Session 2026-08-07 - Cline agent initial setup

Context

First session with Cline AI coding agent running inside VS Codium (Flatpak on Linux Mint Cinnamon). User wanted: GitHub integration, terminal-IDE connection, VSCodium extensions based on real project stacks, deep API key leak scanning, and a long-term 3-tier memory system.

What was done

GitHub + SSH

• Added github.com to known_hosts, verified SSH key works (Hi ProtosEschatos)
• gh CLI v2.45.0 already installed and authenticated on host
• Registered GitHub MCP server in cline_mcp_settings.json (token from ~/.config/gh/hosts.yml) - provides in-chat tools for issues/PRs/repos/code search

Terminal to VS Codium

• Created ~/.local/bin/codium CLI wrapper (flatpak run com.vscodium.codium)
• Configured VSCodium settings.json with host-bash terminal profile using flatpak-spawn --host /usr/bin/bash --login
• New IDE terminals now run on host OS with access to git, gh, SSH, all host tools

3-Tier Memory System

• Updated memory/README.md with Warm (sessions/index) / Cold (projects) / Technical (learnings/rules/skills) tier definitions
• Documented the circular workflow: task start -> Cold+Warm -> execute -> write Warm -> update Cold -> extract Technical -> index row -> validate
• Committed to Protos-Agent (c3eb53f)

VSCodium Extensions (Open VSX only - no Microsoft Marketplace)

14 of 15 installed successfully:

• Core: GitLens, Prettier, ESLint, Error Lens, Material Icon Theme, Path Intellisense
• Stack: ES7+ React snippets, Tailwind CSS IntelliSense, CSS Peek, Auto Rename Tag, Auto Close Tag, Bash IDE, Shell Format, HTML CSS Support
• Bonus: GitHub Pull Requests (v0.156.0)
• Failed: davidnussio.security-scan - not available on Open VSX

Stack Update

• Rewrote rules/stack.md to use Next.js 16+ / React 19 / shadcn/ui as default for new greenfield projects (was Nuxt 4 / Vue 3)
• Deprecated Vue/Nuxt note added
• Committed (567123e)

Security Deep Scan

• Cloned 6 repos (Protos-Web, Bodulica, Protos-Agent, Car-Detailing, Roof-Master, Custom-Admin-Panel) to temp directory
• Scanned for: Stripe keys, Supabase service_role, JWT tokens, GitHub tokens, Anthropic/OpenAI/Gemini keys
• Result: CLEAN. All matches are documentation references with placeholder values (e.g. your-service-role-key, pk_test_...). Zero real API keys found.
• Scanned git history for JWT tokens: 0 hits.
• Cleaned up local clone directory after scan.

Open items

• davidnussio.security-scan extension unavailable on Open VSX -> alternative: GitGuardian CI scan via GitHub Actions (not yet configured)
• Cline-specific .clinerules file not yet created - could store agent identity, memory rules, and behavioral constraints

Decisions

• Memory lives in Protos-Agent repo (git-versioned, shared across all agents)
• Agent reports after every completed task (user requirement)
• No Vue/Python extensions (user confirmed: React/Next.js only)
• Open VSX only (VS Codium constraint)
• Linux Mint Cinnamon as default environment assumption