llms.txt Getting Started
Introduction to Kilo Code Installation Quickstart Setup & Authentication Using Kilo for Free Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) AI Providers Settings Adding Credits Rate Limits and Costs FAQ Migrating from Cursor/Windsurf Troubleshooting Using Kilo Docs with Agents Code with AI
Code with AI VS Code Extension JetBrains Extension Kilo CLI Cloud Agent Mobile Apps Slack App Builder The Chat Interface Context & Mentions Model Selection Auto Model Custom Models Using Agents Autocomplete Code Actions Enhance Prompt Git Commit Generation Voice Transcription Browser Use Customize
Overview Custom Modes Custom Rules Custom Instructions Custom Subagents Agents.md Workflows Skills Prompt Engineering Codebase Indexing Context Condensing .kilocodeignore Large Projects Collaborate
Collaborate Sessions & Sharing About Plans Getting Started with Teams Dashboard Team Management Custom Modes (Org) Billing Analytics Overview SSO Model Access Controls Audit Logs Migration Automate
Automate Integrations Code Reviews Agent Manager Local Models Shell Integration Auto-launch Configuration MCP Overview How Tools Work Tool Use Details Deploy & Secure
Deploy & Secure Deploy Managed Indexing Security Reviews Contributing
Contributing Development Environment Ecosystem Architecture Overview Architecture Features AI Providers
AI Providers Kilo Code (Default) Anthropic Claude Code OpenAI ChatGPT Plus/Pro Google Gemini Mistral AI DeepSeek xAI (Grok) OpenRouter Glama Requesty Unbound Vercel AI Gateway Google Vertex AI AWS Bedrock Groq Cerebras Fireworks AI with Kilo Code Ollama LM Studio VS Code LM API OpenAI Compatible Chutes AI Inception MiniMax Moonshot OVHcloud SAP AI Core v0 Human Relay Synthetic Provider Virtual Quota Fallback Gateway
AI Gateway Quickstart Authentication Models & Providers Streaming Usage & Billing API Reference SDKs & Frameworks Tools
Tool Use Details read_file search_files list_files list_code_definition_names codebase_search apply_diff delete_file write_to_file browser_action execute_command use_mcp_tool access_mcp_resource switch_mode new_task ask_followup_question attempt_completion update_todo_list Source: /ai-providers/anthropic
Configuration in Kilo Code
Tips and Notes
prompt caching Anthropic Pricing Requesty Source: /ai-providers/bedrock
sidebar_label: AWS Bedrock
Prerequisites
AWS Bedrock documentation Configuration in Kilo Code
Tips and Notes
Amazon Bedrock pricing Source: /ai-providers/cerebras
Configuration in Kilo Code
Source: /ai-providers/chutes-ai
Configuration in Kilo Code
Source: /ai-providers/claude-code
sidebar_label: Claude Code
Installing and Setting Up Claude Code
Configuration in Kilo Code
Source: /ai-providers/deepseek
Configuration in Kilo Code
Tips and Notes
DeepSeek Pricing Source: /ai-providers/fireworks
title: Fireworks AI with Kilo Code
Configuration in Kilo Code
Tips and Notes
Fireworks AI Pricing Source: /ai-providers/gemini
sidebar_label: Google Gemini
Configuration in Kilo Code
Tips and Notes
Gemini pricing page codebase indexing Source: /ai-providers/glama
Configuration in Kilo Code
Source: /ai-providers/groq
Configuration in Kilo Code
Source: /ai-providers/human-relay
Source: /ai-providers/inception
Configuration in Kilo Code
Tips and Notes
Kilo-Org/kilocode issues title: "AI Providers"
description: "Configure and connect different AI model providers to Kilo Code"
Why Use Multiple Providers?
