# Cline


    Connect → Cline

# Use AxForge with Cline

    Cline is an
    autonomous coding agent for VS Code. It has a built-in **OpenAI
    Compatible** provider — configure it in the model picker, no file needed.

## Get Cline

Cline is a VS Code extension, not something built in:

      - Extensions (Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+X),
      search **Cline**, install it.

      - A Cline icon appears in the activity bar; its settings are in that panel.

    Cline keeps its configuration **in the UI** — there is no file to
    edit, which is the main practical difference from
    Continue.

## In the Cline model settings

        | Field | Value |  |

        | API Provider | OpenAI Compatible |  |

        | Base URL | https://api.axforge.ai/v1 |  |

        | API Key | your AxForge key |  |

        | Model ID | chat  (or qwen3.8-27b-nvfp4) |  |

    **Set the model limits yourself.** For an OpenAI-Compatible
    provider Cline cannot auto-detect model metadata, so open the advanced model
    settings and set **Context Window** (e.g. 262144),
    **Max Output Tokens**, and **Image Support**. Leave them
    at the defaults and Cline may truncate context early or error on long sessions.

## Notes

Cline is agentic and multi-step — prefer the `agentic` role (or the
    exact `qwen3.8-27b-nvfp4`) for tool-heavy work. See
    Models & pricing.

## Check that it worked

Two things, and the second is the one that proves it end to end:

      - **AxForge** is selectable in the Cline model picker.
- A task you give it produces a reply that **streams** in. An error object arrives all at once; a real answer arrives progressively.

      - The call appears in the console at
      Billing & usage within a minute or
      two. Nothing else confirms that _your_ key reached _our_ API — a reply
      alone could be a cache or another provider.

## When it does not work

      | What you see | What it means | Fix |  |

        | "No provider" or the model will not select | the provider is not set to **OpenAI Compatible** | it is a separate entry from "OpenAI" in the provider list |  |

        | `401` | the key | paste it again whole — a trailing space is enough to break it |  |

        | `404` | the Base URL is missing `/v1` | it must end `/v1` |  |

    Run the self-test first when you are
    unsure — it says in one click whether the problem is your key, your quota or us, so you
    know whether the tool is worth debugging at all.

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Source: https://axforge.ai/docs/connect/cline/