Agent Teams

Coordinate multiple agents working together on complex tasks from the CLI.

This feature currently only applies to Cline SDK, CLI, and Kanban. This feature is not applicable on VSCode and JetBrains Extension for now.

Agent teams let you break complex work across multiple agents that coordinate through a shared task board. One agent acts as the coordinator, delegating subtasks to specialist agents.

Starting a Team

cline --team-name auth-sprint "Plan and implement user authentication with tests"

The --team-name flag enables team mode. The coordinator agent gets additional tools for spawning teammates and delegating tasks.

Resuming Team Work

Team state persists across sessions. Resume where you left off:

cline --team-name auth-sprint "Continue with incomplete tasks"

Interactive Mode

In interactive mode, use the /team slash command:

/team Plan and implement a REST API with tests

Team State

Team state is stored at ~/.cline/data/teams/[team-name]/ and includes:

• Task board with current tasks and status
• Inter-agent mailbox
• Mission log with activity history

Disabling Teams

Teams are enabled by default. Disable them with:

cline --no-teams "your prompt"

Sub-Agents

For simpler delegation within a single session (no persistent state), use sub-agents. Sub-agents run in parallel for read-only research and return focused reports to the main agent.

See the SDK Multi-Agent Teams guide for the programmatic API.