ZBS Index What actually exists in applied AI, with the source next to it

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Cline

Open-source AI coding agent with Plan/Act modes, MCP integration, and terminal-first workflows. Trusted by 8M+ developers worldwide.

Description as published by the maintainer. Source

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Signals

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Signal Value What it measures Window Observed Source
Vendor claim Cline - AI Coding, Open Source and Uncompromised The page title the vendor serves today. It is how the product presents itself, not an assessment of it, and it changes when a product is renamed or acquired. as of fetch cline.bot

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Sources

  1. cline official page — cline.bot, observed , trust tier 2.