[Feature Request] Support for Cline

[jmhublar]

I see support for Kilo. . .
#76

Does support for roo and kilo implicitly mean support for cline?

[localden]

@jmhublar does Cline support custom slash commands? Reading through the docs I could not get an immediate answer.

[jmhublar]

Well, there is the concept of a workflow.
https://docs.cline.bot/features/slash-commands/workflows

This should be able to inject the contexts with specific instructions.

[jmhublar]

I just made a workflow, execute_ls with the body:
execute_command ls

cline then processes it as a directive to execute a command:

That may be the way to do this.

[pilosoposerio]

Hi all. Just chiming in. @localden I made it work with cline (+ vscode) by starting at kilocode path:

1. specify init try-spec-kit --ai kilocode (selected sh)
2. Rename all instances of kilocode to cline in the templates and scripts. Rename .kilocode folder to .clinerules (workflows remain the same). I am not sure of what and where to add cline so I just renamed kilocode.

git diff of the renames I did

diff --git a/.kilocode/workflows/analyze.md b/.clinerules/workflows/analyze.md
similarity index 100%
rename from .kilocode/workflows/analyze.md
rename to .clinerules/workflows/analyze.md
diff --git a/.kilocode/workflows/clarify.md b/.clinerules/workflows/clarify.md
similarity index 100%
rename from .kilocode/workflows/clarify.md
rename to .clinerules/workflows/clarify.md
diff --git a/.kilocode/workflows/constitution.md b/.clinerules/workflows/constitution.md
similarity index 100%
rename from .kilocode/workflows/constitution.md
rename to .clinerules/workflows/constitution.md
diff --git a/.kilocode/workflows/implement.md b/.clinerules/workflows/implement.md
similarity index 100%
rename from .kilocode/workflows/implement.md
rename to .clinerules/workflows/implement.md
diff --git a/.kilocode/workflows/plan.md b/.clinerules/workflows/plan.md
similarity index 100%
rename from .kilocode/workflows/plan.md
rename to .clinerules/workflows/plan.md
diff --git a/.kilocode/workflows/specify.md b/.clinerules/workflows/specify.md
similarity index 100%
rename from .kilocode/workflows/specify.md
rename to .clinerules/workflows/specify.md
diff --git a/.kilocode/workflows/tasks.md b/.clinerules/workflows/tasks.md
similarity index 100%
rename from .kilocode/workflows/tasks.md
rename to .clinerules/workflows/tasks.md
diff --git a/.specify/scripts/bash/update-agent-context.sh b/.specify/scripts/bash/update-agent-context.sh
index d3cc422..0720c1f 100755
--- a/.specify/scripts/bash/update-agent-context.sh
+++ b/.specify/scripts/bash/update-agent-context.sh
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ CURSOR_FILE="$REPO_ROOT/.cursor/rules/specify-rules.mdc"
 QWEN_FILE="$REPO_ROOT/QWEN.md"
 AGENTS_FILE="$REPO_ROOT/AGENTS.md"
 WINDSURF_FILE="$REPO_ROOT/.windsurf/rules/specify-rules.md"
-KILOCODE_FILE="$REPO_ROOT/.kilocode/rules/specify-rules.md"
+CLINE_FILE="$REPO_ROOT/.clinerules/specify-rules.md"
 AUGGIE_FILE="$REPO_ROOT/.augment/rules/specify-rules.md"
 ROO_FILE="$REPO_ROOT/.roo/rules/specify-rules.md"
 
@@ -571,8 +571,8 @@ update_specific_agent() {
         windsurf)
             update_agent_file "$WINDSURF_FILE" "Windsurf"
             ;;
-        kilocode)
-            update_agent_file "$KILOCODE_FILE" "Kilo Code"
+        cline)
+            update_agent_file "$CLINE_FILE" "Cline"
             ;;
         auggie)
             update_agent_file "$AUGGIE_FILE" "Auggie CLI"
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ update_specific_agent() {
             ;;
         *)
             log_error "Unknown agent type '$agent_type'"
-            log_error "Expected: claude|gemini|copilot|cursor|qwen|opencode|codex|windsurf|kilocode|auggie|roo"
+            log_error "Expected: claude|gemini|copilot|cursor|qwen|opencode|codex|windsurf|cline|auggie|roo"
             exit 1
             ;;
     esac
@@ -627,8 +627,8 @@ update_all_existing_agents() {
         found_agent=true
     fi
     
-    if [[ -f "$KILOCODE_FILE" ]]; then
-        update_agent_file "$KILOCODE_FILE" "Kilo Code"
+    if [[ -f "$CLINE_FILE" ]]; then
+        update_agent_file "$CLINE_FILE" "Cline"
         found_agent=true
     fi
 
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ print_summary() {
     fi
     
     echo
-    log_info "Usage: $0 [claude|gemini|copilot|cursor|qwen|opencode|codex|windsurf|kilocode|auggie|roo]"
+    log_info "Usage: $0 [claude|gemini|copilot|cursor|qwen|opencode|codex|windsurf|cline|auggie|roo]"
 }
 
 #==============================================================================
diff --git a/.specify/templates/plan-template.md b/.specify/templates/plan-template.md
index 5491627..f16c551 100644
--- a/.specify/templates/plan-template.md
+++ b/.specify/templates/plan-template.md
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ ios/ or android/
    - Quickstart test = story validation steps
 
 5. **Update agent file incrementally** (O(1) operation):
-   - Run `.specify/scripts/bash/update-agent-context.sh kilocode`
+   - Run `.specify/scripts/bash/update-agent-context.sh cline`
      **IMPORTANT**: Execute it exactly as specified above. Do not add or remove any arguments.
    - If exists: Add only NEW tech from current plan
    - Preserve manual additions between markers

All commands are available in the Workflows panel:

The commands work fine. Sharing some weird stuff I experienced:

• Cline has Plan and Act modes. Plan mode + specify-cli commands seems superfluous, so I just use Act Mode.
• Cline (on my experience) had difficulties looking for .specify folder. I always had to note at the end of my prompts where the templates are: Templates are in @/.specify

[pilosoposerio]

Update: Additional edits needed:

Target file: .specify/scripts/bash/update-agent-context.sh
Change

# CLINE_FILE="$REPO_ROOT/.cline/rules/specify-rules.md"
CLINE_FILE="$REPO_ROOT/.clinerules/specify-rules.md"

(git diff in the prev comment updated)

[sushant-maitri]

Waiting for official support for Cline. 😊

[JRedeker]

Please review these on your own before implementing, but here are the converted spec kit workflow instructions for .clinerules that I've been using:

github.com/JRedeker/cline-spec-kit-workflows

[benoitheinrich]

With the new Cline CLI now available, I think it becomes even more interesting since cline will be able to perform parallel work using subagents, very useful during the implement phase for parallel tasks.

Have you guys submitted a PR for the changes you've worked on ?