Cline alternative

An open-source Cline alternative for the terminal (2026)

In short: Cline lives inside VS Code. agentty is terminal-first and editor-agnostic — a single native binary you can run anywhere, with multi-provider support and a sandbox by default.

Cline is a VS Code extension. agentty is for developers who want the same autonomous coding loop in the terminal, independent of any one editor.

How agentty compares

  • Terminal-first, editor-agnostic — standalone, or inside Zed over ACP.
  • Single native binary — millisecond startup, no Node/Electron.
  • Multi-provider — Claude, OpenAI, Groq, OpenRouter, Cerebras, Ollama.
  • Sandboxed by default, SSH air-gap in one command.
  • Open source (MIT), MCP-capable.

When to keep Cline

If your whole workflow is inside VS Code and you want tight editor integration, Cline is a great fit. For a fast, portable, terminal-native agent, choose agentty.

Install in one line

curl -fsSL https://agentty.org/install.sh | sh

Install in one line — a single static binary, no Node or Python.

curl -fsSL https://agentty.org/install.sh | sh
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