Kilo Code

Overview

Kilo Code is an open-source AI coding agent and agentic engineering platform available in VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, the CLI, cloud, Slack, and a desktop app. It provides specialized agents, model selection across 500+ models, and workflows for coding, planning, debugging, and code review.

Key Features

• Open-source coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, CLI, cloud, Slack, and desktop.
• 500+ models with mid-task switching and provider-rate pricing with zero markup.
• Specialized Code, Plan, Ask, and Debug agents, plus custom agents.
• Auto Model routing with Efficient, Frontier, and Free options.
• Kilo Marketplace for agents, skills, MCP servers, and plugins.
• Autonomous mode for CI/CD through kilo run --auto.

Use Cases

• Generate and edit code across multiple files from natural language.
• Plan complex features and review implementation plans before coding.
• Debug and trace issues in a codebase.
• Run autonomous coding tasks in trusted CI/CD pipelines.

Getting Started

• Install the Kilo Code extension in VS Code or from the VS Code Marketplace, then create an account.
• Install the CLI via npm, pnpm, bun, Homebrew, AUR, or the curl install script, then run kilo in a project directory.
• Install the Kilo Code plugin from the JetBrains Marketplace or search for Kilo Code in Settings → Plugins.
• Use the Cloud Agent from the web or set up automated code reviews for pull requests.

Before You Adopt

• License: MIT. Review its terms before using, modifying, or distributing the project.
• Kilo Desktop is marked as beta.
• Autonomous mode auto-approves permission prompts unless a rule denies the action and should only be used in trusted environments.