fix(vscode): remove dead settings (#11819)

apps/vscode/proto/cline/state.proto

@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ message Secrets {
 // in src/shared/storage/state-keys.ts and use the scripts/generate-state-proto.mjs
 // script to regenerate this list.
 message Settings {
+  reserved 144, 154, 176;
+  reserved "cline_web_tools_enabled", "enable_parallel_tool_calling", "double_check_completion_enabled";
+
   optional string lite_llm_base_url = 1;
   optional bool lite_llm_use_prompt_cache = 2;
   optional string anthropic_base_url = 4;
@@ -251,14 +254,12 @@ message Settings {
   optional int32 max_consecutive_mistakes = 139;
   optional bool yolo_mode_toggled = 142;
   optional bool use_auto_condense = 143;
-  optional bool cline_web_tools_enabled = 144;
   optional string preferred_language = 145;
   optional PlanActMode mode = 147;
   optional FocusChainSettings focus_chain_settings = 149;
   optional string custom_prompt = 150;
   optional bool hooks_enabled = 152;
   optional bool subagents_enabled = 153;
-  optional bool enable_parallel_tool_calling = 154;
   optional bool background_edit_enabled = 155;
   optional bool opt_out_of_remote_config = 157;
   optional bool open_telemetry_enabled = 158;
@@ -277,7 +278,6 @@ message Settings {
   optional int32 open_telemetry_log_max_queue_size = 171;
   optional bool worktrees_enabled = 172;
   optional bool auto_approve_all_toggled = 174;
-  optional bool double_check_completion_enabled = 176;
   map<string, string> open_ai_headers = 177;
   optional string plan_mode_cline_model_id = 178;
   optional OpenRouterModelInfo plan_mode_cline_model_info = 179;
@@ -387,9 +387,11 @@ message UpdateTaskSettingsRequest {
 message UpdateSettingsRequest {
   reserved 15; // was openai_reasoning_effort (moved to mode-scoped reasoning effort)
   reserved 23; // was dictation_settings (dictation removed)
+  reserved 32, 34, 35, 41;
   reserved 38; // was skills_enabled (removed - now always enabled)
   reserved 43; // was lazy_teammate_mode_enabled (removed)
   reserved 12; // was terminal_output_line_limit (removed; SDK command output limits are character-based)
+  reserved "native_tool_call_enabled", "cline_web_tools_enabled", "enable_parallel_tool_calling", "double_check_completion_enabled";
 
   Metadata metadata = 1;
   optional ModelsApiConfiguration api_configuration = 2;
@@ -417,15 +419,11 @@ message UpdateSettingsRequest {
   optional bool subagents_enabled = 29;
   optional int32 subagent_terminal_output_line_limit = 30;
   optional string cline_env = 31;
-  optional bool native_tool_call_enabled = 32;
   optional OnboardingModelGroup onboarding_models = 33;
-  optional bool cline_web_tools_enabled = 34;
-  optional bool enable_parallel_tool_calling = 35;
   optional bool background_edit_enabled = 36;
   optional string oca_reasoning_effort = 37;
   optional bool opt_out_of_remote_config = 39;
   optional bool worktrees_enabled = 40;
-  optional bool double_check_completion_enabled = 41;
   optional bool show_feature_tips = 42;
 }
 

apps/vscode/src/core/controller/state/getStateToPostToWebview.ts

@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ export async function getStateToPostToWebview(controller: {
 	const lastDismissedModelBannerVersion = stateManager.getGlobalStateKey("lastDismissedModelBannerVersion") || 0
 	const lastDismissedCliBannerVersion = stateManager.getGlobalStateKey("lastDismissedCliBannerVersion") || 0
 	const dismissedBanners = stateManager.getGlobalStateKey("dismissedBanners")
-	const doubleCheckCompletionEnabled = stateManager.getGlobalSettingsKey("doubleCheckCompletionEnabled")
 	const showFeatureTips = stateManager.getGlobalSettingsKey("showFeatureTips")
 
