What is Cline?
Cline is an open source AI coding agent that brings frontier AI models directly to your IDE. When integrated with the Unbound Security AI Gateway, all AI requests from Cline are securely routed through Unbound, enabling centralized guardrails, observability, and provider routing.Prerequisites
- Unbound account — Sign up at gateway.getunbound.ai if you don’t have one
- Cline extension — Installed in VS Code or Cursor
Get Your API Key
Go to gateway.getunbound.ai/connect and copy your API Key and Base URL.Configuration
- Open Extensions (Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + X)
- Search “Cline” and Install the extension
- Open the Cline extension
- Select “Bring your own API key”
- Set API Provider to “OpenAI Compatible”
- Base URL:
https://api.getunbound.ai/v1 - API Key: Paste the API key from the connect page
- Select a model (e.g.,
gpt-4o,claude-sonnet-4-20250514) - Save & Continue
Usage
After configuration, Cline will automatically route all AI requests through the Unbound Gateway. All requests will be monitored, secured, and routed according to your organization’s policy settings.Tool Policies
Monitor terminal commands and MCP tool calls
Unbound CLI
Manage your gateway from the command line