Kilo Code
Kilo Code is a VS Code AI programming extension positioned between Cline and Roo Code. It is designed to strike a balance between flexibility and ease of use for AI-assisted software development within the editor.
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Kilo Code itself is completely free to install, but the AI models it connects to are still billed per token.
CLI users can install Kilo Code via npm install -g @kilocode/cli and confirm the version with kilo --version.
Kilo Code's credential management is handled by the kilo auth command.
Kilo Code combines the advanced capabilities of Roo Code with the simplicity and ease of use of Cline's interface; the team started in April of this year and began growing rapidly in August.
Kilo Code claims to be the fastest-growing coding extension in the world, ranking first on OpenRouter, with approximately 500,000 users and consuming approximately 490 trillion tokens per month.
Kilo Code supports over 500 AI models.
Kilo Code for JetBrains officially debuted on Product Hunt, topping the daily leaderboard with 245 votes.
Kilo Code is fully open source, allowing users to audit, modify, and extend the tool itself.
Kilo Code for JetBrains is a fully native, open-source coding agent covering JetBrains series IDEs including IntelliJ IDEA, WebStorm, PyCharm, GoLand, Rider, PhpStorm, CLion, and RubyMine.
Kilo Code supports running parallel agents in isolated Git worktrees.
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Kilo Code is an open-source Agentic Engineering Platform.
65%UnverifiedKilo Code使用TypeScript作为主要开发语言
90%UnverifiedKilo Code不依赖特定的AI模型或云服务，无供应商锁定
80%UnverifiedKilo Code's credential management is handled by the kilo auth command.
50%UnverifiedKilo Code itself is completely free to install, but the AI models it connects to are still billed per token.
50%UnverifiedCLI users can install Kilo Code via npm install -g @kilocode/cli and confirm the version with kilo --version.
50%UnverifiedKilo Code combines the advanced capabilities of Roo Code with the simplicity and ease of use of Cline's interface; the team started in April of this year and began growing rapidly in August.
50%UnverifiedKilo Code supports over 500 AI models.
50%UnverifiedKilo Code is fully open source, allowing users to audit, modify, and extend the tool itself.
50%UnverifiedKilo Code displays GitHub PRs and code diffs inline within the IDE, allowing developers to view Pull Requests and review code changes directly in the coding environment.
50%UnverifiedKilo Code for JetBrains is a fully native, open-source coding agent covering JetBrains series IDEs including IntelliJ IDEA, WebStorm, PyCharm, GoLand, Rider, PhpStorm, CLion, and RubyMine.
50%UnverifiedKilo Code supports running parallel agents in isolated Git worktrees.
50%UnverifiedKilo Code is designed for both local development and remote development scenarios.
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