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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.

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Prerequisites

Before setting up the integration, ensure you have:
  • Unbound Application: A configured application in your Unbound Security dashboard
  • Unbound API Key: Generated from your application settings

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Installation and Configuration

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To Setup Cline in VS Code/ Cursor:

  1. Open Extensions (Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + X)
  2. Type “Cline” in the Extensions marketplace search bar
  3. Click on the “Cline” extension and click “Install”
  4. After Successful Installation, Open Cline Extension
  5. It asks for “How will you use Cline?” select “Bring your own API key”
  6. Configure the provider with API Provider as “OpenAI Compatible”
  7. Paste this as the Base URL: https://api.getunbound.ai/v1
  8. Paste your Unbound Application API Key as the API Key
  9. Select a suitable model ( e.g., gpt-4o, gpt-4o-mini )
  10. Save & Continue

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Usage

After configuration, Cline will automatically route all AI requests through the Unbound Gateway. You can use Cline’s AI-powered features in your terminal, and all requests will be monitored, secured, and routed according to your Unbound application settings.

Create Application

Set up your Unbound application to get API access

Set Up Guardrails

Configure security guardrails for your AI requests