feat(skills): migrate Cline to config-driven native skills

Move Cline installer from .clinerules/workflows to .cline/skills with
SKILL.md directory output. Add legacy cleanup and 9 test assertions.

test/test-installation-components.js

@@ -893,6 +893,68 @@ async function runTests() {
 
   console.log('');
 
+  // ============================================================
+  // Test 18: Cline Native Skills Install
+  // ============================================================
+  console.log(`${colors.yellow}Test Suite 18: Cline Native Skills${colors.reset}\n`);
+
+  try {
+    clearCache();
+    const platformCodes18 = await loadPlatformCodes();
+    const clineInstaller = platformCodes18.platforms.cline?.installer;
+
+    assert(clineInstaller?.target_dir === '.cline/skills', 'Cline target_dir uses native skills path');
+
+    assert(clineInstaller?.skill_format === true, 'Cline installer enables native skill output');
+
+    assert(
+      Array.isArray(clineInstaller?.legacy_targets) && clineInstaller.legacy_targets.includes('.clinerules/workflows'),
+      'Cline installer cleans legacy workflow output',
+    );
+
+    const tempProjectDir18 = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'bmad-cline-test-'));
+    const installedBmadDir18 = await createTestBmadFixture();
+    const legacyDir18 = path.join(tempProjectDir18, '.clinerules', 'workflows', 'bmad-legacy-dir');
+    await fs.ensureDir(legacyDir18);
+    await fs.writeFile(path.join(tempProjectDir18, '.clinerules', 'workflows', 'bmad-legacy.md'), 'legacy\n');
+    await fs.writeFile(path.join(legacyDir18, 'SKILL.md'), 'legacy\n');
+
+    const ideManager18 = new IdeManager();
+    await ideManager18.ensureInitialized();
+    const result18 = await ideManager18.setup('cline', tempProjectDir18, installedBmadDir18, {
+      silent: true,
+      selectedModules: ['bmm'],
+    });
+
+    assert(result18.success === true, 'Cline setup succeeds against temp project');
+
+    const skillFile18 = path.join(tempProjectDir18, '.cline', 'skills', 'bmad-master', 'SKILL.md');
+    assert(await fs.pathExists(skillFile18), 'Cline install writes SKILL.md directory output');
+
+    // Verify name frontmatter matches directory name
+    const skillContent18 = await fs.readFile(skillFile18, 'utf8');
+    const nameMatch18 = skillContent18.match(/^name:\s*(.+)$/m);
+    assert(nameMatch18 && nameMatch18[1].trim() === 'bmad-master', 'Cline skill name frontmatter matches directory name exactly');
+
+    assert(!(await fs.pathExists(path.join(tempProjectDir18, '.clinerules', 'workflows'))), 'Cline setup removes legacy workflows dir');
+
+    // Reinstall/upgrade: run setup again over existing skills output
+    const result18b = await ideManager18.setup('cline', tempProjectDir18, installedBmadDir18, {
+      silent: true,
+      selectedModules: ['bmm'],
+    });
+
+    assert(result18b.success === true, 'Cline reinstall/upgrade succeeds over existing skills');
+    assert(await fs.pathExists(skillFile18), 'Cline reinstall preserves SKILL.md output');
+
+    await fs.remove(tempProjectDir18);
+    await fs.remove(installedBmadDir18);
+  } catch (error) {
+    assert(false, 'Cline native skills migration test succeeds', error.message);
+  }
+
+  console.log('');
+
   // ============================================================
   // Summary
   // ============================================================

tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/platform-codes.yaml

@@ -57,8 +57,11 @@ platforms:
     category: ide
     description: "AI coding assistant"
     installer:
-      target_dir: .clinerules/workflows
+      legacy_targets:
-      template_type: windsurf
+        - .clinerules/workflows
+      target_dir: .cline/skills
+      template_type: default
+      skill_format: true
 
   codex:
     name: "Codex"

tools/docs/native-skills-migration-checklist.md

@@ -64,18 +64,18 @@ Support assumption: full Agent Skills support. Windsurf docs confirm workspace s
 
 ## Cline
 
-Support assumption: full Agent Skills support. BMAD currently installs workflow files to `.clinerules/workflows`; target should move to the platform's native skills directory.
+Support assumption: full Agent Skills support. Cline docs confirm workspace skills at `.cline/skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md` and global skills at `~/.cline/skills/`. BMAD has now migrated from `.clinerules/workflows` to `.cline/skills`.
 
 **Install:** VS Code extension `saoudrizwan.claude-dev` — search "Cline" in Extensions or `code --install-extension saoudrizwan.claude-dev`
 
-- [ ] Confirm current Cline skills path and whether `.cline/skills` is the correct BMAD target
+- [x] Confirm current Cline skills path is `.cline/skills/{skill-name}/SKILL.md` with YAML frontmatter (name + description)
-- [ ] Implement installer migration to native skills output
+- [x] Implement installer migration to native skills output
-- [ ] Add legacy cleanup for `.clinerules/workflows`
+- [x] Add legacy cleanup for `.clinerules/workflows`
-- [ ] Test fresh install
+- [x] Test fresh install — 43 skills installed to `.cline/skills/`
-- [ ] Test reinstall/upgrade from legacy workflow output
+- [x] Test reinstall/upgrade from legacy workflow output
-- [ ] Confirm ancestor conflict protection where applicable
+- [x] Confirm no ancestor conflict protection is needed because Cline only scans workspace-local `.cline/skills/` and global `~/.cline/skills/`, with no ancestor directory inheritance
-- [ ] Implement/extend automated tests
+- [x] Implement/extend automated tests — 9 assertions in test suite 18
-- [ ] Commit
+- [x] Commit
 
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