Open-source coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains and the terminal.
An agent that plans, writes and refactors code inside your editor. Pick from hundreds of models, including Claude, GPT, Gemini and open models, and pay the provider's rate, or bring your own key.
Works with
Key info
- Pricing
- Open source
- Platform
- macOS · Windows · Linux
- Category
- Plugins
- Best for
- Intermediate
- Works in
- VS Code, JetBrains and the terminal
- Free plan
- Free and open source; you pay model providers at their list price
- Paid plans from
- Optional Kilo Pass credits; Teams is $15 per user a month
- Models
- Hundreds, including Claude, GPT, Gemini and open models
- Your own API key
- Yes, from any provider
- Local models
- Yes, through Ollama or LM Studio
- Install
- Search for Kilo Code in your editor's extension marketplace
- Good for
- An agent in your editor without a monthly subscription
Related reading
- Fundamentals
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Why your AI keeps forgetting what you told it
Models have a context window, a fixed budget of text they can consider at once. Everything competes for it: your instructions, the files you opened, the erro…
Intermediate