feat: add native Cline integration

docs/reference/integrations.md

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ The Specify CLI supports a wide range of AI coding agents. When you run `specify
 | [Antigravity (agy)](https://antigravity.google/)                                     | `agy`            | Skills-based integration; skills are installed automatically                                                                               |
 | [Auggie CLI](https://docs.augmentcode.com/cli/overview)                              | `auggie`         |                                                                                                                                           |
 | [Claude Code](https://www.anthropic.com/claude-code)                                 | `claude`         | Skills-based integration; installs skills in `.claude/skills`                                                                              |
+| [Cline](https://github.com/cline/cline)                                              | `cline`          | IDE-based agent                                                                                                                           |
 | [CodeBuddy CLI](https://www.codebuddy.ai/cli)                                        | `codebuddy`      |                                                                                                                                           |
 | [Codex CLI](https://github.com/openai/codex)                                         | `codex`          | Skills-based integration; installs skills into `.agents/skills` and invokes them as `$speckit-<command>` |
 | [Cursor](https://cursor.sh/)                                                         | `cursor-agent`   |                                                                                                                                           |

integrations/catalog.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "schema_version": "1.0",
-  "updated_at": "2026-04-29T00:00:00Z",
+  "updated_at": "2026-05-13T00:00:00Z",
   "catalog_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/github/spec-kit/main/integrations/catalog.json",
   "integrations": {
     "claude": {
@@ -12,6 +12,15 @@
       "repository": "https://github.com/github/spec-kit",
       "tags": ["cli", "anthropic"]
     },
+    "cline": {
+      "id": "cline",
+      "name": "Cline",
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "description": "Cline IDE integration",
+      "author": "spec-kit-core",
+      "repository": "https://github.com/github/spec-kit",
+      "tags": ["ide"]
+    },
     "copilot": {
       "id": "copilot",
       "name": "GitHub Copilot",

src/specify_cli/__init__.py

@@ -3118,9 +3118,17 @@ def extension_add(
         for warning in manifest.warnings:
             console.print(f"\n[yellow]⚠  Compatibility warning:[/yellow] {warning}")
 
+        is_cline = load_init_options(project_root).get("ai") == "cline"
+
+        if is_cline:
+            from specify_cli.integrations.cline import format_cline_command_name
+
         console.print("\n[bold cyan]Provided commands:[/bold cyan]")
         for cmd in manifest.commands:
-            console.print(f"  • {cmd['name']} - {cmd.get('description', '')}")
+            cmd_name = cmd['name']
+            if is_cline:
+                cmd_name = format_cline_command_name(cmd_name)
+            console.print(f"  • {cmd_name} - {cmd.get('description', '')}")
 
         # Report agent skills registration
         reg_meta = manager.registry.get(manifest.id)

src/specify_cli/agents.py

@@ -67,6 +67,33 @@ def _ensure_configs(cls) -> None:
             except ImportError:
                 pass  # Circular import during module init; retry on next access
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _hyphenate_frontmatter_refs(val: Any) -> Any:
+        """Recursively find any dotted references starting with speckit. and hyphenate them."""
+        if isinstance(val, dict):
+            return {
+                k: CommandRegistrar._hyphenate_frontmatter_refs(v)
+                for k, v in val.items()
+            }
+        elif isinstance(val, list):
+            return [CommandRegistrar._hyphenate_frontmatter_refs(x) for x in val]
+        elif isinstance(val, str):
+            return re.sub(
+                r"\bspeckit\.[A-Za-z0-9-_]+(?:\.[A-Za-z0-9-_]+)*\b",
+                lambda m: m.group(0).replace(".", "-"),
+                val,
+            )
+        return val
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _hyphenate_body_refs(body: str) -> str:
+        """Hyphenate dotted speckit references in command body text."""
+        return re.sub(
+            r"\bspeckit\.[A-Za-z0-9-_]+(?:\.[A-Za-z0-9-_]+)*\b",
+            lambda m: m.group(0).replace(".", "-"),
+            body,
+        )
+
     @staticmethod
     def parse_frontmatter(content: str) -> tuple[dict, str]:
         """Parse YAML frontmatter from Markdown content.
@@ -401,6 +428,9 @@ def _compute_output_name(
     ) -> str:
         """Compute the on-disk command or skill name for an agent."""
         if agent_config["extension"] != "/SKILL.md":
+            format_name = agent_config.get("format_name")
+            if format_name:
+                return format_name(cmd_name)
             return cmd_name
 
         short_name = cmd_name
@@ -430,6 +460,13 @@ def _ensure_inside(candidate: Path, base: Path) -> None:
         if not normalized.is_relative_to(base_normalized):
             raise ValueError(f"Output path {candidate!r} escapes directory {base!r}")
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _is_safe_command_name(name: str) -> bool:
+        """Reject names that could escape the commands directory via path traversal."""
+        if os.path.sep in name or "/" in name or "\\" in name:
+            return False
+        return os.path.normpath(name) == name
+
     def register_commands(
         self,
         agent_name: str,
@@ -475,9 +512,11 @@ def register_commands(
         commands_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
         registered = []
+        is_cline_ext = agent_name == "cline" and source_id != "core"
 
         for cmd_info in commands:
             cmd_name = cmd_info["name"]
+            aliases = cmd_info.get("aliases", [])
             cmd_file = cmd_info["file"]
 
             source_file = source_dir / cmd_file
@@ -509,6 +548,10 @@ def register_commands(
                 format_name = agent_config.get("format_name")
                 frontmatter["name"] = format_name(cmd_name) if format_name else cmd_name
 
