kilocode

Why we included this project

Kilo Code is an AI coding agent that works as a VS Code extension, a JetBrains plugin, and a standalone CLI, so it fits into the editors most teams already use. It turns plain-language requests into multi-file edits, completes code inline as you type, and can execute terminal commands or drive a browser, which puts it closer to an agent than an autocomplete tool. The model flexibility is what stands out: you can pull from a large catalog of frontier and open-weight models and swap mid-task to trade cost against latency or reasoning depth, with no markup on provider pricing. It also bundles specialized agents for planning, debugging, code review, and codebase Q&A, plus an MCP marketplace for wiring in external tools. Because it is open and self-hostable, it works as an alternative to commercial assistants, and it can run unattended in CI/CD pipelines.