Claude Dev (legacy)

What it does

• The original open-source Claude coding plugin for VS Code — this listing (saoudrizwan.claude-dev) is where the Cline story started
• The listing itself now publishes as Cline (publisher cline.bot, 5.6M+ installs, v4.1.x as of 2026-10): an autonomous coding agent that edits files, runs terminal commands, and drives a browser — with per-step human approval
• Extension ID is unchanged: install commands and tutorials written for "Claude Dev" still resolve to today's Cline
• Human-in-the-loop GUI: every file change and terminal command needs your click, unlike sandboxed autonomous scripts

When to use it

You mostly meet this entry backwards: an old tutorial, gist, or a teammate's note says "install Claude Dev (saoudrizwan.claude-dev)" — this is the listing they mean, and installing it gets you today's Cline. For new projects, go straight to the Cline entry or Roo Code.

Getting started

In VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P):

ext install saoudrizwan.claude-dev

This is the command from the listing itself — it installs Cline under the original ID.

Things to know

Kept for historical reference only — the name "Claude Dev" no longer appears anywhere on the live listing, which is now fully branded Cline. Nothing was archived or forked here; the project continued in place, so there is no separate legacy build to install.