Using Cline with lite.computer

Q: Where does the lite.computer instruction go for Cline?

In ~/Documents/Cline/Rules for every workspace, or in a .clinerules/ folder inside one workspace.

Cline is an open-source coding agent. It edits files and runs commands in your folder, asking for approval as it goes. You can ask it to write an HTML project page.

On a Mac it comes three ways: an extension for VS Code, Cursor, JetBrains and similar editors, a command-line tool, and a new desktop app that runs sessions in any folder. Developers are its main audience.

Made byCline Bot Inc.

Runs onEditor extension, terminal, or desktop app for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs

Where pages goStraight into the folder you point it at

App commandsYes, all twenty

Standing instructions~/Documents/Cline/Rules, or .clinerules/ in a workspace

CostFree for individual developers; you pay for the AI model you use

Also calledCline CLI, Cline Desktop

Set it up

In lite.computer, click your name at the bottom of the sidebar and open the Agent Helper. Copy the paragraph and save it as a plain-text Markdown file named lite-computer.md in ~/Documents/Cline/Rules, so every workspace knows where your Showspace is.
Open Cline in your editor or terminal. For the command-line tool, add the configuration below to ~/.cline/mcp.json. In the editor extension, open MCP Servers, then Configure, then Configure MCP Servers, and add the entry under mcpServers.
Keep lite.computer open on your Showspace. Start a new Cline task and ask Use the lite.computer tool to list every page in my Showspace. It lists the pages in your folder.

~/.cline/mcp.json

{ "mcpServers": { "lite-computer": { "type": "streamableHttp", "url": "http://127.0.0.1:48484/mcp" } } }

If the file already lists servers, add the lite-computer entry inside mcpServers.

Try this prompt

Paste into Cline

Build an interactive page about this project: a chart of commits per week that animates in, the dependencies from its package file in a table you can sort, and a checklist of the TODO notes in the code grouped by folder. Save it as a single self-contained HTML file in my Showspace, then open it in lite.computer.

Good to know

In VS Code and JetBrains, every file Cline writes shows up as a diff you can review, change or revert, with checkpoints along the way. Pages bound for your Showspace get the same treatment.
The desktop app can run routines on a schedule on your Mac.
Cline also reads AGENTS.md, .cursorrules and .windsurfrules. If your instructions already live in one of those, you can paste the paragraph there instead.
We have not tested Cline with lite.computer ourselves. These instructions are based on research. Try saving one HTML page to your Showspace first. If a step needs correcting, email hello@lite.computer.

Questions

Does Cline work with lite.computer?

Yes. Cline saves HTML pages into your Showspace, and lite.computer shows each one as it lands. One entry in its MCP settings lets it open pages and arrange windows in the app as well.

Where does the lite.computer instruction go for Cline?

In ~/Documents/Cline/Rules for every workspace, or in a .clinerules/ folder inside one workspace.

Is Cline free?

Cline is free for individual developers. You pay only for the AI model, either with your own provider key or through Cline's own provider, and a ClinePass monthly subscription is also offered.

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Last checked September 14, 2026.