🎯 Caret: Your Personalized AI Coding Partner

Based on Cline v3.38.2 + Dual Mode + Persona System + Full Localization

📥 Install on VS Code 📖 Documentation

Select and customize your own AI coding partner!

🎁 New: Official Caret AI Provider — Monthly Free Credits

Great news! Caret now offers its own official AI provider integration:

• 🎉 Free credits: New users get $0.1 (10 credits) monthly! (Up to $0.2 for the first month)
• 🤖 Latest models: Gemini 3, 2.5 Pro, Lite, and more
• 🚀 Easy setup: Select “Caret” as the AI provider in settings and start instantly

🚀 Latest Update: Cline v3.38.2 + GPT 5.1, Claude Opus 4.5, Gemini 3

Caret v0.4.0 now includes all features from Cline v3.38.2 while keeping 100% compatibility with Caret-exclusive extensions.

Highlights

• ✅ Cline v3.38.2 adoption: All latest core improvements plus Claude Opus 4.5
• ✅ Dual account system: Full support for existing Cline accounts
• ✅ Caret CLI (Beta): Unified CLI with LiteLLM support
• ✅ Input history: Navigate past commands like a terminal
• ✅ Enhanced provider setup: Auto-fetch models for LiteLLM / BizRouter with health checks
• ✅ 251 unique AI models: 20 providers including Claude Opus 4.5, GPT-5, Gemini 3

🌟 6 Reasons to Choose Caret

1. 🔄 Dual Mode — switch between Caret (extended) and Cline (classic)
2. 🎭 Persona System — code with a personalized AI teammate
3. 🧠 Smarter prompts — optimized for cost and performance
4. 🌍 Full localization — UI, docs, and manuals in 4 languages
5. ⌨️ Better UX — input history and handy shortcuts (Esc, Ctrl+Shift+R)
6. 🎯 Massive model support — 251 models, 20 providers (Cline v3.38.2 compatible)

👉 See all exclusive features: Feature index

🎭 Feature #1: Build Your Own AI Coding Partner

Go beyond text chat. The Persona System lets you work with visually engaging AI colleagues.

Caret Friendly Robot

Sarang K-POP Dev Idol

Ichika Windows 11 OS-tan

Cyan macOS Helper

Tando Open Source Ally

🎨 Customize: Set your own AI name and profile image.
⚡ Instant switch: Toggle personas or revert to pure Cline mode anytime.

🔄 Feature #2: Dual Mode — Two Experiences in One

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🔵 Cline Mode — the classic experience

• ✅ Plan/Act workflow familiar to Cline users
• ✅ Full compatibility with existing settings and accounts
• ✅ Proven stability on the Cline core

🟢 Caret Mode — extended experience

• 🎭 Persona System for engaging collaboration
• 🧠 Optimized prompts for performance and cost
• 🌍 Full localization
• 🎯 Intuitive Chatbot/Agent flows

🚀 Caret’s 12 Core Features

→ Full feature index

🤝 Built Together as Open Source

1. Report bugs → Issues
2. Propose features → Share your ideas
3. Contribute code → Fork and open a PR
4. Help translate docs → Add or improve languages

📞 Support & Community

• 🏠 Website: https://caret.team
• 💬 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/aicodingcaret
• 📧 Email: support@caret.team
• 🐛 Bug reports: GitHub Issues

🛠️ Developer Docs

• Developer Guide — build/test basics
• Caret Architecture — system overview
• New Developer Guide — onboarding steps
• AI Work Method Guide — required reading before contributing