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Switch out of Cline plan mode yourself after reviewing the plan

Cline v4.1.4 removes model-initiated plan-to-act switching and hard-blocks file-editing shell commands in plan mode. Treat plan mode as read-only investigation, then explicitly toggle to Act to execute the presented plan.

Why this loop

Cline v4.1.4 removes model-initiated plan-to-act switching: leaving plan mode is driven by you, not by the model deciding mid-turn. Plan mode now hard-blocks file-editing shell commands instead of relying on prompting. Read-only investigation still works; file manipulation, in-place editors, redirection to files, mutating git subcommands, and package installs are refused. A turn that completes with a plan when a plan-blocked command was its only tool call is no longer a failed turn with a Retry footer—toggling to Act re-runs the presented plan instead of appearing to do nothing. Workflows that waited for auto-switch, or that treated a blocked-plan turn as an error and hit Retry, will stall until you explicitly toggle to Act after reviewing the plan.

Proposed actions

  1. Upgrade the Cline extension to v4.1.4 (https://github.com/cline/cline/releases/tag/v4.1.4). Open a task in Plan mode and confirm the model cannot switch you to Act mid-turn.
  2. In Cline Plan mode, restrict work to read-only investigation (read, search, list). Do not request file edits, in-place editors, shell redirection to files (> or >>), mutating git subcommands, or package installs—v4.1.4 hard-blocks those.
  3. When Cline presents a plan after a plan-blocked file-editing shell command as the only tool call, do not click Retry. Toggle Plan to Act so the presented plan re-runs; that turn is no longer an error state.
  4. After you review the plan in chat, switch Plan to Act yourself before implementation. v4.1.4 removed model-initiated plan-to-act switching, so waiting for the model to leave plan mode will hang the workflow.

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Assistant: Cline Proposal: Switch out of Cline plan mode yourself after reviewing the plan Summary: Cline v4.1.4 removes model-initiated plan-to-act switching and hard-blocks file-editing shell commands in plan mode. Treat plan mode as read-only investigation, then explicitly toggle to Act to execute the presented plan. Primary source: https://github.com/cline/cline/releases/tag/v4.1.4

Why it matters

Cline v4.1.4 removes model-initiated plan-to-act switching: leaving plan mode is driven by you, not by the model deciding mid-turn. Plan mode now hard-blocks file-editing shell commands instead of relying on prompting. Read-only investigation still works; file manipulation, in-place editors, redirection to files, mutating git subcommands, and package installs are refused. A turn that completes with a plan when a plan-blocked command was its only tool call is no longer a failed turn with a Retry footer—toggling to Act re-runs the presented plan instead of appearing to do nothing. Workflows that waited for auto-switch, or that treated a blocked-plan turn as an error and hit Retry, will stall until you explicitly toggle to Act after reviewing the plan.

Suggested actions

  1. Upgrade the Cline extension to v4.1.4 (https://github.com/cline/cline/releases/tag/v4.1.4). Open a task in Plan mode and confirm the model cannot switch you to Act mid-turn.
  2. In Cline Plan mode, restrict work to read-only investigation (read, search, list). Do not request file edits, in-place editors, shell redirection to files (> or >>), mutating git subcommands, or package installs—v4.1.4 hard-blocks those.
  3. When Cline presents a plan after a plan-blocked file-editing shell command as the only tool call, do not click Retry. Toggle Plan to Act so the presented plan re-runs; that turn is no longer an error state.
  4. After you review the plan in chat, switch Plan to Act yourself before implementation. v4.1.4 removed model-initiated plan-to-act switching, so waiting for the model to leave plan mode will hang the workflow.

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Originating release signal

Clinev4.1.4Aug 5, 2026

v4.1.4

Recognize Chutes as a provider. · Show skills alongside workflows in the slash command menu, and disambiguate commands that share a name instead of letting one shadow the other. · Remove model-initiated plan-to-act switching. · Switching out of plan mode is now driven by you, not by the model deciding mid-turn. · Hard-block file-editing shell commands in plan mode instead of relying on prompting alone. · Read-only investigation still works, but file manipulation, in-place editors, redirection to files, mutating git subcommands, and package installs are refused. · +15 more changes
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Added

  • Recognize Chutes as a provider.
  • Show skills alongside workflows in the slash command menu, and disambiguate commands that share a name instead of letting one shadow the other.

Changed

  • Remove model-initiated plan-to-act switching. Switching out of plan mode is now driven by you, not by the model deciding mid-turn.
  • Hard-block file-editing shell commands in plan mode instead of relying on prompting alone. Read-only investigation still works, but file manipulation, in-place editors, redirection to files, mutating git subcommands, and package installs are refused.

Fixed

  • Stop treating a turn that completes with a plan as a failed turn when a plan-blocked command was its only tool call. The turn no longer ends in the error state with a Retry footer, and toggling to Act correctly re-runs the presented plan instead of appearing to do nothing.
  • Show tool paths relative to the workspace in the chat view instead of absolute paths.
  • Reset pending attachments when starting a new task, so images from the previous task no longer carry over.
  • Surface a clear error when the selected provider has no API key configured, instead of a generic failure.

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