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Context

Assistant: Cline Proposal: Install Cline Desktop v0.0.20 on Windows and move global rules to ~/Cline/Rules Summary: Cline Desktop now ships a code-signed Windows x64 installer on the same auto-update feed as macOS. Put global rules in ~/Cline/Rules (WSL/headless), consolidate schedules in ~/.cline/schedules, and use Cmd/Ctrl+P for full-history session search. Primary source: https://github.com/cline/cline/releases/tag/desktop-v0.0.20

Why it matters

desktop-v0.0.20 is the Windows ship: a code-signed x64 installer, the same auto-update feed as macOS, sidecar/git no longer flash console windows, and updates download in the background then apply on restart. MCP settings fall back to USERPROFILE when HOME is unset. Global rules at ~/Cline/Rules were previously ignored (only ~/Documents/Cline/Rules was scanned), so they never reached the model on WSL and headless installs. Agent-created schedules were scattered across chat folders and hub-managed schedules were wiped by cron reconciliation after updates; they now live in ~/.cline/schedules, appear on the Schedules page, and the completing step auto-expands a markdown final answer. Session search is Cmd/Ctrl+P over full indexed history instead of a sidebar dialog that loaded every session. Disable enabled-but-offline remote MCP servers so startup does not stall. Checkpoint restore now refuses to reset the workspace if later commits exist. Image-returning browser/MCP tools render inline with a carousel instead of base64.

Suggested actions

1. On Windows, install the code-signed Cline Desktop x64 build from https://github.com/cline/cline/releases/tag/desktop-v0.0.20, then restart the app so background-downloaded updates apply and sidecar/git no longer pop console windows.

2. mkdir -p ~/Cline/Rules && if [ -d ~/Documents/Cline/Rules ]; then cp -R ~/Documents/Cline/Rules/. ~/Cline/Rules/; fi # desktop-v0.0.20 discovers ~/Cline/Rules so WSL/headless installs actually send global rules to the model

3. mkdir -p ~/.cline/schedules and move agent-created schedule files out of individual chat folders into ~/.cline/schedules so they show on the Schedules page and survive cron reconciliation after an app update.

4. On Windows, if HOME is unset, keep USERPROFILE set so MCP settings resolve (v0.0.20 falls back to USERPROFILE). Disconnect any enabled-but-offline remote MCP servers before starting a session so startup does not stall until teardown.

5. Open session search with the sidebar search icon or Cmd/Ctrl+P (server-ranked full indexed history). When creating scheduled-task templates, require a specific final report so the completing step auto-expands as markdown labeled "Scheduled task completed".

Config surfaces this release may change

• MCP servers (high confidence) — check your repo before applying
• background and headless runs — check your repo before applying

After you finish

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Tell the human: open https://devagentradar.com/proposals/cline-desktop-v0-0-20-install-cline-desktop-v0-0-20-on-windows-and-move- and mark Applied, Skipped, or Failed. Proposal id: f60dedfd-71de-4697-85d5-4d15a9f7d231

Your job

1. Restate the change in one sentence.
2. Propose a minimal plan for my repo (or a throwaway pilot).
3. Implement only what I approve; prefer small diffs and tests.
4. Call out risks (permissions, breaking APIs, cost).

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