Cline saw major updates across August, with significant improvements to the user interface, model catalog expansion, and new capabilities for task automation and content generation.
Interface and Workflow
- Edit and rewind conversations: Edit earlier messages to fork the session, rewind the workspace to that checkpoint, and re-run from your edited prompt.
- Tool call details in transcript: Tool calls now display individually with icons, status indicators, and expandable details showing terminal output and inline diffs for each change.
- Desktop sidebar redesign: Sessions now sort by time with collapsible Pinned, Scheduled, and Tasks sections, plus one-click toggle to project grouping.
- Unified Customize hub: Plugins, MCP servers, skills, rules, hooks, and tools consolidated into one interface with tabbed sections and live counts.
- Native macOS notifications and voice input: Desktop app adds task completion notifications and dictation support using your configured speech provider.
Models and Capabilities
- Web search during tasks: Supported models can now search the web during task execution, with results persisting in conversation history.
- Image generation and display: Models supporting image generation produce inline images in conversations and HTML exports during tasks.
- Expanded model catalog: Dozens of new providers and models added throughout the month, including Fable 5, DeepSeek V4, Grok 4.6, and many others with updated pricing and defaults.
Platform and Integrations
- Remote MCP server OAuth authentication: Authorize MCP servers through settings with automatic token refresh and pre-registered client support.
- Windows desktop availability: Cline Desktop now available on Windows with code-signed installer and automatic updates matching macOS release schedule.