Terminal-based AI coding agent with access to 500+ models. Plan, write, debug, and refactor code without leaving your terminal.

Prerequisites

Node.js v18.0 or later

npm

Installation

# Install globally (recommended) npm install -g @kilocode/cli

# Or run without installing npx @kilocode/cli

# Verify kilo --version

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Older CPUs (no AVX support): Download the -baseline binary from GitHub Releases for your platform instead.

First-Time Setup

kilo # launch TUI /connect # add your API key interactively

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Or configure manually at ~/.config/kilo/config.json :

{ "$schema" : "https://app.kilo.ai/config.json" , "provider" : { "anthropic" : { "apiKey" : "YOUR_API_KEY" } } }

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Basic Usage

kilo # launch interactive TUI kilo run "fix the login bug" # one-shot prompt kilo --help # show all options

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Key CLI Commands

Command Description

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