+            if is_cline_ext:
+                frontmatter = self._hyphenate_frontmatter_refs(frontmatter)
+                body = self._hyphenate_body_refs(body)
+
             body = self._convert_argument_placeholder(
                 body, "$ARGUMENTS", agent_config["args"]
             )
@@ -578,7 +621,7 @@ def register_commands(
 
             registered.append(cmd_name)
 
-            for alias in cmd_info.get("aliases", []):
+            for alias in aliases:
                 alias_output_name = self._compute_output_name(
                     agent_name, alias, agent_config
                 )
@@ -902,22 +945,32 @@ def unregister_commands(
                 output_name = self._compute_output_name(
                     agent_name, cmd_name, agent_config
                 )
+
+                names_to_clean = [output_name]
+                if output_name != cmd_name and self._is_safe_command_name(cmd_name):
+                    names_to_clean.append(cmd_name)
+
                 for target_dir in dirs_to_clean:
-                    cmd_file = (
-                        target_dir / f"{output_name}{agent_config['extension']}"
-                    )
-                    if cmd_file.exists() or cmd_file.is_symlink():
-                        cmd_file.unlink()
-                        # For SKILL.md agents each command lives in its own
-                        # subdirectory (e.g. .agents/skills/speckit-ext-cmd/
-                        # SKILL.md).  Remove the parent dir when it becomes
-                        # empty to avoid orphaned directories.
-                        parent = cmd_file.parent
-                        if parent != target_dir and parent.exists():
-                            try:
-                                parent.rmdir()
-                            except OSError:
-                                pass
+                    for name in names_to_clean:
+                        cmd_file = (
+                            target_dir / f"{name}{agent_config['extension']}"
+                        )
+                        try:
+                            self._ensure_inside(cmd_file, target_dir)
+                        except ValueError:
+                            continue
+                        if cmd_file.exists() or cmd_file.is_symlink():
+                            cmd_file.unlink()
+                            # For SKILL.md agents each command lives in its own
+                            # subdirectory (e.g. .agents/skills/speckit-ext-cmd/
+                            # SKILL.md).  Remove the parent dir when it becomes
+                            # empty to avoid orphaned directories.
+                            parent = cmd_file.parent
+                            if parent != target_dir and parent.exists():
+                                try:
+                                    parent.rmdir()
+                                except OSError:
+                                    pass
 
                 if agent_name == "copilot":
                     prompt_file = (

src/specify_cli/commands/init.py

@@ -686,6 +686,7 @@ def init(
         cursor_agent_skill_mode = selected_ai == "cursor-agent" and (ai_skills or _is_skills_integration)
         copilot_skill_mode = selected_ai == "copilot" and _is_skills_integration
         devin_skill_mode = selected_ai == "devin"
+        cline_skill_mode = selected_ai == "cline"
         native_skill_mode = codex_skill_mode or claude_skill_mode or kimi_skill_mode or agy_skill_mode or trae_skill_mode or cursor_agent_skill_mode or copilot_skill_mode or devin_skill_mode
 
         if codex_skill_mode and not ai_skills:
@@ -709,7 +710,7 @@ def _display_cmd(name: str) -> str:
                 return f"/speckit-{name}"
             if kimi_skill_mode:
                 return f"/skill:speckit-{name}"
-            if cursor_agent_skill_mode or copilot_skill_mode or devin_skill_mode:
+            if cursor_agent_skill_mode or copilot_skill_mode or devin_skill_mode or cline_skill_mode:
                 return f"/speckit-{name}"
             return f"/speckit.{name}"
 

src/specify_cli/extensions.py

@@ -2413,6 +2413,7 @@ def _render_hook_invocation(self, command: Any) -> str:
         claude_skill_mode = selected_ai == "claude" and bool(init_options.get("ai_skills"))
         kimi_skill_mode = selected_ai == "kimi"
         cursor_skill_mode = selected_ai == "cursor-agent" and bool(init_options.get("ai_skills"))
+        cline_mode = selected_ai == "cline"
 
         skill_name = self._skill_name_from_command(command_id)
         if codex_skill_mode and skill_name:
@@ -2423,6 +2424,10 @@ def _render_hook_invocation(self, command: Any) -> str:
             return f"/skill:{skill_name}"
         if cursor_skill_mode and skill_name:
             return f"/{skill_name}"
+        if cline_mode:
+            from .integrations.cline import format_cline_command_name
+
+            return f"/{format_cline_command_name(command_id)}"
 
         return f"/{command_id}"
 

src/specify_cli/integrations/__init__.py

@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ def _register_builtins() -> None:
     from .auggie import AuggieIntegration
     from .bob import BobIntegration
     from .claude import ClaudeIntegration
+    from .cline import ClineIntegration
     from .codebuddy import CodebuddyIntegration
     from .codex import CodexIntegration
     from .copilot import CopilotIntegration
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ def _register_builtins() -> None:
     _register(AuggieIntegration())
     _register(BobIntegration())
     _register(ClaudeIntegration())
+    _register(ClineIntegration())
     _register(CodebuddyIntegration())
     _register(CodexIntegration())
     _register(CopilotIntegration())