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Kilo

Kilo is the all-in-one agentic engineering platform. Build, ship, and iterate faster with the most popular open source coding agent. observed · 2026-10-19

github.com/Kilo-Org/kilocode · homepage · TypeScript · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-10-19

Health v2 · maintenance only

84/100

  • Activity 100
  • Release rhythm 87
  • Longevity 42
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 0
  • age_days: 589
  • days_rel: 4
  • days_push: 3
  • n_releases_24m: 454

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

27653 stars · 3275 forks observed · 2026-10-19

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-10-05, confidence 0.97

Kilo is an open‑source AI coding agent that works across VS Code, JetBrains IDEs and the command line. It lets developers pick from 500+ models, switch mid‑task, and run agents locally or in the cloud.

Use cases

  • Write or refactor code using AI directly in my IDE
  • Generate code snippets from natural language prompts in the terminal
  • Run long‑running AI‑driven tasks without consuming local resources
  • Switch between different LLM providers on the fly during a coding session
  • Collaborate with teammates by sharing AI‑assisted coding sessions

When to choose

  • You need an AI coding assistant that works consistently across multiple IDEs and the CLI
  • You want to use a wide range of LLMs without vendor lock‑in or markup
  • You prefer an open‑source solution that can be self‑hosted or extended

When to avoid

  • You require a tightly integrated proprietary AI tool with built‑in analytics
  • Your workflow is limited to a single editor that already has a dedicated AI extension
  • You need a lightweight, single‑purpose code completion plugin without additional orchestration features

Facets

application · maturity active

cli editor llm-inference agent-framework artificial-intelligence developer-tools cross-platform cli ai-coding agentic-engineering ide-extension model-orchestration open-source code-generation devops vscode jetbrains web-server

10 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
Kilo-Org/kilocodemain84
Kilo-Org/kilomirror10

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="Kilo-Org/kilocode")

Data as of 2026-10-19T08:05:51.212177+00:00 · Report a problem