Cline and Roo Code

Retired

No longer on the radar

We removed this entry in the September 2026 release. Retiring is not a recommendation against it — it means the radar no longer needs a separate opinion here. The write-up below is kept as it was last published and is no longer maintained.

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Overview

Cline and Roo Code are VS Code extensions that provide agentic coding with tool use, MCP support, and configurable models (Cline, Roo Code).

Trial when teams want vendor-neutral IDE agents with transparent tool permissions. Document approved MCP servers and block unreviewed community skills.

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