 	const localClineRulesToggles = stateManager.getWorkspaceStateKey("localClineRulesToggles")
@@ -162,10 +161,6 @@ export async function getStateToPostToWebview(controller: {
 			user: stateManager.getGlobalStateKey("multiRootEnabled"),
 			featureFlag: true,
 		},
-		clineWebToolsEnabled: {
-			user: stateManager.getGlobalSettingsKey("clineWebToolsEnabled"),
-			featureFlag: featureFlagsService.getWebtoolsEnabled(),
-		},
 		worktreesEnabled: {
 			user: stateManager.getGlobalSettingsKey("worktreesEnabled"),
 			featureFlag: featureFlagsService.getWorktreesEnabled(),
@@ -176,11 +171,8 @@ export async function getStateToPostToWebview(controller: {
 		remoteConfigSettings: stateManager.getRemoteConfigSettings?.(),
 		lastDismissedCliBannerVersion,
 		dismissedBanners,
-		nativeToolCallSetting: stateManager.getGlobalStateKey("nativeToolCallEnabled"),
-		enableParallelToolCalling: stateManager.getGlobalSettingsKey("enableParallelToolCalling"),
 		backgroundEditEnabled: stateManager.getGlobalSettingsKey("backgroundEditEnabled"),
 		optOutOfRemoteConfig: stateManager.getGlobalSettingsKey("optOutOfRemoteConfig"),
-		doubleCheckCompletionEnabled,
 		showFeatureTips,
 		banners,
 		welcomeBanners,

apps/vscode/src/core/controller/state/updateSettings.ts

@@ -150,14 +150,6 @@ export async function updateSettings(controller: Controller, request: UpdateSett
 			controller.stateManager.setGlobalState("yoloModeToggled", request.yoloModeToggled)
 		}
 
-		// Update cline web tools setting
-		if (request.clineWebToolsEnabled !== undefined) {
-			if (controller.task) {
-				telemetryService.captureClineWebToolsToggle(controller.task.ulid, request.clineWebToolsEnabled)
-			}
-			controller.stateManager.setGlobalState("clineWebToolsEnabled", request.clineWebToolsEnabled)
-		}
-
 		// Update worktrees setting
 		if (request.worktreesEnabled !== undefined) {
 			controller.stateManager.setGlobalState("worktreesEnabled", request.worktreesEnabled)
@@ -250,22 +242,6 @@ export async function updateSettings(controller: Controller, request: UpdateSett
 			controller.stateManager.setGlobalState("multiRootEnabled", !!request.multiRootEnabled)
 		}
 
-		if (request.nativeToolCallEnabled !== undefined) {
-			controller.stateManager.setGlobalState("nativeToolCallEnabled", !!request.nativeToolCallEnabled)
-			if (controller.task) {
-				telemetryService.captureFeatureToggle(
-					controller.task.ulid,
-					"native-tool-call",
-					request.nativeToolCallEnabled,
-					controller.task.api.getModel().id,
-				)
-			}
-		}
-
-		if (request.enableParallelToolCalling !== undefined) {
-			controller.stateManager.setGlobalState("enableParallelToolCalling", !!request.enableParallelToolCalling)
-		}
-
 		if (request.optOutOfRemoteConfig !== undefined) {
 			const hadOptedOut = controller.stateManager.getGlobalSettingsKey("optOutOfRemoteConfig")
 			const isOptingOut = !!request.optOutOfRemoteConfig
@@ -285,10 +261,6 @@ export async function updateSettings(controller: Controller, request: UpdateSett
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (request.doubleCheckCompletionEnabled !== undefined) {
-			controller.stateManager.setGlobalState("doubleCheckCompletionEnabled", request.doubleCheckCompletionEnabled)
-		}
-
 		if (request.showFeatureTips !== undefined) {
 			controller.stateManager.setGlobalState("showFeatureTips", request.showFeatureTips)
 		}

apps/vscode/src/core/controller/state/updateSettingsCli.ts

@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ export async function updateSettingsCli(controller: Controller, request: UpdateS
 			telemetrySetting,
 			yoloModeToggled,
 			useAutoCondense,
-			clineWebToolsEnabled,
 			worktreesEnabled,
 			subagentsEnabled,
 			browserSettings,
@@ -142,14 +141,6 @@ export async function updateSettingsCli(controller: Controller, request: UpdateS
 			controller.stateManager.setGlobalState("useAutoCondense", useAutoCondense)
 		}
 
