Kilo Code is a fast-growing, open-source AI coding agent platform designed to work seamlessly with popular IDEs like VS Code and JetBrains. It offers multiple AI agent modes and orchestrates complex development tasks to accelerate coding, debugging, and testing, aimed at enhancing developer productivity.
Five built-in agent modes including an orchestrator to break down projects into subtasks and coordinate work
Automatic failure recovery by detecting errors, running test suites, and self-correcting
Hallucination-free coding supported by integration with tools like Context7 for accurate library documentation lookup
Context-aware AI that automatically searches relevant parts of the codebase for precise assistance
Debug mode to thoroughly analyze codebases and locate bugs quickly
Memory bank feature to retain project context, user preferences, and past work to avoid repetitive explanations
Supports switching between over 500 AI models from more than 60 providers including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and open models like Llama and Mistral
Transparent open-source plugin licensed under Apache 2.0, allowing full visibility and control over AI behavior and prompts
No rate limits or hidden fees with flexible pay-as-you-go pricing and support for bring-your-own-keys (BYOK)
Upcoming features include tab auto-complete, parallel agents, cloud agents, code reviews, deployment, and app builder
Key Benefits
Enables developers to automate complex coding workflows end-to-end
Provides reliable, accurate AI coding with built-in debugging and error recovery
Offers extensive configurability with model choices and community-driven open-source development
Reduces development time and improves code quality through smart AI assistance
Friendly migration path for users switching from other coding assistants like Cursor