The planning layer for Cline.
The Hamster CLI syncs Briefs, Plans, and team decisions into your repo so Cline can work from your team's requirements alongside the code.
Free for 10 briefs a month.
Give Cline the scope before it starts building.
Autonomous execution amplifies ambiguity
Unclear requirements leave an autonomous coding run to fill in gaps that can carry through several implementation steps.
Requirements are not in the codebase
Cline reads your files, but product decisions live in docs, tickets, and conversations. It builds from code context alone, missing the why behind every choice.
No shared plan across sessions
A new session needs a record of completed work, constraints, and team decisions to continue the feature without another explanation.
Hamster gives Cline the full picture.
Hamster drafts a Brief from your intent and generates a Plan with scoped Tasks. The CLI syncs that work into .hamster/ so Cline can read the requirements and acceptance criteria before building.
Self-contained task specs
Cline works best when it has everything upfront. Hamster tasks include requirements, constraints, and acceptance criteria so Cline executes without making assumptions.
Scoped units of work
Hamster decomposes features into tasks sized for a single autonomous session. Each task has clear boundaries, reducing the risk of sprawling changes.
Always-on context via the CLI
The CLI keeps the Briefs, Tasks, and Plans in .hamster/ current as your team makes changes, so Cline can pick up the latest requirements without manual copying.
How teams use Hamster with Cline
Autonomous feature work
Before
Requirements supplied only in a prompt can leave the scope unclear, requiring more explanation and corrections as the agent builds.
After
The agent reads the Brief and task details from .hamster/, so its work can be reviewed against the requirements your team agreed on.
Multi-session features
Before
Resuming a feature requires someone to explain what was completed and which work remains when that context is missing from the repo.
After
The CLI keeps task status and requirements in sync, so the next session can pick up the remaining work from the shared Plan.
Team coordination
Before
Developers working in separate coding sessions can duplicate work when they have no shared requirements or task boundaries.
After
Hamster gives the team a shared Brief and scoped Tasks, so each developer can choose work with clear acceptance criteria.
Bring your next Brief into Cline.
Your coding agent can work from the shared Brief and scoped Tasks, giving you clear acceptance criteria to review its changes against.
The Free plan includes 10 Briefs a month for you and your team.
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