Saoud Rizwan
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- Add extensions, pluginPaths, extensionContext fields to CoreSessionConfig in api.md - Add "Session with Plugins" pattern in patterns.md showing inline plugin loading with extensionContext - Expand plugin discovery gotchas and add extensionContext.workspace requirement in gotchas.md
Cline SDK Skill
Cline SDK reference docs for AI coding assistants. Covers the Agent runtime, ClineCore sessions, custom tools, plugins, events, LLM providers, scheduling, multi-agent teams, and production deployment.
For full documentation, visit docs.cline.bot/sdk.
Install
Add the skill to your AI coding assistant for richer context:
npx skills add cline/sdk-skill
This works with Cline CLI, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, Goose, OpenCode, and Windsurf.
Structure
skill/cline-sdk/
+-- SKILL.md # Main manifest + decision trees
+-- references/ # API and concept subdirectories
+-- agent/ # Agent runtime (4-file pattern)
+-- clinecore/ # ClineCore full runtime (4-file pattern)
+-- tools/ # Built-in and custom tools
+-- plugins/ # Extension system
+-- events/ # Streaming events
+-- providers/ # LLM provider configuration
+-- production/ # Deployment and security
+-- scheduling/ # Cron and automation
+-- multi-agent/ # Teams and sub-agents
Decision Trees
The main SKILL.md contains decision trees for:
- Choosing an API surface (Agent vs ClineCore)
- Creating and configuring tools
- Setting up plugins and hooks
- Configuring LLM providers
- Streaming events
- Multi-agent coordination
- Scheduling and automation
- Production deployment
- Troubleshooting
Topics Covered
API Surfaces: Agent (lightweight stateless loop), ClineCore (full runtime with persistence)
Tools: Custom tool creation with Zod/JSON Schema, built-in tools (bash, editor, read_files, search, apply_patch, fetch_web), tool policies
Plugins: Extension system, hooks, lifecycle stages, distribution
Cross-cutting: Events, LLM providers, scheduling, multi-agent teams, production deployment