Disabling Built-in Providers
Next Steps
Kilo Code provider Model Selection Source: /ai-providers/kilocode
sidebar_label: Kilo Code Provider
Kilo Gateway integration
Kilo Gateway overview Models & Providers Authentication & BYOK Configuration in Kilo Code
Source: /ai-providers/lmstudio
Configuration in Kilo Code
Using Custom or Unlisted Models
Tips and Notes
LM Studio documentation Source: /ai-providers/minimax
Configuration in Kilo Code
Source: /ai-providers/mistral
sidebar_label: Mistral AI
Configuration in Kilo Code
Source: /ai-providers/moonshot
sidebar_label: Moonshot.ai
Configuration in Kilo Code
Source: /ai-providers/ollama
Using Custom or Unlisted Models
Source: /ai-providers/openai-chatgpt-plus-pro
sidebar_label: ChatGPT Plus/Pro
Tips and Notes
OpenAI's ChatGPT plans Source: /ai-providers/openai-compatible
sidebar_label: OpenAI Compatible
Source: /ai-providers/openai
Configuration in Kilo Code
Tips and Notes
OpenAI Pricing OpenAI-compatible Source: /ai-providers/openrouter
sidebar_label: OpenRouter
Configuration in Kilo Code
Tips and Notes
OpenRouter Models page Source: /ai-providers/ovhcloud
sidebar_label: OVHcloud AI Endpoints
Configuration in Kilo Code
Source: /ai-providers/requesty
Configuration in Kilo Code
Tips and Notes
API key Requesty VS.code extension LLM interaction logs Search models with caching Relevant resources
Requesty Youtube channel Requesty Discord Source: /ai-providers/sap-ai-core
sidebar_label: SAP AI Core
Configuration in Kilo Code
Deployments (Foundation Models Mode)
Source: /ai-providers/synthetic
Configuration in Kilo Code
Source: /ai-providers/unbound
Configuration in Kilo Code
Additional Resources
v0 Official Documentation Vercel AI Documentation Source: /ai-providers/vercel-ai-gateway
https://vercel.com/ai-gateway/models https://vercel.com/docs/ai-gateway Configuration in Kilo Code
Tips and Notes
Vercel AI Gateway Models page Source: /ai-providers/vertex
sidebar_label: GCP Vertex AI
Prerequisites
Google Cloud documentation Google Cloud documentation on creating service account keys Configuration in Kilo Code
Tips and Notes
Vertex AI pricing Source: /ai-providers/virtual-quota-fallback
sidebar_label: Virtual Quota Fallback
Configuration in Kilo Code
Source: /ai-providers/vscode-lm
sidebar_label: VS Code Language Model API
Source: /ai-providers/xai
sidebar_label: xAI (Grok)
Configuration in Kilo Code
Source: /ai-providers/zenmux
Configuration in Kilo Code
Support
ZenMux documentation Kilo Code GitHub repository Source: /automate/agent-manager
title: "Agent Manager"
description: "Manage and orchestrate multiple AI agents"
Opening the Agent Manager
Sending Messages, Approvals, and Control
Session State and Persistence
Keyboard Shortcuts (Agent Manager Panel)
Prerequisites
CLI setup Authentication Requirements Opening the Agent Manager
Sending messages, approvals, and control
Resuming an existing session
Authentication Requirements
Related features
Sessions Auto-approving Actions CLI Source: /automate/auto-triage/overview
title: "Auto Triage"
description: "Automate GitHub issue triage with AI assistance"
What it does
Configuration Labels applied by Auto-Triage
Source: /automate/code-reviews/github
title: "GitHub Code Reviews"
description: "Set up automated AI code reviews on GitHub pull requests"
Source: /automate/code-reviews/gitlab
title: "GitLab Code Reviews"
description: "Set up automated AI code reviews on GitLab merge requests"
How the Bot Identity Works
Source: /automate/code-reviews/overview
title: "Code Reviews"
description: "Automate code reviews with AI assistance"
Prerequisites
Integration setup guide Getting Started
GitHub Code Reviews GitLab Code Reviews Source: /automate/extending/auto-launch
title: "Auto-launch Configuration"
description: "Configure automatic agent launching"
Creating a Launch Configuration
Source: /automate/extending/local-models
title: "Local Models"
description: "Run AI models locally with Kilo Code"
Supported Local Model Providers
Setting Up Local Models
Setting up Ollama Setting up LM Studio Source: /automate/extending/shell-integration
title: "Shell Integration"
description: "Integrate Kilo Code with your shell environment"
What is Shell Integration?