-		// Update Cline web tools setting (requires telemetry)
-		if (clineWebToolsEnabled !== undefined) {
-			if (controller.task) {
-				telemetryService.captureClineWebToolsToggle(controller.task.ulid, clineWebToolsEnabled)
-			}
-			controller.stateManager.setGlobalState("clineWebToolsEnabled", clineWebToolsEnabled)
-		}
-
 		// Update worktrees setting
 		if (worktreesEnabled !== undefined) {
 			controller.stateManager.setGlobalState("worktreesEnabled", worktreesEnabled)

apps/vscode/src/services/feature-flags/FeatureFlagsService.ts

@@ -114,10 +114,6 @@ export class FeatureFlagsService {
 		return this.cache.get(flagName) ?? FeatureFlagDefaultValue[flagName]
 	}
 
-	public getWebtoolsEnabled(): boolean {
-		return this.getBooleanFlagEnabled(FeatureFlag.WEBTOOLS)
-	}
-
 	public getWorktreesEnabled(): boolean {
 		return this.getBooleanFlagEnabled(FeatureFlag.WORKTREES)
 	}

apps/vscode/src/services/telemetry/TelemetryService.ts

@@ -309,8 +309,6 @@ export class TelemetryService {
 			AUTO_CONDENSE_TOGGLED: "task.auto_condense_toggled",
 			// Tracks when yolo mode setting is toggled on/off
 			YOLO_MODE_TOGGLED: "task.yolo_mode_toggled",
-			// Tracks when Cline web tools setting is toggled on/off
-			CLINE_WEB_TOOLS_TOGGLED: "task.cline_web_tools_toggled",
 			// Tracks task initialization timing
 			INITIALIZATION: "task.initialization",
 			// Terminal execution telemetry events
@@ -1632,21 +1630,6 @@ export class TelemetryService {
 		})
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Records when Cline web tools are enabled/disabled by the user
-	 * @param ulid Unique identifier for the task
-	 * @param enabled Whether Cline web tools are enabled (true) or disabled (false)
-	 */
-	public captureClineWebToolsToggle(ulid: string, enabled: boolean) {
-		this.capture({
-			event: TelemetryService.EVENTS.TASK.CLINE_WEB_TOOLS_TOGGLED,
-			properties: {
-				ulid,
-				enabled,
-			},
-		})
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Records task initialization timing and metadata
 	 * @param ulid Unique identifier for the task

apps/vscode/src/shared/ExtensionMessage.ts

@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ export interface ExtensionState {
 	yoloModeToggled?: boolean
 	useAutoCondense?: boolean
 	subagentsEnabled?: boolean
-	clineWebToolsEnabled?: ClineFeatureSetting
 	worktreesEnabled?: ClineFeatureSetting
 	customPrompt?: string
 	favoritedModelIds: string[]
@@ -121,11 +120,8 @@ export interface ExtensionState {
 	remoteConfigSettings?: Partial<RemoteConfigFields>
 	globalSkillsToggles?: Record<string, boolean>
 	localSkillsToggles?: Record<string, boolean>
-	nativeToolCallSetting?: boolean
-	enableParallelToolCalling?: boolean
 	backgroundEditEnabled?: boolean
 	optOutOfRemoteConfig?: boolean
-	doubleCheckCompletionEnabled?: boolean
 	showFeatureTips?: boolean
 	banners?: BannerCardData[]
 	welcomeBanners?: BannerCardData[]

apps/vscode/src/shared/services/feature-flags/feature-flags.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import type { FeatureFlagPayload } from "@/services/feature-flags/providers/IFeatureFlagsProvider"
 
 export enum FeatureFlag {
-	WEBTOOLS = "webtools",
 	WORKTREES = "worktree-exp",
 	// Feature flag for showing the new onboarding flow or old welcome view.
 	ONBOARDING_MODELS = "onboarding_models",
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ export enum FeatureFlag {
 }
 
