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Caret Personas

Choose and customize your own personalized AI coding partner!

What is Caret?

Caret = Cline + Personalized AI Companion + Enhanced System Prompts

Caret is an enhanced AI coding agent based on Cline, bringing cutting-edge AI models directly into your VS Code editor. Unlike autocomplete tools, Caret is a true coding agent that understands your entire codebase, plans complex changes, and executes multi-step tasks.

🌟 6 Reasons to Choose Caret​

  1. 🔄 One-Click Toggle Between Two Modes - Full Cline compatibility, switch anytime
  2. 🎭 Personalized AI Companion - Your own persona for delightful coding
  3. 🧠 Enhanced System Prompts - Smarter and more efficient AI responses
  4. 🌍 4 Language Support - English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese + 4 language manuals
  5. ⌨️ Enhanced UX - Prompt history, auto model lookup, and more
  6. 🎯 25 Providers, 300 Models - Full Cline v3.32.7 compatibility + extensions

👉 See All Exclusive Features in Detail: Caret Exclusive Features Overview

🎭 #1 Feature: Personalized AI Coding Partner​

The Persona System that completely differentiates from other AI tools! Go beyond simple text chat and code with a visually vibrant AI companion.

Built-in Personas:​


Caret
Friendly Robot Friend
Oh Sarang
K-POP Idol Developer
Madobe Ichika
Windows 11 OS-tan
Cyan Mackin
macOS Assistant
Tando Ubuntu
Open Source Collaborator
  • 🎨 Customization: Register your own AI name and profile image!
  • ⚡ Switch Anytime: Instantly activate/deactivate personas - pure Cline mode also available

👉 Learn More: Persona System Guide

🔄 Cline/Caret Toggle - Two Modes, Your Choice!​

Cline Mode ⇄ Caret Mode

Cline Mode (Classic Approach)​

  • Plan/Act approach - familiar to existing Cline users
  • All settings compatible - use your existing settings as-is
  • Stability guaranteed - Cline's proven core engine

Caret Mode (Enhanced Features)​

  • Persona system - your personalized AI companion
  • Enhanced system prompts - smarter and more efficient AI
  • 4 language support - perfect multilingual environment
  • Chatbot/Agent - more intuitive conversation style

👉 Learn More: Dual Mode System

🌍 Coding Without Language Barriers​

Perfect 4-language support so developers worldwide can use it comfortably in their native language:

  • English - Native support (UI, AI chat, docs, manual)
  • Korean - Perfect Korean support (UI, AI chat, docs, manual)
  • Japanese - Perfect Japanese support (UI, AI chat, docs, manual)
  • Chinese - Perfect Chinese support (UI, AI chat, docs, manual)

👉 Learn More: Complete Multilingual UI

🚀 Supported AI Models​

Full Cline v3.32.7 Compatibility​

25 Providers | 300 Models | Full Cline v3.32.7 Compatibility

Major Providers: OpenAI GPT-5, Anthropic Claude-4, Google Gemini 2.5, DeepSeek V3, Qwen3, and more

All Cline Features + Caret Extensions​

  • Plan/Act Mode - Cline's proven transparent development process
  • MCP Support - Model Context Protocol for connecting external systems
  • Zero-Trust Security - Complete client-side execution
  • Free Model Switching - Instantly switch between Claude, Gemini, etc.
  • Persona System - Caret's unique personalized AI companion
  • Enhanced System Prompts - Smarter and more efficient AI responses

👉 Learn More: Model Selection Guide

Proven Architecture Based on Cline​

Caret provides additional features for Korean developers and global users based on the proven Cline architecture.

Complete Transparency​

Watch in real-time as Caret reads files, considers approaches, and suggests changes. Every decision is visible, and every edit can be reviewed before execution.

Your Models, Your Control​

Use Claude for complex reasoning, Gemini for large contexts, Qwen3 Coder for efficiency. Switch instantly when new models are released. Your API keys, your choice.

Built for Real Engineering​

Caret can:

  • Read and write files across your entire codebase
  • Execute terminal commands and debug errors
  • Plan complex features before writing code
  • Connect to external systems through MCP servers
  • Understand large codebases with intelligent context management

Getting Started​

Ready to start with Caret?

  1. Installing Caret - How to install Caret in VS Code
  2. Model Selection Guide - Choose the right AI model
  3. Understanding Context Management - Efficient context usage
  4. Caret Exclusive Features - Caret's special features

Relationship with Cline​

Caret is a fork of the Cline open-source project. We express deep gratitude to the original Cline project and developers.

Caret is based on Cline v3.32.7 and provides 4 core additional features:

  1. 🎭 Personalized AI persona system
  2. 🌍 Korean, Japanese, Chinese support
  3. 🧠 Enhanced system prompts
  4. 🔄 Cline/Caret mode switching

We also provide additional exclusive features such as prompt history, enhanced provider setup, and the Knowledge Parity Workflow that enhances AI's reliability.

All of Cline's core features are fully preserved and functional in Caret.

Open Source Contributions​

As members of the open-source community, we aim to contribute to the development of the Cline ecosystem.

Experience a new dimension of coding with your personalized AI coding partner! 🎯