changes
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  • The agent can now be handed off between Hub instances without losing work: a Hub that is restarting refuses new work while it finishes what it is running, and the app replays anything it missed while disconnected instead of dropping it
  • Fixed tool calling being silently disabled for custom OpenAI-Compatible models whose capability list was inferred from convenience flags like supportsReasoning
  • Refreshed the model catalog, which updates model lists and pricing across providers and changes the resolved default model for several of them (DeepSeek, Crof, CrossModel, Eden AI, Kilo, and NanoGPT)
  • The app now honors server-side feature flags, refreshing them when your account changes

Full Changelog: https://github.com/cline/cline/compare/desktop-v0.0.15...desktop-v0.0.16

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Clinev4.1.13Aug 22, 2026

Everything here lands through the SDK bundle, so it applies to windows running that bundle.

  • Restore tool calling for custom OpenAI-Compatible models whose capability list was inferred from convenience flags like `supportsReasoning`.
  • The inferred list read as an authoritative denial and stripped every tool from the request; an explicitly authored capability list still decides.
  • Keep Hub-backed sessions intact across a Hub restart or upgrade.
  • +2 more changes
Read the full release note

Everything here lands through the SDK bundle, so it applies to windows running that bundle.

Fixed

  • Restore tool calling for custom OpenAI-Compatible models whose capability list was inferred from convenience flags like supportsReasoning. The inferred list read as an authoritative denial and stripped every tool from the request; an explicitly authored capability list still decides.
  • Keep Hub-backed sessions intact across a Hub restart or upgrade. Clients replay the events they missed while disconnected, and the same event is no longer delivered twice when the replay and live streams overlap.
  • Carry session and client identity into Langfuse traces for Hub-backed and delegated-agent runs, which previously arrived without their session grouping or client version.

Full Changelog: https://github.com/cline/cline/compare/v4.1.12...v4.1.13

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Clinev4.1.12Aug 21, 2026

Everything here lands through the SDK bundle, so it applies to windows running that bundle.

  • Enforce enterprise MCP controls on the Customize marketplace.
  • MCP entries are now hidden when remote config disables the marketplace, and limited to `allowedMCPServers` when an allowlist is configured.
  • Restore tool calling for custom OpenAI-Compatible models whose stored capability list was empty.
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Clinedesktop-v0.0.16-beta.1Aug 21, 2026

beta.1

Beta: your typed prompt is no longer lost when a cloud handoff starts — the live draft carries into the handoff and is restored if it fails. · Beta: fixed a closed model popover blocking clicks in the composer. · Beta: cleaned up visual regressions in provider settings, notifications, and the avatar overlay from the previous sync. · +1 more change
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  • Beta: your typed prompt is no longer lost when a cloud handoff starts — the live draft carries into the handoff and is restored if it fails.
  • Beta: fixed a closed model popover blocking clicks in the composer.
  • Beta: cleaned up visual regressions in provider settings, notifications, and the avatar overlay from the previous sync.
  • Includes the 0.0.16-track main updates: the redesigned first-run onboarding with an interactive welcome graphic, centralized tool availability, hook fixes (PostToolUse output and context changes now reach the model), and the fix for checkpoint restore staying locked after queued turns.

Full Changelog: https://github.com/cline/cline/compare/desktop-v0.0.15-beta.1...desktop-v0.0.16-beta.1

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Clinedesktop-v0.0.15Aug 21, 2026

The app is now called Cline, renamed from Cline Code.

