Cline 3.47.0: Background Edits and Free MiniMax 2.1
Cline 3.47.0 adds Background Edits so you can keep coding while Cline works, plus free MiniMax 2.1 with multilingual support through Thursday.
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Cline and LG CNS Partner on Enterprise AI Development
Cline partners with LG CNS to build AI-Native Development—an agentic AI that automates the full dev lifecycle while keeping code on-premises and avoiding vendor lock-in.
Cline's Explain Changes: Your AI Slop Detector
Cline's new Explain Changes feature auto-generates plain-English explanations for every code change. Cuts PR review time from hours to minutes and catches AI slop before production.
Cline Provider Now Runs on Vercel AI Gateway
Cline's provider now routes through Vercel AI Gateway. Error rates down 43.8%, latencies improved 10-14%, zero markup fees. No changes to your workflow.
Cline v3.41: GPT-5.2, Devstral 2, Faster Model Switching
Cline v3.41 ships GPT-5.2 Thinking (80% on SWE-bench), Devstral 2 (7x cheaper, free launch), and a faster model picker. Test new models and switch between them without friction.
Devstral 2: Open-Weights Coding Model for Cline
Mistral AI's Devstral 2 hits 72.2% on SWE-bench Verified and integrates directly into Cline. Free during launch, then 7x cheaper than Claude Sonnet on real-world coding tasks.
GitHub November 2025: Three Incidents, One Lesson
GitHub had three incidents in November affecting Dependabot, Git operations, and Copilot. Here's what broke and what they're doing about it.