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Kilo

Open-source AI coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, and the terminal

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What it is

Kilo Code writes and edits code across multiple files, provides inline autocomplete, and can run terminal commands and drive a browser on your behalf. It includes separate modes for planning, asking questions about a codebase, debugging, and coding, and supports custom agents, MCP servers, and skills from its marketplace. Developers can pick from hundreds of models, switch mid-task, and run it headless in CI pipelines through the CLI, which is a fork of OpenCode.

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27,671 GitHub stars.
27,671

Forks
3,287
Commits
33,716
Contributors
500+
Language
TypeScript
License
MIT
Last commit
Oct 19, 2026
On GitHub since
March 2025
First release
March 2025
Platforms
macOS, Windows, Linux, CLI
Self-hostable
No
Alternative to
Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code
Tags
  • coding-agent
  • mcp-server
  • ci-cd
  • code-review
  • ai-agents

Last synced from GitHub on Oct 20, 2026

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What people are saying

Updated Oct 21, 2026
  • Hacker NewsKilo CLI – Agentic Orchestration from the TerminalJan 22, 2026 · 5 points · 1 comment (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Most people use AI coding tools to avoid writing boilerplate. Nobody mentions they actually use it to debug someone else's garbage code at 2am without losing…”Jul 17, 2026 · 4 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsGas Town by KiloMar 18, 2026 · 4 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“data not private but free daily inference (not an exhaustive list) $8-20+/day from harvard freeinference.org from hetzner >1b tokens/week from kilo.ai free…”Sep 24, 2026 · 2 likes · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Top tools this week (May 5 – May 11): 1/ Kilo Code v7 — MIT-licensed AI coding extension for VS Code. Parallel agents, diff reviewer, side-by-side model…”May 11, 2026 · 1 like · 2 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Where is Kilo Code ? kilo.ai”Jul 22, 2026 · 1 like · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsKilo Pass by Kilo CodeFeb 5, 2026 · 2 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsKilo Code: Open-Source VS Code AI Agent- Merged Features from Roo Code and ClineAug 9, 2025 · 2 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Just heard of kilo.ai - an opencode fork which has been acquired by Anaconda. So many coding harnesses, how does anyone keep up?”Jul 16, 2026 · 1 like · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Here’s the simple recipe: - Use Z.ai GLM 4.7 models with your API keys ( - Install the Kilo Code plugin inside your IDE (kilo.ai) - Enjoy a fast, affordable…”Jan 11, 2026 · 0 likes · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“GitHub - Kilo-Org/kilocode: Kilo is the all-in-one agentic engineering platform. Build, ship, and iterate faster with the most popular open source coding agent.”Sep 10, 2026 · 0 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)