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Kilo-Org/kilocode

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Kilo is the all-in-one agentic engineering platform. Build, ship, and iterate faster with the most popular open source coding agent.

What it is

All new feature pull requests must target the v2 branch. Bug fixes for the current release may still go to main. The open source coding agent for building with AI in VS Code, JetBrains, or the CLI. Kilo Code is an AI coding agent that meets you everywhere you work: VS Code, JetBrains, and the CLI. It's open source with open pricing. You pick from 500+ models, switch between them mid-task, and pay the model provider's rate with zero markup. No API keys required to start.

When to use it

Reach for kilocode when you want an AI to write, refactor or scaffold code in your editor or terminal — it's written in TypeScript and fits stacks tagged ai, ai-age, ai-coding, ai-developer-tools.

Category
AI Coding Tools
Also in
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Stars
27,944
Forks
3,354
Last push
today
Created
2025-03-10
Open issues
881
Website
kilo.ai
#ai#ai-age#ai-coding#ai-developer-tools#chatgpt#claude#cli#gemini#jetbrains#sonnet#vscode#vscode-extension#openai#ai-agents

Quick start

$ git clone https://github.com/Kilo-Org/kilocode.git

Hand it to your AI

Read https://ideas.asveas.com/r/Kilo-Org/kilocode.md and help me add Kilo-Org/kilocode to my project. Explain the setup steps for my stack and show the minimal code to get it working.
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FAQ

What is kilocode?

Kilo-Org/kilocode is an AI coding tool on GitHub: Kilo is the all-in-one agentic engineering platform. Build, ship, and iterate faster with the most popular open source coding agent. All new feature pull requests must target the v2 branch.

When should I use kilocode?

Reach for kilocode when you want an AI to write, refactor or scaffold code in your editor or terminal — it's written in TypeScript and fits stacks tagged ai, ai-age, ai-coding, ai-developer-tools.

What are the best alternatives to kilocode?

Popular alternatives in AI Coding Tools: anomalyco/opencode (226k★), google-gemini/gemini-cli (109k★), OpenHands/OpenHands (93.2k★), continuedev/continue (36.5k★), cline/cline (71.5k★).

Is kilocode actively maintained?

Kilo-Org/kilocode looks very actively maintained: the last push was today (2026-11-11), with 27,944 stars and 881 open issues.

What license does kilocode use?

Kilo-Org/kilocode is published under the MIT license. Check the repository's LICENSE file before commercial use.