 export const FeatureFlagDefaultValue: Partial<Record<FeatureFlag, FeatureFlagPayload>> = {
-	[FeatureFlag.WEBTOOLS]: false,
 	[FeatureFlag.WORKTREES]: false,
 	[FeatureFlag.ONBOARDING_MODELS]: process.env.E2E_TEST === "true" ? { models: {} } : undefined,
 	[FeatureFlag.REMOTE_BANNERS]: process.env.E2E_TEST === "true" || process.env.IS_DEV === "true",

apps/vscode/src/shared/storage/state-keys.ts

@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ const GLOBAL_STATE_FIELDS = {
 	lastDismissedInfoBannerVersion: { default: 0 as number },
 	lastDismissedModelBannerVersion: { default: 0 as number },
 	lastDismissedCliBannerVersion: { default: 0 as number },
-	nativeToolCallEnabled: { default: true as boolean },
 	remoteRulesToggles: { default: {} as ClineRulesToggles },
 	remoteWorkflowToggles: { default: {} as ClineRulesToggles },
 	remoteSkillsToggles: { default: {} as ClineRulesToggles },
@@ -141,7 +140,6 @@ const API_HANDLER_SETTINGS_FIELDS = {
 	ocaMode: { default: "internal" as string },
 	aihubmixBaseUrl: { default: undefined as string | undefined },
 	aihubmixAppCode: { default: undefined as string | undefined },
-	enableParallelToolCalling: { default: true as boolean },
 
 	// Plan mode configurations
 	planModeApiModelId: { default: undefined as string | undefined },
@@ -267,7 +265,6 @@ const USER_SETTINGS_FIELDS = {
 	autoApproveAllToggled: { default: false as boolean },
 	useAutoCondense: { default: false as boolean },
 	subagentsEnabled: { default: false as boolean },
-	clineWebToolsEnabled: { default: true as boolean },
 	worktreesEnabled: { default: false as boolean },
 	preferredLanguage: { default: "English" as string },
 	mode: { default: "act" as Mode },
@@ -275,7 +272,6 @@ const USER_SETTINGS_FIELDS = {
 	customPrompt: { default: undefined as "compact" | undefined },
 	backgroundEditEnabled: { default: false as boolean },
 	optOutOfRemoteConfig: { default: false as boolean },
-	doubleCheckCompletionEnabled: { default: false as boolean },
 	showFeatureTips: { default: true as boolean },
 
 	// OpenTelemetry configuration

apps/vscode/src/utils/__tests__/model-utils.test.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, it } from "bun:test"
 import "should"
-import type { ApiHandlerModel, ApiProviderInfo } from "@core/api"
+import type { ApiHandlerModel } from "@core/api"
 import {
 	GEMINI_FLASH_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS,
 	isClaude4PlusModelFamily,
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import {
 	isGLMModelFamily,
 	isGPT5ModelFamily,
 	isGptOssModelFamily,
-	isNativeToolCallingConfig,
 	isNextGenModelFamily,
 	isPoolsideModelFamily,
 	modelDoesntSupportWebp,
@@ -17,11 +16,6 @@ import {
 
 // Minimal helper — modelDoesntSupportWebp only reads apiHandlerModel.id
 const m = (id: string): ApiHandlerModel => ({ id, info: { supportsPromptCache: false } })
-const providerInfo = (providerId: string, modelId: string): ApiProviderInfo => ({
-	providerId,
-	model: m(modelId),
-	mode: "act",
-})
 
 describe("shouldSkipReasoningForModel", () => {
 	it("should return true for grok-4 models", () => {
@@ -137,10 +131,8 @@ describe("isPoolsideModelFamily", () => {
 		isPoolsideModelFamily("claude-sonnet-4").should.equal(false)
 	})
 
