From 095c5f9323cede85b34218e11407c3deb003595d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: aayank13 <aayank1306@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2026 15:45:58 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix: stop recording cline cli prompt recalls that cline drops

---
 README.md                           |  8 +++++---
 crates/trodden/src/harness/cline.rs | 21 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e3327f2..a22a990 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -91,12 +91,14 @@ trodden backfill             # learn from your existing sessions
 | OpenCode | `opencode` | yes | yes | no | hooks | no |
 | Kilo Code | `kilo` | yes | yes | no | hooks | no |
 | Kimi Code | `kimi` | yes | no | yes | hooks | no |
-| Cline | `cline` | yes | yes | no | hooks | no |
+| Cline | `cline` | extension only | yes | no | hooks | no |
 
 "no" means the agent's hooks cannot do it: Cursor cannot add context to a
 prompt, Kimi Code ignores output after a failed command, and OpenCode, Kilo
-Code and Cline cannot continue a finished turn. Agents that learn from hooks
-only learn from sessions after they are connected.
+Code and Cline cannot continue a finished turn. The Cline CLI cannot add
+context to a prompt either, so Cline recalls on a prompt only in its VS Code
+and JetBrains extension. Agents that learn from hooks only learn from sessions
+after they are connected.
 
 A few agents need one step of their own after `trodden connect`: Codex asks
 you to trust the new hooks the next time it starts, Cline needs its "Enable
diff --git a/crates/trodden/src/harness/cline.rs b/crates/trodden/src/harness/cline.rs
index c004151..68aae23 100644
--- a/crates/trodden/src/harness/cline.rs
+++ b/crates/trodden/src/harness/cline.rs
@@ -567,6 +567,7 @@ impl Agent for Cline {
 
     fn render(&self, event: &HookEvent, reply: Reply<'_>) -> Option<String> {
         match (&event.moment, reply) {
+            (Moment::Prompt(_), Reply::Recall(_)) if event.name != "UserPromptSubmit" => None,
             (Moment::Prompt(_) | Moment::CommandFailed(_), Reply::Recall(envelope)) => {
                 Some(json!({ "cancel": false, "contextModification": envelope }).to_string())
             }
@@ -860,7 +861,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn replies_inject_context_and_never_continue() {
         let event = |moment| HookEvent {
-            name: String::new(),
+            name: "UserPromptSubmit".to_owned(),
             session: "s".to_owned(),
             cwd: PathBuf::from(CWD),
             transcript: None,
@@ -891,6 +892,24 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn cli_prompts_are_journaled_but_never_recalled() {
+        let event = Payload::event(&json!({
+            "clineVersion": "3.0.70", "hookName": "prompt_submit", "timestamp": "2026-10-09T10:00:00.000Z",
+            "taskId": "run_1", "sessionContext": {"rootSessionId": "1791540000000_k3x9q"},
+            "workspaceRoots": [CWD], "userId": "me", "agent_id": "lead", "parent_agent_id": null,
+            "userPromptSubmit": {"prompt": "Fix the paging bug in src/paginate.js"}
+        }))
+        .expect("event");
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            event.moment,
+            Moment::Prompt("Fix the paging bug in src/paginate.js".to_owned())
+        );
+        assert_eq!(event.observed.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(Cline.render(&event, Reply::Recall("<m/>")), None);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn connect_writes_one_script_per_event_and_round_trips() {
         let scratch = Scratch::new("connect");