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  <h1>🎯 Caret</h1>
  <p><strong>Use your Cline settings as-is, with more features, 266 models, free monthly credits</strong></p>

> [v0.4.6 Update] **Dynamic brand naming / Free credits promotion on login UI / README docs links**

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      <strong>[ 📥 Install on VS Code ]</strong>
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    &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp;
    <a href="https://docs.caret.team/en/getting-started/what-is-caret">
      <strong>[ 📖 Docs ]</strong>
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## 🎉 v0.4.6

- 🎁 **Free Credits Promo** — Sign-up free credits info on login required UI
- 🤖 **GLM-4.7** — Cost-effective Thinking Mode, just use your API key
- 🖼️ **Image Tools** — Text models can generate images (Nano Banana) & analyze (Gemini Flash) via Caret account
- 📄 **Document Tools** — HWP, PDF, DOCX, PPTX cross-platform support
- ☀️ **Upstage** — Korea's independent AI foundation model provider, Solar Pro/Mini support
- 🧩 **Skills/Hooks** — Define project-specific AI skills
- 📁 **Dual Directory & /init** — AI context (`.agents/`) and user docs (`.users/`) with 1:1 mirroring policy
- 🖼️ **Image Send Toggle** — Set image file send via @mention
- 🌍 **Language Expansion** — French, German, Russian (countries with own AI models)

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## 🔄 Cline Compatible + Extended

**Cline users can start right away.**

- Use existing Cline settings/accounts as-is
- 31 providers, 266 models supported
- Caret account free credits
- Switch to Cline mode anytime

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## 🔀 Dual Mode

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