Is Cline Down?

If Prismix shows Cline as "Operational" but you're having issues:

• Claude API key invalid or expired — Cline calls the Anthropic Claude API directly using the key you enter in VS Code settings. If the key is revoked, regenerated, or has a zero credit balance, every Cline request fails with a 401 or 403. Regenerate the key at console.anthropic.com and paste it into Cline's settings panel.
• Token limit reached mid-task — Cline maintains a running conversation that grows with each tool call and file edit. On long tasks the context window fills up, causing Cline to refuse to continue or produce truncated diffs. Start a new task, or switch to a model with a larger context window (claude-3-5-sonnet supports 200k tokens).
• Diff apply failure on modified files — When Cline generates a file edit, it applies a unified diff against the current file state. If you manually edited the file between Cline's read and write steps, the patch offsets no longer match and Cline reports "diff apply failed." Accept or discard manual changes before letting Cline continue.
• Permission denied running terminal commands — Cline executes shell commands in VS Code's integrated terminal. On Windows, PowerShell execution policy may block scripts; on macOS/Linux, the VS Code process may lack write permission to certain directories. Run VS Code as administrator or adjust the execution policy with Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned.
• Browser tool not available in workspace — Cline's browser preview feature requires the VS Code Simple Browser extension or a compatible webview host. In remote/SSH workspaces or containers the webview environment may be unavailable, causing the browser step to silently skip or error.
• Context window exceeded on large codebases — Cline reads entire files into the prompt when you ask it to analyze or refactor them. Files over ~4,000 lines consume most of the context budget, leaving little room for Claude's response. Use Cline's "mention" feature to target only the relevant file sections rather than adding whole files to context.