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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

Clinecli-v3.0.42Jul 16, 2026

Fixed Ollama native API routing so context window and timeout settings work again

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Clinesdk/sdk/v0.0.62Jul 16, 2026

SDK v0.0.62

Fixed Ollama native API routing so context window and timeout settings work again · Telemetry is no longer attached to hub tool contextsPrimary source ↗
Clinecli-v3.0.41Jul 15, 2026

Compaction now shows progress status in the TUI

  • Model IDs are now suggested from OpenAI-compatible endpoints when configuring a provider
  • Workspace git info (branch/remote) is now persisted and refreshed across sessions
  • Compaction no longer runs during an active turn
  • Fixed a crash when the terminal title was updated during TUI teardown
  • The API key fallback hint is now highlighted for better visibility
  • Benign git states are no longer reported as workspace initialization errors
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Clinesdk/sdk/v0.0.61Jul 15, 2026

SDK v0.0.61

Context compaction now reports progress status while it runs · Workspace git info (branch/remote) is now persisted and refreshed across sessions · Fixed benign git states being reported as workspace initialization errors · Plan/Act mode guidance added to the system prompt, with nudges when switching modes · Editor diff view restored for SDK edit tools · Model IDs are now suggested from OpenAI-compatible endpoints · VS Code terminal reliability improvements (OSC 633 parsing, exit codes, timeout handling) · Provider-specific request headers are now centralized in the LLM layer · +2 more changes
Read the full release note
  • Context compaction now reports progress status while it runs
  • Workspace git info (branch/remote) is now persisted and refreshed across sessions
  • Fixed benign git states being reported as workspace initialization errors
  • Plan/Act mode guidance added to the system prompt, with nudges when switching modes
  • Editor diff view restored for SDK edit tools
  • Model IDs are now suggested from OpenAI-compatible endpoints
  • VS Code terminal reliability improvements (OSC 633 parsing, exit codes, timeout handling)
  • Provider-specific request headers are now centralized in the LLM layer
  • Telemetry now attaches organization context when identifying with cached credentials
  • Added a shared @cline/ui theme package

Full Changelog: https://github.com/cline/cline/compare/sdk/sdk/v0.0.60...sdk/sdk/v0.0.61

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Clinecli-v3.0.40Jul 13, 2026

Added a manual API key escape hatch for Cline OAuth providers, so you can enter a key by hand from settings

  • Fixed provider config not reloading when switching models
  • Fixed auto-update failing to detect Bun global installs after symlink resolution
  • Fixed unexpected logouts caused by transient network or server errors during token refresh
  • The ClinePass usage-limit error is now surfaced clearly when you hit the limit
  • Session id is now preserved when continuing within the same session
  • Hardened context compaction budget handling
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Clinev4.0.8Jul 11, 2026

Add more models to the GCP Vertex provider, plus a free-form entry option in the model dropdown for specifying custom Vertex models.

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Clinecli-v3.0.39Jul 9, 2026

You can now select Cline free models on the ClinePass provider in the model picker

  • Removed the retired ClinePass GLM 5.1 model
  • Fixed OpenAI Codex model metadata under the GPT Subscription provider
  • `str_replace` edits now report accurate diffs
  • Fixed context compaction so canonical session history is preserved
  • The detached hub daemon now emits telemetry, and telemetry identity now includes `user_id`
  • Cline provider requests now send versioned client-identity headers
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Clinev4.0.7Jul 9, 2026

Add a ClinePass limit-reached error with a one-click option to switch to Cline usage-based billing.

  • Allow selecting Cline free models on the ClinePass provider, organized into Subscribed and Free tabs with model descriptions.
  • Refine ClinePass onboarding and provider settings copy, and open the "learn more" link via the in-app URL handler.
  • Remove the Cline model picker recommendation copy.
  • Remove all references to GLM 5.1.
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Clinecli-v3.0.38Jul 7, 2026

New plan/act accent palette: act mode is now blue (`#79b8ff`) and plan mode amber, replacing the old cyan/yellow — applied across dialogs, the model selector, config, onboarding, markdown, and syntax highlighting, with light-theme variants tuned for contrast

