Cline works best when you can change models without rebuilding your setup. If you want one API key, access to 150+ models, and a cleaner way to route coding traffic, you can connect Cline to ShareAI through its OpenAI-compatible API. The setup is short: create a ShareAI key, point Cline at the ShareAI base URL, choose a model, and verify the connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before you configure Cline, make sure the basics are in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you want the provider-side setup screen Cline expects, the official Cline OpenAI-compatible guide<\/a> is the right reference. For the ShareAI side, keep the ShareAI API quick start<\/a> open in another tab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The point of this setup is not just to make Cline connect. It is to make your model access easier to manage once usage grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That combination is useful when you use different models for different coding jobs, or when you want to keep one billing and access layer instead of juggling separate provider setups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Open the ShareAI API key page<\/a> and generate a new key for Cline. If this is your first setup, add credits in Billing<\/a> before testing. ShareAI\u2019s current getting-started guide shows the chat completions endpoint at Inside Cline settings, choose the OpenAI-compatible provider and enter these values:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Base URL matters. Cline expects the provider base path, not the full A quick API check can save you from debugging the wrong problem inside VS Code. Here is a simple request using the same ShareAI endpoint documented in the API quick start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If that request succeeds, go back to Cline, click verify, and send a small prompt first. Good examples are \u201cexplain this function in three bullets\u201d or \u201crefactor this file without changing behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Most connection issues come down to one of those four items. Start simple, verify the endpoint, then swap models once the first request works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ShareAI is a strong fit if you want one place to manage model access for coding work, compare options across providers, and keep a familiar OpenAI-compatible integration in front of Cline. It is especially useful when your projects move between quick edits, heavier refactors, and different model preferences over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Create your key, choose a model, and verify the connection. From there, you can keep iterating with the API quick start<\/a>, browse options in Models<\/a>, or test prompts in the Playground<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Connect Cline to ShareAI in minutes with one OpenAI-compatible API, a ShareAI key, and a coding-capable model.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cta-title":"","cta-description":"","cta-button-text":"","cta-button-link":"","rank_math_title":"","rank_math_description":"","rank_math_focus_keyword":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,9],"tags":[48,46,45,47],"class_list":["post-2856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-developers","category-product","tag-ai-coding-agent","tag-ai-gateway","tag-cline","tag-openai-compatible-api"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shareai.now\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shareai.now\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shareai.now\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shareai.now\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shareai.now\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2856"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/shareai.now\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2856\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2863,"href":"https:\/\/shareai.now\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2856\/revisions\/2863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shareai.now\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shareai.now\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shareai.now\/api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Why use ShareAI with Cline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Step 1: Create your ShareAI API key<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/api.shareai.now\/api\/v1\/chat\/completions<\/code>, which is the endpoint shape Cline will use through its OpenAI-compatible provider mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\nStep 2: Configure Cline with the ShareAI base URL<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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https:\/\/api.shareai.now\/api\/v1<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n\/chat\/completions<\/code> request URL. Once those fields are filled in, use Cline\u2019s verify action before you start a longer coding session.<\/p>\n\n\n\nStep 3: Verify the key before long Cline sessions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
curl -X POST \"https:\/\/api.shareai.now\/api\/v1\/chat\/completions\" \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer $SHAREAI_API_KEY\" \\\n -H \"Content-Type: application\/json\" \\\n -d '{\n \"model\": \"deepseek-r1:32b\",\n \"messages\": [\n {\n \"role\": \"user\",\n \"content\": \"Say hello from ShareAI\"\n }\n ]\n }'<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nCommon mistakes when connecting Cline to ShareAI<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\/chat\/completions<\/code> path as the Base URL instead of the base API path.<\/li>\n\n\n\nWhen ShareAI is a good fit for Cline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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