execute_command Getting Started with Shell Integration
Terminal Integration Settings
Troubleshooting Shell Integration
WSL Terminal Integration Methods
Known Issues and Workarounds
Troubleshooting Resources
How Shell Execution Works
Agent Manager Terminals (VS Code Extension)
Source: /automate/how-tools-work
title: How Tools Work
description: Learn how Kilo Code's tools automate your development workflow
title: "Automate"
description: "Automate your development workflows with Kilo Code"
Agent Manager
Agent Manager MCP (Model Context Protocol)
MCP Overview What is MCP? Using MCP in Kilo Code STDIO & SSE Transports MCP vs API Extending Kilo
Local Models Shell Integration Auto-Launch Common Automation Patterns
Source: /automate/integrations
title: "Integrations"
description: "Overview of Kilo Code integrations"
What You Can Do With Integrations
What Happens After Connecting
Code Reviews guide Managing or Removing the Integration
Source: /automate/mcp/mcp-vs-api
title: "MCP vs API"
description: "Comparing MCP to traditional APIs"
Architectural Differences
Different Layers, Different Purposes
Context Preservation: Critical for AI Workflows
Real-World Example: Multi-Tool Workflow
Conclusion: Complementary, Not Competing Technologies
Source: /automate/mcp/overview
title: "MCP Overview"
description: "Overview of the Model Context Protocol"
Contributing to the Marketplace
contribution guidelines Source: /automate/mcp/server-transports
title: "Server Transports"
description: "Understanding MCP server transport options"
Local vs. Hosted: Deployment Aspects
Choosing Between STDIO and SSE
Configuring Transports in Kilo Code
Source: /automate/mcp/using-in-cli
title: "Using MCP in CLI"
description: "How to configure and use MCP servers in the Kilo CLI"
Source: /automate/mcp/using-in-kilo-code
title: "Using MCP in Kilo Code"
description: "How to use MCP servers in Kilo Code"
Understanding Transport Types
Platform-Specific Local Server Commands
Finding and Installing MCP Servers
Kilo Marketplace Using MCP Tools in Your Workflow
Troubleshooting MCP Servers
Source: /automate/mcp/what-is-mcp
title: "What is MCP"
description: "Introduction to the Model Context Protocol"
Learn More About MCP
MCP Overview Using MCP in Kilo Code MCP vs API STDIO & SSE Transports Source: /automate/tools/access-mcp-resource
Source: /automate/tools/apply-diff
Source: /automate/tools/ask-followup-question
Source: /automate/tools/attempt-completion
Result Formatting Guidelines
Command Selection Guidelines
Feedback and UI Representation
Source: /automate/tools/browser-action
Source: /automate/tools/codebase-search
Search Query Best Practices
Source: /automate/tools/delete-file
Source: /automate/tools/execute-command
Terminal Implementation Details
title: Tool Use Details
description: Learn how Kilo Code's tools automate your development workflow
Available Tools
ask_followup_question attempt_completion switch_mode new_task update_todo_list Available Tools
read_file search_files list_files list_code_definition_names apply_diff delete_file write_to_file browser_action execute_command use_mcp_tool access_mcp_resource ask_followup_question attempt_completion switch_mode new_task update_todo_list Error Handling and Recovery
Source: /automate/tools/list-code-definition-names
Source: /automate/tools/list-files
Source: /automate/tools/new-task
Source: /automate/tools/read-file
Reading Strategy Priority
Source: /automate/tools/search-files
Source: /automate/tools/switch-mode
Source: /automate/tools/update-todo-list
Source: /automate/tools/use-mcp-tool
Source: /automate/tools/write-to-file
Source: /code-with-ai/agents/auto-model
title: "Auto Model"
description: "Smart model routing that automatically selects the optimal AI model based on your current mode"
When to Use a Specific Model
Related
Model Selection Guide Using Agents Using Kilo for Free Source: /code-with-ai/agents/chat-interface
title: "The Chat Interface"
description: "Learn how to use the Kilo Code chat interface effectively"
Source: /code-with-ai/agents/context-mentions
title: "Context & Mentions"
description: "How to provide context to Kilo Code using mentions"
Source: /code-with-ai/agents/custom-models
title: "Custom Models"
description: "How to configure custom or unlisted models for any provider"
platform: new
Model Configuration Fields
Filtering Available Models
Troubleshooting
Token Limits Source: /code-with-ai/agents/model-selection
title: "Model Selection"
description: "Guide to choosing the right AI model for your tasks"
Check the Live Models List
Source: /code-with-ai/agents/orchestrator-mode
title: "Orchestrator Mode"
description: "Orchestrator mode is no longer needed — agents with full tool access now support subagents natively"
What You Should Do
Custom Subagents Source: /code-with-ai/agents/using-agents
title: "Using Agents"
description: "Understanding and using different agents in Kilo Code"
Why Use Different Agents?
