# Kilo-Org/kilocode

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

Repository: https://github.com/Kilo-Org/kilocode
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kilocode
Homepage: https://kilo.ai/
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: ai-coding, vscode, vscode-extension, ai-developer-tools, chatgpt, claude, gemini, sonnet, ai, ai-age, cli, jetbrains
Last push: 2026-08-27T00:14:20+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 83/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 87, longevity 38
- inputs: {"age_days": 541, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 7, "gap_med": 0.0, "n_releases_24m": 421}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 27033, forks 3092 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:47.328888+00:00)

## What it is
Kilo Code is an open-source (MIT) AI coding agent available as a VS Code extension, JetBrains plugin, and CLI, with cloud agents and a model gateway offering 500+ models at provider cost. It provides chat-driven and autocomplete coding workflows, custom modes and rules, MCP integrations, and automatic model routing.

## Use cases
- ai coding assistant in vs code
- refactor code with an llm agent
- automate code reviews with ai
- route coding tasks to the cheapest capable model
- migrate rules from cursor or windsurf
- run coding agents in the terminal cli
- bring your own api keys for ai coding

## When to choose
- you want an open-source, MIT-licensed alternative to Cursor or Windsurf
- you need one agent across VS Code, JetBrains, and the CLI
- you want model flexibility with 500+ models, BYOK, or local models without markup
- you want MCP support and custom agent modes and rules

## When to avoid
- you prefer a fully offline tool with no AI inference costs or accounts
- you need a lightweight autocomplete-only assistant without agent features
- you dislike vendor gateways or subscription credit systems

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: agent-framework, llm-inference, developer-tools, chat-interface, mcp, code-review
- domain: developer-tools, artificial-intelligence, large-language-models
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: ai-coding-agent, vscode-extension, jetbrains-plugin, model-routing, byok, cloud-agents, code-assistant, ai-agents, automation, vscode, jetbrains, nodejs

## Member repositories
- Kilo-Org/kilocode (main) score 83

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:47.328888+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:54:35.891920+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Kilo-Org/kilocode (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:47.328888+00:00, sha 45828e3a567a)
  - homepage: https://kilo.ai/ (fetched 2026-08-29T07:52:20.414721+00:00, sha dcddadf29323)
  - site_page: https://kilo.ai/install (fetched 2026-08-29T07:52:20.426378+00:00, sha c8e94bd1aacb)
  - site_page: https://kilo.ai/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T07:52:20.430057+00:00, sha 305d1e4dd49b)
  - site_page: https://kilo.ai/features (fetched 2026-08-29T07:52:20.431610+00:00, sha 8e2e6aa44b8a)
  - site_page: https://kilo.ai/about (fetched 2026-08-29T07:52:20.434970+00:00, sha 08d03dcd03c2)
  - site_page: https://kilo.ai/docs/getting-started/migrating (fetched 2026-08-29T07:52:20.436708+00:00, sha a167357b6aeb)
  - site_page: https://kilo.ai/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T07:52:20.424309+00:00, sha 85a04d25e52a)
  - site_page: https://kilo.ai/auto-model (fetched 2026-08-29T07:52:20.428211+00:00, sha 1a5a5d33e258)
  - site_page: https://kilo.ai/pricing/kilo-pass (fetched 2026-08-29T07:52:20.433306+00:00, sha 86b41232f049)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.