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# Kilo

> Kilo Code is an open source AI coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, the terminal, and the cloud. It gives developers 500+ AI models with zero markup, bring-your-own API keys, and local model support.

## Product

- [Install Kilo](https://kilo.ai/install): Install Kilo for VS Code, JetBrains, the CLI, or Kilo Desktop (beta).
- [Pricing](https://kilo.ai/pricing): Free to start, pay-as-you-go credits at provider rates, Kilo Pass, Teams, and Enterprise.
- [Kilo for VS Code](https://kilo.ai/landing/vs-code): The Kilo extension for VS Code and VS Code-based editors.
- [Kilo for JetBrains](https://kilo.ai/jetbrains): The Kilo plugin for IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, WebStorm, and other JetBrains IDEs.
- [Kilo CLI](https://kilo.ai/cli): The Kilo coding agent in any terminal.
- [Cloud Agents](https://kilo.ai/cloud): Run Kilo in isolated cloud containers connected to your repository.
- [Code Reviewer](https://kilo.ai/code-reviewer): AI pull request reviews.
- [Kilo Gateway](https://kilo.ai/gateway): One API for 500+ models with zero markup.
- [Auto Model](https://kilo.ai/auto-model): Automatic model routing with Efficient, Frontier, and Free tiers.
- [Leaderboard](https://kilo.ai/leaderboard): Real-time AI model usage across Kilo.
- [Local models](https://kilo.ai/best-local-llm-for-coding): Run Kilo with local models through Ollama or LM Studio.
- [Slack](https://kilo.ai/slack): Use Kilo from Slack.
- [Teams](https://kilo.ai/teams): Centralized billing, usage analytics, and role-based access.
- [Enterprise](https://kilo.ai/enterprise): SSO/SAML, SCIM, audit logs, data residency, and SLAs.
- [Security and compliance](https://kilo.ai/security-and-compliance): Security posture and compliance details.
- [Compare](https://kilo.ai/compare): How Kilo compares with other AI coding tools.
- [About](https://kilo.ai/about): The team and company behind Kilo.
- [Contact sales](https://kilo.ai/contact-sales): Talk to the Kilo team about Teams and Enterprise.

## Documentation

- [Kilo docs](https://kilo.ai/docs): Guides, configuration, and reference.
- [Docs llms.txt](https://kilo.ai/docs/llms.txt): Machine-readable index of the documentation.

## Source and distribution

- [GitHub repository](https://github.com/Kilo-Org/kilocode): Source for the VS Code extension, JetBrains plugin, and CLI.
- [VS Code Marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=kilocode.Kilo-Code)
- [JetBrains Marketplace](https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/28350-kilo-code)

## FAQ

### What is Kilo Code?

Kilo Code is an open source AI coding agent that runs inside VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, and your terminal. It writes, debugs, refactors, and reviews code, automates multi-step tasks across your repo, and gives you direct access to 500+ AI models — including Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, and local models via Ollama or LM Studio. Unlike closed alternatives, every prompt is visible, the source is MIT-licensed, and you can bring your own API keys at provider rates with no markup.

### Is Kilo Code free?

Yes. The VS Code extension, JetBrains plugin, and CLI are free to install and open source under the MIT license. You can use Kilo with free models, bring your own API keys at zero markup, or top up pay-as-you-go credits that work across every surface — IDE, CLI, and Cloud Agents. There is no mandatory subscription and no fixed seat price for individual developers.

### How do I install Kilo Code?

Install the Kilo extension from the VS Code Marketplace, the JetBrains Marketplace, or install the CLI with a single command. Sign in once with your Kilo account to sync settings and credits across every surface. You can also start from kilo.ai/get-started, which walks you through picking your editor and the first run.

### What IDEs and platforms does Kilo support?

Kilo Code runs in VS Code and every VS Code-based editor (including Cursor forks and Windsurf), in all JetBrains IDEs (IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand, Rider, RubyMine, CLion, and more), and as a standalone CLI in any terminal. It also powers Cloud Agents in the browser, and ships a native Slack integration for team workflows.

### Which AI models does Kilo Code support?

Kilo gives you access to 500+ AI models through one unified interface, including Claude Sonnet 5, Claude Opus 4.8, GPT-5.5, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview, DeepSeek, Mistral, xAI Grok, Qwen, Llama, and more via Kilo Gateway. You can also bring your own API keys for any provider, or run fully local models through Ollama or LM Studio when you need to keep code on your machine.

