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sidebarTitle: "Explain Changes"
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-Explain Changes is an AI-powered code review feature that adds inline explanations to your code changes. When Cline makes modifications to your codebase, you can click a button to get streaming, contextual explanations that appear directly in VS Code's diff view.
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<Note>
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-Explain Changes requires **[Checkpoints](/features/checkpoints)** to be enabled. Make sure to enable checkpoints in your Cline settings before using this feature.
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+This feature is only available in **VS Code**. The diff view with inline comments requires VS Code's native diff capabilities.
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</Note>
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+Explain Changes is an AI-powered code review feature that adds inline explanations to your code changes. When Cline makes modifications to your codebase, you can click a button to get streaming, contextual explanations that appear directly in VS Code's diff view.
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@@ -21,6 +23,9 @@ Explain Changes requires **[Checkpoints](/features/checkpoints)** to be enabled.
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## How It Works
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+<Note>
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+Explain Changes requires **[Checkpoints](/features/checkpoints)** to be enabled. Make sure to enable checkpoints in your Cline settings before using this feature.
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+</Note>
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After Cline completes a task that involves file changes, you'll see an "Explain Changes" button alongside the "View Changes" button in the completion message. Clicking this button:
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