What cline/cline shipped
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Week of September 21, 2026
What shipped
- Linux desktop support is now available with .deb and .rpm installers [25]. Pull request #14464
- SDK now supports moving local conversations to cloud with shared handoff support, including repository/model preflight checks and conversation verification [12]. Pull request #14486
- Desktop app adds a 'What's new' dialog for release announcements and an About settings page with release notes [7]. Pull request #14529
- Plugin slash commands now execute in the desktop sidecar, enabling commands like /goal to work in the desktop app [28]. Pull request #14380
- Voice input now streams text while the user speaks and falls back gracefully on network failures [36]. Pull request #14461
- Desktop Settings now includes a diagnostics bundle export feature for easier bug reporting [33]. Pull request #14436
- Agent sessions can now recover from max-tokens finishes with compaction and one retry instead of failing [24]. Pull request #13340
- PHP files are now included in fallback code search on systems without ripgrep [2]. Pull request #14561
- Cron and task spec files saved as UTF-8 with BOM are no longer rejected [1]. Pull request #14556
- js-yaml dependency is updated to 4.3.2 to address CVE-2026-84375 reachable via rule/skill frontmatter [39]. Pull request #14032
Why it matters
This week brings Linux desktop support and cloud handoff capability to the SDK, expanding platform reach and enabling conversation portability. Desktop UX improvements including voice streaming, plugin slash commands, and diagnostics export make the app more robust and easier to troubleshoot. Several agent and search fixes improve reliability across core workflows.
Changelog entry
- Linux desktop support: .deb and .rpm installers now available Pull request #14464
- SDK: shared cloud handoff support with repository/model preflight and conversation verification Pull request #14486
- Desktop: 'What's new' dialog and About settings page with release notes Pull request #14529
- Desktop: plugin slash commands now execute in the sidecar Pull request #14380
- Desktop: voice input streams transcription text and gracefully handles network failures Pull request #14461
- Desktop: diagnostics bundle export from Settings for bug reporting Pull request #14436
- Agents: recovery from max-tokens finish with compaction and retry Pull request #13340
- Core: PHP files included in fallback code search (without ripgrep) Pull request #14561
- Core: UTF-8 BOM no longer rejected in cron and task spec frontmatter Pull request #14556
- Security: js-yaml bumped to 4.3.2 (CVE-2026-84375) Pull request #14032
- Desktop: reasoning effort setting now persists per provider Pull request #14469
- Core: session renames made through hub now persist Pull request #14356
Cline now runs on Linux with .deb and .rpm installers. SDK gains cloud handoff support for moving conversations to cloud. Desktop adds voice streaming, plugin slash commands, diagnostics export, and 'What's new' notifications.
This week Cline reaches Linux users with native .deb and .rpm installers. The SDK now supports cloud handoff—moving local conversations to cloud with preflight checks and verification. Desktop improvements include voice input streaming, plugin slash command execution, diagnostics export for bug reports, and release notes in Settings. Core agents recover from max-token limits and code search now handles PHP files.