Cline Tool Guide
Updated July 2026
Cline is an AI coding agent used in a coding workspace. PromptDC for Desktop rewrites your prompt in place in Cline and covers its integrated terminal.
Cline tool guide
Rewrite prompts in place inside Cline.
Works everywhere
PromptDC for Desktop works in any app on Mac or Windows. The Chrome extension covers any website.
In-Place Rewrites
Transform rough notes into clear, structured instructions instantly.
Why Use PromptDC with Cline?
What PromptDC for Desktop does inside Cline.
Review before Replace
Select your prompt, use the desktop shortcut, and review the rewrite before Replace or Copy.
Clearer prompts
Turn a rough request into a complete prompt with the details Cline needs before you send it.
Supported app coverage
PromptDC for Desktop works in supported coding apps and their integrated terminals.
Set coding defaults
Choose any profile that fits, or add your own profiles and Custom Actions.
Reuse saved context
On the Code profile, use Always Include for project rules. Custom Action works with any profile for one-off guidance.
Choose output formats
On the Code profile, choose Regular, JSON, XML, or YAML output. Auto keeps your prompt's original language on every profile.
Before and after prompts for Cline
Rough request on the left, the PromptDC rewrite on the right.
Before
Fix the OAuth refresh race that sometimes logs users out.
After
Fix concurrent expired requests so they share one token refresh operation. Inspect the current authentication client, request hooks, and related tests in the open workspace. Replay queued requests after success and clear credentials only once after failure. Preserve the original return location and add tests for simultaneous unauthorized responses.
Why this is better: The prompt adds concurrency rules and tests so Cline can fix the refresh race inside VS Code.
Before
Stop the progress bar flooding our CI logs.
After
Update download progress so redirected output does not print a line for every refresh. Use in place updates for an interactive terminal and periodic milestones elsewhere. Preserve cancellation, byte totals, final status, and existing exit codes. Add tests for interactive output, redirected output, completion, and failure.
Why this is better: The prompt distinguishes terminal modes so Cline can keep progress readable without changing behavior.
Before
Our parallel Prisma tests keep deleting each other's data.
After
Isolate the database records created by parallel Prisma test workers. Inspect the current test setup, connection handling, and cleanup flow before choosing an approach. Give each worker a separate schema without changing production database configuration. Add cleanup safeguards and prove the suite still runs in parallel without fixture collisions.
Why this is better: The prompt adds isolation and lifecycle constraints so Cline can stop cross worker test failures.
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