Cline v4.1.21: ai& Japan OpenAI-compatible provider, 6,386 models / 209 providers, local long-reply compact retry
Cline VS Code extension shipped v4.1.21 on 2026-09-24 with a new Japan OpenAI-compatible provider (ai&), a refreshed catalog of **6,386** models across **209** providers (19 unpinned defaults change—11 to Claude Opus 5.5 including GitHub Copilot and Vertex), and compact-and-retry once when local servers (llama.cpp/Ollama/LM Studio) hit output-token limits. Minimum js-yaml raised to 4.3.2 for frontmatter parsing security.
- •New provider **ai&** (Japan OpenAI-compatible open-weight endpoint)
- •Catalog: **6,386** models / **209** providers; 19 unpinned defaults shift (11 → Opus 5.5 incl. Copilot & Vertex)
- •Local models compact-and-retry once on output-token caps
- •js-yaml floor **4.3.2** for rule/skill frontmatter
- •Install via Marketplace or [cline-4.1.21.vsix](https://github.com/cline/cline/releases/download/v4.1.21/cline-4.1.21.vsix)




