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Use Aurora with Cline by selecting its OpenAI Compatible provider in the VS Code extension.

Select Inference Endpoint
Choose preferred region.

Install and prepare​

Install Cline from the VS Code Extensions view, then open its sidebar. Create an Aurora API token and choose a model from the catalog.

Configure the connection​

  1. Open Cline's Settings using the gear icon.
  2. Select OpenAI Compatible as the API Provider.
  3. Set Base URL to:

  1. Paste your Aurora token into API Key, without Bearer .
  2. Enter deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash as the Model ID.
  3. Save the settings. If your installation uses separate Plan and Act model configurations, configure both with the intended Aurora connection.

Use the full model ID without an extra client prefix. The base URL already has /v1; do not append /chat/completions. Leave Azure identity authentication off.

Under Model Configuration, use context/output limits for the chosen model. Only enable image or other capabilities that it supports. Custom-model pricing fields are estimates; Aurora's Portal is the source for billed usage.

Verify the agent loop​

Open a project with a small README and start a new task:

Read README.md and summarize the project in three bullets. Do not edit files.

Approve the file read if prompted. Expect the file contents to appear as a tool result and a summary to follow. Cline displays the generated response as it arrives. Replace the filename if necessary.

Troubleshooting​

  • Wrong API selected: Use OpenAI Compatible, not the official OpenAI provider or an Anthropic provider.
  • Works in Plan but fails in Act: Check whether separate models are enabled and repeat the connection settings for the other mode.
  • Model not found: Use the complete catalog ID, including its author prefix (for example deepseek/); a display name is not a catalog ID.
  • Tools fail after a successful answer: Inspect the model's tool support, Cline permissions, and the actual tool error. Reduce to the file-read test.

See shared troubleshooting and the Cline OpenAI Compatible reference.