  • Your settings, sessions, and credentials carry over untouched — only the name and icon change
  • Refreshed app icons and branding
  • Reskinned the first-run onboarding, with an interactive welcome graphic
  • Plugins, MCP servers, and Skills are now one Plugins hub with a dedicated Marketplace page
  • The composer's model selector now leads with Recommended and Free tiers (Subscribed and Free on ClinePass), labeled by display name with descriptions, instead of an alphabetized list of raw model ids.
  • +16 more changes
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  • The app is now called Cline, renamed from Cline Code. Your settings, sessions, and credentials carry over untouched — only the name and icon change
  • Refreshed app icons and branding
  • Reskinned the first-run onboarding, with an interactive welcome graphic
  • Plugins, MCP servers, and Skills are now one Plugins hub with a dedicated Marketplace page
  • The composer's model selector now leads with Recommended and Free tiers (Subscribed and Free on ClinePass), labeled by display name with descriptions, instead of an alphabetized list of raw model ids. Provider settings show the same badges and descriptions
  • Agents can now create and manage durable todos and one-time or recurring schedules
  • Fixed checkpoint restore wedging permanently. Sessions that were never prompted — and persistence-only updates — reported a bogus "running" status, so anything gated on an active turn stayed blocked forever
  • Fixed "No sessions found" flashing while session history was still loading
  • Fixed the work summary undercounting elapsed time when thinking before a tool call attached to the answer instead of the run
  • Fixed the settings gear keeping its hover state while the Account screen is open

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Clinev4.1.11Aug 21, 2026

Everything here lands through the SDK bundle, so it applies to windows running that bundle — except the last section, which is a legacy-bundle fix.

  • Let models that support it generate images during a task.
  • Generated images render inline in the conversation.
  • Fix code actions failing with "command not found" on VS Code 1.134.
  • Fix `@` file mentions breaking on paths that contain spaces.
  • Show the diff edit view for multi-line edits in files with CRLF line endings.
  • Continue the surviving session when resuming a task, instead of rebuilding it from the original task text.
  • +16 more changes
Read the full release note

Everything here lands through the SDK bundle, so it applies to windows running that bundle — except the last section, which is a legacy-bundle fix.

Added

  • Let models that support it generate images during a task. Generated images render inline in the conversation.

Fixed

  • Fix code actions failing with "command not found" on VS Code 1.134.
  • Fix @ file mentions breaking on paths that contain spaces.
  • Show the diff edit view for multi-line edits in files with CRLF line endings.
  • Continue the surviving session when resuming a task, instead of rebuilding it from the original task text.
  • Clear the task-scoped settings overlay when the task view is cleared or switched, so one task's overrides no longer leak into the next.
  • Honor the classic truncation range when migrating legacy tasks.
  • Preserve LiteLLM input token limits instead of overwriting them with catalog values.
  • Restore custom base URLs for Gemini, and normalize legacy host-root values so they keep working.
  • Point provider signup links at each provider's API key page instead of a generic landing page.

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Clinecli-v3.0.56Aug 21, 2026

Models that support image generation can now produce media during a turn.

  • The TUI saves each generated file to a temporary path and prints it so you can open it with your usual tools, HTML session exports embed images inline, and ACP clients receive generated images as image content
  • Skill slash commands now load through the skills tool instead of expanding into your message.
  • History and resume show the `/command` you typed instead of the whole skill body, and the instructions reach the model once instead of twice.
  • +12 more changes
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  • Models that support image generation can now produce media during a turn. The TUI saves each generated file to a temporary path and prints it so you can open it with your usual tools, HTML session exports embed images inline, and ACP clients receive generated images as image content
  • Skill slash commands now load through the skills tool instead of expanding into your message. History and resume show the /command you typed instead of the whole skill body, and the instructions reach the model once instead of twice. Workflows still expand, as does zen mode, whose preset has no skills tool
  • Image, voice, and other non-chat models are no longer offered in the onboarding and model pickers or ACP model listings, and are rejected for --model
  • Fixed TUI dialog colors not following theme changes live
  • Fixed the account dialog's selection chevron so it matches the other dialogs
  • Fixed provider-executed tool activity — every tool the Claude Code provider runs inside its own session — being dropped instead of shown as a tool card

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https://github.com/cline/cline/releases

[changelog-md] CHANGELOG.md

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cline/cline/main/CHANGELOG.md