-	it("should qualify Laguna models for next-gen and native tool calling paths", () => {
+	it("should qualify Laguna models for next-gen paths", () => {
 		isNextGenModelFamily("poolside/laguna-m.1").should.equal(true)
-		isNativeToolCallingConfig(providerInfo("openai-compatible", "poolside/laguna-m.1"), true).should.equal(true)
-		isNativeToolCallingConfig(providerInfo("openai-compatible", "poolside/laguna-m.1"), false).should.equal(false)
 	})
 })
 

apps/vscode/src/utils/model-utils.ts

@@ -1,32 +1,10 @@
 import { MODEL_COLLECTIONS_BY_PROVIDER_ID } from "@cline/llms"
-import { ApiHandlerModel, ApiProviderInfo } from "@core/api"
+import { ApiHandlerModel } from "@core/api"
 import type { AnthropicModelId } from "@/shared/api"
 
 const CLAUDE_VERSION_MATCH_REGEX = /[-_ ]([\d](?:\.[05])?)[-_ ]?/
 export const GEMINI_FLASH_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS = 8_192
 
-function isNextGenModelProvider(providerInfo: ApiProviderInfo): boolean {
-	const providerId = normalize(providerInfo.providerId)
-	return [
-		"cline",
-		"cline-pass",
-		"anthropic",
-		"bedrock",
-		"gemini",
-		"vertex",
-		"openrouter",
-		"openai",
-		"minimax",
-		"openai-native",
-		"openai-compatible",
-		"openai-codex",
-		"baseten",
-		"vercel-ai-gateway",
-		"deepseek",
-		"oca",
-	].some((id) => providerId === id)
-}
-
 export function modelDoesntSupportWebp(apiHandlerModel: ApiHandlerModel): boolean {
 	const modelId = apiHandlerModel.id.toLowerCase()
 	// Grok doesn't support WebP via its API.
@@ -188,24 +166,6 @@ export function parsePrice(priceString: string | undefined): number {
 	return parsed * 1_000_000
 }
 
-/**
- * Determines if the given provider and model combination will use native tool calling.
- * Helpful if we need to quickly check this for prompts or other logic.
- * @param providerInfo The provider and model information
- * @param enableNativeToolCalls Whether the native tool calls setting is enabled
- * @returns true if the model will use native tool calling, false otherwise
- */
-export function isNativeToolCallingConfig(providerInfo: ApiProviderInfo, enableNativeToolCalls: boolean): boolean {
-	if (!enableNativeToolCalls) {
-		return false
-	}
-	if (!isNextGenModelProvider(providerInfo)) {
-		return false
-	}
-	const modelId = providerInfo.model.id.toLowerCase()
-	return isNextGenModelFamily(modelId)
-}
-
 function normalize(text: string): string {
 	return text.trim().toLowerCase()
 }

apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/settings/sections/FeatureSettingsSection.spec.tsx

@@ -13,14 +13,10 @@ vi.mock("@/context/ExtensionStateContext", () => ({
 		yoloModeToggled: false,
 		useAutoCondense: false,
 		subagentsEnabled: false,
-		clineWebToolsEnabled: { user: true, featureFlag: true },
 		worktreesEnabled: { user: true, featureFlag: true },
 		focusChainSettings: { enabled: false, remindClineInterval: 6 },
 		remoteConfigSettings: {},
-		nativeToolCallSetting: false,
-		enableParallelToolCalling: false,
 		backgroundEditEnabled: false,
-		doubleCheckCompletionEnabled: false,
 	})),
 }))
 

apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/settings/sections/FeatureSettingsSection.tsx