  • Restyled chat input: a minimal frame with full-width horizontal rules and a bold accent prompt glyph instead of the tinted background, plus slimmer user-message bubbles
  • Assistant markdown accents are now tinted by the mode (plan/act) they were produced in
  • Polished the status bar usage display and ClinePass model name
  • +4 more changes
Read the full release note
  • New plan/act accent palette: act mode is now blue (#79b8ff) and plan mode amber, replacing the old cyan/yellow — applied across dialogs, the model selector, config, onboarding, markdown, and syntax highlighting, with light-theme variants tuned for contrast

  • Restyled chat input: a minimal frame with full-width horizontal rules and a bold accent prompt glyph instead of the tinted background, plus slimmer user-message bubbles

  • Assistant markdown accents are now tinted by the mode (plan/act) they were produced in

  • Polished the status bar usage display and ClinePass model name

  • Harmonized the success/diff green and dark syntax-highlighting colors with the new brand palette

  • The thinking-level picker now defaults its cursor to Medium instead of Off

  • read_files now tolerates malformed input from weaker models: line-range entries (start_line/end_line) sent as separate array items are coalesced back onto the preceding file path instead of being rejected (from SDK v0.0.58)

  • Models in the live catalog that don't report a context window now default to a 128K input-token limit, so under-specified models get a usable context budget (from SDK v0.0.57)

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Clinecli-v3.0.37Jul 4, 2026

Weaker models (e.g.

  • DeepSeek) that emit malformed tool calls — wrong argument types or truncated JSON — are now handled gracefully and run instead of erroring out
  • Plan/act mode switches are now visible to the model, so it knows when you change modes mid-session
  • Fixed plan/act mode notices being dropped from prompts sent to the model
  • Fixed a race where switching modes in an empty session could trigger an unexpected restart
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Clinecli-v3.0.36Jul 3, 2026

Fixed plan mode's `switch_to_act_mode` tool not taking effect until the end of the turn: the model would keep running with plan-mode tools (no file editor) and fall back to editing files through shell commands.

  • Switching to act mode now ends the plan-mode run and automatically continues with the approved plan using the full act-mode toolset.
  • A Tab mode toggle racing a completing turn can no longer auto-start plan execution you didn't approve.
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Clinecli-v3.0.35Jul 3, 2026

ClinePass is now enabled for all CLI users

  • Recover missing interactive sessions when reading messages
  • Format structured commands in history export
  • Add the subscription promo code when linking to the dashboard subscription page
  • Add Tencent TokenHub as a provider (from SDK v0.0.55)
  • Fix first-prompt truncation on high-output models (e.g.
  • MiniMax M3) that could immediately auto-compact and cut the initial task down to just the input wrapper (from SDK v0.0.55)
  • Use a curated default when migrating legacy provider settings (from SDK v0.0.55)
  • +2 more changes
Read the full release note
  • ClinePass is now enabled for all CLI users
  • Recover missing interactive sessions when reading messages
  • Format structured commands in history export
  • Add the subscription promo code when linking to the dashboard subscription page
  • Add Tencent TokenHub as a provider (from SDK v0.0.55)
  • Fix first-prompt truncation on high-output models (e.g. MiniMax M3) that could immediately auto-compact and cut the initial task down to just the input wrapper (from SDK v0.0.55)
  • Use a curated default when migrating legacy provider settings (from SDK v0.0.55)
  • Advertise run commands as shell strings (from SDK v0.0.55)
  • Refresh the bundled model catalog with the latest provider models (from SDK v0.0.55)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/cline/cline/compare/cli-v3.0.34...cli-v3.0.35

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Clinev4.0.6Jul 2, 2026

Generalize the model capability warning so it applies more broadly.

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Clinev4.0.5Jun 30, 2026

Add support for Claude Sonnet 5 across the Anthropic, Bedrock, Vertex, Claude Code, SAP AI Core, OpenRouter, and Vercel AI Gateway providers, including model picker and recommended-model updates.

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Clinev4.0.4Jun 29, 2026

Fully remove the ClinePass feature flag so ClinePass is available everywhere in the UI — onboarding, settings, the welcome promo banner, and the credit-limit "Switch to ClinePass" action.

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Polled sources

[docs-site] Cline Docs

html · every 720m

https://docs.cline.bot

[github-releases] GitHub Releases

github_releases · every 120m

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

[changelog-md] CHANGELOG.md

markdown_changelog · every 180m

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