### How does pricing work and can I bring my own API key?

Kilo Code charges zero markup on AI token usage. You can bring your own API keys for OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Groq, and any OpenAI-compatible provider, and pay those providers directly at list prices. If you prefer a single bill, top up the Kilo gateway balance pay-as-you-go and pay the same provider rate. Kilo Pass subscribers get bonus credits on top of what they pay.

### How does Kilo handle code privacy and data?

Kilo never trains on your code. Prompts and completions are passed directly to the model provider you pick, never stored for training. You can run 100% local models through Ollama or LM Studio to keep code on your machine, and teams get enterprise controls including SSO, audit logs, and data-residency controls.

### What agents does Kilo Code have?

Kilo ships with four specialized agents: Code (writes and edits production code), Plan (plans features and designs systems before implementation), Debug (traces errors and proposes fixes), and Ask (answers questions about your codebase). Code, Plan, and Debug agents can delegate work natively to sub-agents. You can also define custom agents with your own system prompts, tool permissions, and model choice.

### How do Cloud Agents work?

Cloud Agents run Kilo inside isolated cloud containers connected to your GitHub or GitLab repo, so long-running tasks like migrations, refactors, or autonomous PR creation keep working even when your laptop is closed. You can kick them off from the IDE, CLI, Slack, or a web dashboard, review their output as pull requests, and resume the exact same session locally with full context preserved.

### Does Kilo understand my entire codebase?

Yes. Kilo automatically indexes your repository, pulls in the most relevant files and symbols for every prompt, and uses ripgrep-powered search, AST-aware tooling, and persistent memory to stay grounded in your actual code. You can also add explicit context with @file, @folder, or @url mentions, connect MCP servers for live tool access, and pull in documentation via Context7 to avoid hallucinated APIs.

### What programming languages does Kilo support?

Kilo Code works with every language your chosen model knows, including TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Go, Rust, Java, Kotlin, Swift, C#, C/C++, Ruby, PHP, Scala, Elixir, Dart, SQL, HTML/CSS, Terraform, and Bash. Tree-sitter parsers keep code edits AST-aware across the most common languages, and the JetBrains plugin uses the IDE's own language services for deeper integration.

### Why switch from Cursor to Kilo Code?

Kilo is open source, supports 500+ models with bring-your-own API keys, and runs inside standard VS Code and JetBrains — no editor fork required. You get stronger privacy options (local models, no training on your code), visibility into every prompt the agent sends, pay-as-you-go pricing instead of a locked subscription, and team features like SSO and audit logs without moving off your existing editor.

### How does Kilo Code compare to GitHub Copilot?

GitHub Copilot is a closed autocomplete and chat product locked to OpenAI models with a fixed monthly price. Kilo Code is an open source agent that does multi-step work — refactors, debugging, reviews, deployments — across 500+ models from every major provider, supports local inference, and charges zero markup. Teams that need audit logs, shared credentials, and custom agents typically find Kilo more flexible and cheaper at scale.

### Does Kilo support MCP (Model Context Protocol)?

Yes. Kilo is a first-class MCP client: you can connect any MCP server to expose custom tools, APIs, docs, or internal services to the agent. There is a built-in MCP marketplace for one-click installs (GitHub, Linear, Jira, Postgres, Context7, Browserbase, and more), and teams can publish private MCP servers to their organization.

### Can I use Kilo Code on a team or in an enterprise?

Yes. Kilo Teams adds centralized billing, shared credit balance, usage analytics, role-based access, and team-wide rules or skills. Enterprise plans add SSO/SAML, SCIM provisioning, audit logs, SOC 2 Type I, data-residency controls, a dedicated proxy gateway, and priority support with SLAs. Teams and enterprises get centralized administration without markup on AI token usage.

### Is Kilo Code really open source?

Yes. Kilo's VS Code extension, JetBrains plugin, and CLI are open source under the MIT license. You can read that source, self-build, submit pull requests, and run those clients with your own API keys. Kilo Gateway and the Cloud backend are published separately as source available code.

## Optional

- [Blog](https://blog.kilo.ai): Product news and engineering posts.

# Our security policy
Contact: mailto:security@kilo.ai
Expires: 2026-12-31T23:59:59.000Z
Preferred-Languages: en
Canonical: https://kilo.ai/.well-known/security.txt
Policy: https://kilo.ai/security

# Scope
# This policy applies to:
# - kilo.ai and all its subdomains (*.kilo.ai)
# - Kilo Code extensions (VS Code, JetBrains IDEs)
# - Kilo Code CLI
# - Source code at github.com/Kilo-Org/kilocode and github.com/Kilo-Org/cloud

Acknowledgments: https://kilo.ai/security