@@ -37,20 +37,6 @@ const agentFeatures: FeatureToggle[] = [
 		stateKey: "subagentsEnabled",
 		settingKey: "subagentsEnabled",
 	},
-	{
-		id: "native-tool-call",
-		label: "Native Tool Call",
-		description: "Use native function calling when available",
-		stateKey: "nativeToolCallSetting",
-		settingKey: "nativeToolCallEnabled",
-	},
-	{
-		id: "parallel-tool-calling",
-		label: "Parallel Tool Calling",
-		description: "Execute multiple tool calls simultaneously",
-		stateKey: "enableParallelToolCalling",
-		settingKey: "enableParallelToolCalling",
-	},
 	{
 		id: "auto-compact",
 		label: "Auto Compact",
@@ -82,13 +68,6 @@ const editorFeatures: FeatureToggle[] = [
 		stateKey: "enableCheckpointsSetting",
 		settingKey: "enableCheckpointsSetting",
 	},
-	{
-		id: "cline-web-tools",
-		label: "Cline Web Tools",
-		description: "Access web browsing and search capabilities",
-		stateKey: "clineWebToolsEnabled",
-		settingKey: "clineWebToolsEnabled",
-	},
 	{
 		id: "worktrees",
 		label: "Worktrees",
@@ -107,14 +86,6 @@ const experimentalFeatures: FeatureToggle[] = [
 		stateKey: "yoloModeToggled",
 		settingKey: "yoloModeToggled",
 	},
-	{
-		id: "double-check-completion",
-		label: "Double-Check Completion",
-		description:
-			"Rejects the first completion attempt and asks the model to re-verify its work against the original task requirements before accepting.",
-		stateKey: "doubleCheckCompletionEnabled",
-		settingKey: "doubleCheckCompletionEnabled",
-	},
 ]
 
 const advancedFeatures: FeatureToggle[] = [
@@ -191,13 +162,9 @@ const FeatureSettingsSection = ({ renderSectionHeader }: FeatureSettingsSectionP
 		yoloModeToggled,
 		useAutoCondense,
 		subagentsEnabled,
-		clineWebToolsEnabled,
 		worktreesEnabled,
 		remoteConfigSettings,
-		nativeToolCallSetting,
-		enableParallelToolCalling,
 		backgroundEditEnabled,
-		doubleCheckCompletionEnabled,
 		showFeatureTips,
 	} = useExtensionState()
 
@@ -208,20 +175,15 @@ const FeatureSettingsSection = ({ renderSectionHeader }: FeatureSettingsSectionP
 		showFeatureTips,
 		enableCheckpointsSetting,
 		hooksEnabled,
-		nativeToolCallSetting,
 		useAutoCondense,
 		subagentsEnabled,
-		clineWebToolsEnabled: clineWebToolsEnabled?.user,
 		worktreesEnabled: worktreesEnabled?.user,
-		enableParallelToolCalling,
 		backgroundEditEnabled,
-		doubleCheckCompletionEnabled,
 		yoloModeToggled: isYoloRemoteLocked ? remoteConfigSettings?.yoloModeToggled : yoloModeToggled,
 	}
 
 	// Visibility lookup for features with feature flags
 	const featureVisibility: Record<string, boolean | undefined> = {
-		clineWebToolsEnabled: clineWebToolsEnabled?.featureFlag,
 		worktreesEnabled: worktreesEnabled?.featureFlag,
 	}
 

apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/context/ExtensionStateContext.tsx

@@ -301,7 +301,6 @@ export const ExtensionStateContextProvider: React.FC<{
 		customPrompt: undefined,
 		useAutoCondense: false,
 		subagentsEnabled: false,
-		clineWebToolsEnabled: { user: true, featureFlag: false },
 		worktreesEnabled: { user: true, featureFlag: false },
 		favoritedModelIds: [],
 		lastDismissedInfoBannerVersion: 0,
@@ -312,7 +311,6 @@ export const ExtensionStateContextProvider: React.FC<{
 		backgroundCommandTaskId: undefined,
 		lastDismissedCliBannerVersion: 0,
 		backgroundEditEnabled: false,
-		doubleCheckCompletionEnabled: false,
 		showFeatureTips: true,
 		globalSkillsToggles: {},
 		localSkillsToggles: {},
@@ -323,8 +321,6 @@ export const ExtensionStateContextProvider: React.FC<{
 		isMultiRootWorkspace: false,
 		multiRootSetting: { user: false, featureFlag: false },
 		hooksEnabled: false,
-		nativeToolCallSetting: false,
-		enableParallelToolCalling: false,
 	})
 	const [expandTaskHeader, setExpandTaskHeader] = useState(true)
 	const [didHydrateState, setDidHydrateState] = useState(false)