Vinci in Cline

Cline  is an autonomous coding agent for VS Code. It has a built-in OpenAI Compatible provider — no config file needed.

Setup

1. Vinci app → Account → API keys → issue a vinci_live_… key.
2. Open Cline’s settings (the ⚙ / API Provider panel) and set:
   • API Provider: OpenAI Compatible
   • Base URL: https://vinci.getsimpledirect.com/api/v1
   • API Key: your vinci_live_… key
   • Model ID: vinci-piccolo (or vinci-bozza, vinci-tela)
3. Click Verify / save.

Local app: Base URL http://localhost:3000/api/v1.

Every call routes through the Vinci gateway → character layer + free-tier metering + ZDR.