Cline Local

Private, Fast, Local‑first AI for Coding

Run high‑quality coding models locally or on your LAN. Minimal setup. Privacy by default. Built for real work.

Quick Start: Corporate Laptop Quick Start: Remote GPU Server

New to models and hardware sizing? See Quick Tips.

Why Cline Local

  • Plan/Act workflows in VS Code
  • MCP tools and extensible providers
  • No external data required
  • Works with LM Studio

Recommended Models

  • Qwen2.5‑Coder 32B (or Qwen Coder 30B A3A)
  • GPT‑OSS‑120B for top‑tier quality (server‑class)

For restricted hardware, see low‑resource local options in Quick Tips.

Two Common Setups

  1. Corporate Laptop: VS Code + Cline Local + LM Studio on the same machine.
  2. Remote GPU Server: Model runs on a workstation/server; client machine runs Cline Local over LAN/VPN.

Get Started

Corporate Laptop

Everything on one machine with LM Studio.

Remote GPU Server

Serve a large model from a dedicated GPU box.

Quick Tips

Model recommendations and low‑resource fallbacks.