Switch Cline plugins to worker mode and drop CLINE_PLUGIN_MODE=in_process
Cline CLI 3.0.72 runs plugins in a worker (in_process removed), warns in cline config tools, cline hub plugins, and session start if plugins cannot run, adds hub --json/--discovery-path flags, retries mid-stream errors 3 times, and defaults the Cline provider to Gemini 4 Argon.Why this loop
cli-v3.0.72 is a breaking plugin-isolation change: plugins no longer execute inside the hub, and CLINE_PLUGIN_MODE=in_process is unsupported. Quiet in-hub fallback is gone; inability to run plugins is now reported by cline config tools, cline hub plugins, and session-start warnings. Leaving in_process in shell profiles, CI, or compose files will fail or be ignored. Set worker (default) or sandbox, then confirm plugin status with those commands before relying on skills. Hub bring-up also gained --json (URL and auth token), --allow-port-fallback, --no-connectors, --login-shell-path, and --discovery-path, which are better for scripts than scraping human output. Mid-stream provider errors retry up to 3 times and failed requests log the provider request id—use that id in support tickets. Separately, an unset Cline-provider model now lands on Gemini 4 Argon (Grok 4.7 left the recommended list; the free list swapped Step 5 Preview for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL). Pin your previous model if that default is not intended.
Proposed actions
- grep -RIn --include='.env' --include='.yml' --include='.yaml' --include='.sh' --include='.zshrc' --include='.bashrc' 'CLINE_PLUGIN_MODE=in_process' . "$HOME"/.bashrc "$HOME"/.zshrc "$HOME"/.zprofile "$HOME"/.profile 2>/dev/null; unset CLINE_PLUGIN_MODE; export CLINE_PLUGIN_MODE=worker
- cline config tools; cline hub plugins
- cline hub ensure --json --allow-port-fallback
- If cline config tools, cline hub plugins, or session-start warnings say this build cannot run plugins, stop assuming plugins still execute in the hub; upgrade the CLI or set CLINE_PLUGIN_MODE=sandbox instead of in_process.
- On the Cline provider, explicitly select your previous model so Gemini 4 Argon is not adopted by the empty-model default; do not expect Grok 4.7 on the recommended list or Step 5 Preview on the free list. When a model call fails after the 3 mid-stream retries, paste the logged provider request id into the Cline support ticket.
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Assistant: Cline Proposal: Switch Cline plugins to worker mode and drop CLINE_PLUGIN_MODE=in_process Summary: Cline CLI 3.0.72 runs plugins in a worker (in_process removed), warns in cline config tools, cline hub plugins, and session start if plugins cannot run, adds hub --json/--discovery-path flags, retries mid-stream errors 3 times, and defaults the Cline provider to Gemini 4 Argon. Primary source: https://github.com/cline/cline/releases/tag/cli-v3.0.72
Why it matters
cli-v3.0.72 is a breaking plugin-isolation change: plugins no longer execute inside the hub, and CLINE_PLUGIN_MODE=in_process is unsupported. Quiet in-hub fallback is gone; inability to run plugins is now reported by cline config tools, cline hub plugins, and session-start warnings. Leaving in_process in shell profiles, CI, or compose files will fail or be ignored. Set worker (default) or sandbox, then confirm plugin status with those commands before relying on skills. Hub bring-up also gained --json (URL and auth token), --allow-port-fallback, --no-connectors, --login-shell-path, and --discovery-path, which are better for scripts than scraping human output. Mid-stream provider errors retry up to 3 times and failed requests log the provider request id—use that id in support tickets. Separately, an unset Cline-provider model now lands on Gemini 4 Argon (Grok 4.7 left the recommended list; the free list swapped Step 5 Preview for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL). Pin your previous model if that default is not intended.
Suggested actions
- grep -RIn --include='.env' --include='.yml' --include='.yaml' --include='.sh' --include='.zshrc' --include='.bashrc' 'CLINE_PLUGIN_MODE=in_process' . "$HOME"/.bashrc "$HOME"/.zshrc "$HOME"/.zprofile "$HOME"/.profile 2>/dev/null; unset CLINE_PLUGIN_MODE; export CLINE_PLUGIN_MODE=worker
- cline config tools; cline hub plugins
- cline hub ensure --json --allow-port-fallback
- If cline config tools, cline hub plugins, or session-start warnings say this build cannot run plugins, stop assuming plugins still execute in the hub; upgrade the CLI or set CLINE_PLUGIN_MODE=sandbox instead of in_process.
- On the Cline provider, explicitly select your previous model so Gemini 4 Argon is not adopted by the empty-model default; do not expect Grok 4.7 on the recommended list or Step 5 Preview on the free list. When a model call fails after the 3 mid-stream retries, paste the logged provider request id into the Cline support ticket.
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