cline vs dexter
cline and dexter share 3 technologies: SQLite, Zod, and turndown. Both are written in TypeScript.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
cline
cline
Autonomous coding agent as an SDK, IDE extension, or CLI assistant.
TypeScript71.5kRead on November 9, 2026, at commit 5413dc1What is cline built with?Only in cline
- React
- Vite
- Anthropic
PostHog- MCP
OpenAI@opentui-ui/dialog
- OpenTUI
- opentui-spinner
@clack/prompts
- chat
@agentclientprotocol/sdk
yaml
- pino
- Tailwind CSS
class-variance-authority
@shikijs/themes
- next-themes
tailwind-merge
- Base UI
- xyflow
- Radix UI
sonner
@rive-app/react-webgl2
- ansi-to-react
- cmdk
embla-carousel-react
media-chrome
motion
- react-jsx-parser
recharts
- use-stick-to-bottom
- Lucide
ai
tokenlens
- streamdown
- jwt-decode
- Cheerio
- exceljs
- image-size
- js-yaml
- mammoth
- pdf-parse
- opentelemetry
- styled-components
- @heroui/theme
- @vscode/webview-ui-toolkit
- HeroUI
- react-virtuoso
- Mermaid
- react-textarea-autosize
- react-remark
- dompurify
- react-markdown
rehype-highlight
- unist-util-visit
marked
rehype-parse
rehype-remark
remark-gfm
- remark-stringify
unified
- skills
@langfuse/vercel-ai-sdk
- @opentelemetry/sdk-trace-node
langfuse
- @shadcn/react
In common
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dexter
An autonomous agent for deep financial research
TypeScript27.8kRead on November 8, 2026, at commit 534f6beWhat is dexter built with?Only in dexter
Side by side
clinedexter
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
cline890,552 lines written1,877 code files
dexter27,217 lines written184 code files
Who writes itA commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
cline2.2% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and Codex
dexter9.6% of its commits signed by AIWith Cursor and Claude Code
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
clineLast push November 9, 20267,657 commits71,464 stars
dexterLast push September 23, 2026471 commits27,784 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
cline1,082 test files48.4% of its code files have a test that imports them
dexter19 test files13% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, cline or dexter?
cline, with 890,552 lines written; dexter has 27,217.
The proof: cline/cline's code at commit 5413dc1
Which has more GitHub stars, cline or dexter?
cline, with 71,464 stars; dexter has 27,784.
The proof: cline/cline on GitHub
Which has more tests, cline or dexter?
cline, with 1,082 test files; dexter has 19.
The proof: cline/cline's code at commit 5413dc1
Which was updated more recently, cline or dexter?
cline: its last push was on November 9, 2026, and dexter's on September 23, 2026.
The proof: cline/cline's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, cline or dexter?
dexter: an AI signed 9.6% of its commits, with Cursor and Claude Code; in cline, 2.2%.
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