Source: /code-with-ai/app-builder
title: "App Builder"
description: "Build complete applications with Kilo Code"
Example Application Types
Source: /code-with-ai/features/autocomplete
title: "Autocomplete"
description: "AI-powered code autocompletion in Kilo Code"
Copilot Conflict Detection
Provider and Model Selection
Disable Rival Autocomplete
Related Features
Code Actions Source: /code-with-ai/features/autocomplete/mistral-setup
Prerequisites
Kilo Code account Step 1: Navigate to Codestral in Mistral AI Studio
Step 3: Copy Your API Key
Step 4: Add Your Key via BYOK in Kilo
Step 5: Verify Autocomplete is Working
Troubleshooting
console.mistral.ai/codestral Step 1: Open Kilo Code Settings
Step 2: Add a New Configuration Profile
Step 3: Name Your Profile
Step 4: Select Mistral as Provider
Step 6: Navigate to Codestral in Mistral AI Studio
Step 8: Copy Your API Key
Step 9: Paste API Key in Kilo Code
Step 10: Save Your Settings
Next Steps
Autocomplete features triggering options best practices Source: /code-with-ai/features/browser-use
title: "Browser Use"
description: "Using Kilo Code to interact with web browsers"
Source: /code-with-ai/features/checkpoints
title: "Checkpoints"
description: "Save and restore code states with checkpoints"
How Checkpoints Work
see installation instructions Source: /code-with-ai/features/code-actions
title: "Code Actions"
description: "Quick code actions and refactoring with Kilo Code"
Code Actions and Current Task
Customizing Code Action Prompts
Source: /code-with-ai/features/enhance-prompt
title: "Enhance Prompt"
description: "Automatically improve your prompts for better results"
How to Use Enhance Prompt
Customizing the Enhancement Process
Limitations and Best Practices
Source: /code-with-ai/features/fast-edits
title: "Fast Edits"
description: "Quick inline code edits with Kilo Code"
Enable Editing Through Diffs
Source: /code-with-ai/features/git-commit-generation
title: "Git Commit Generation"
description: "Automatically generate meaningful git commit messages"
How It Works
Conventional Commits Example Generated Messages
Related Features
API Configuration Profiles Settings Management Source: /code-with-ai/features/speech-to-text
title: Voice Transcription
description: Kilo Code now includes experimental support for voice input in the chat interface.
Enabling Voice Transcription
Source: /code-with-ai/features/task-todo-list
title: "Task Todo List"
description: "Track and manage tasks with AI-generated todo lists"
How to trigger todo lists
update_todo_list tool How todo lists are updated
The old way vs. the new way
title: "Code with AI"
description: "Learn how to code with AI using Kilo Code across different platforms and interfaces"
Getting Started
Install Kilo Code Connect an AI Provider Quick Start Guide Platforms
VS Code JetBrains CLI Cloud Agent Mobile Apps Slack App Builder Working with Agents
Chat Interface Using Agents Model Selection Context Mentions Orchestrator Mode Features
Autocomplete Fast Edits Code Actions Task & Todo Lists Checkpoints Browser Use Enhance Prompt Git Commit Generation Next Steps
Customize Collaborating Automate Deploy & Secure Source: /code-with-ai/platforms/cli-reference
title: "CLI Command Reference"
description: "Complete reference for all Kilo CLI commands and subcommands"
Source: /code-with-ai/platforms/cli
title: "Kilo CLI"
description: "Using Kilo Code from the command line"
platform: new
What you can do with Kilo Code CLI
Agent Skills Config Reference
Using MCP in Kilo Code Configuration
custom models Autonomous Mode (Non-Interactive)
Environment Variable Overrides
Using the CLI in an Organization
Source: /code-with-ai/platforms/cloud-agent
title: "Cloud Agent"
description: "Using Kilo Code in the browser"
Prerequisites
Integrations tab Agent Environment Profiles
Environment Variables & Secrets & Startup Commands
General Cloud Agent Limitations and Guidance
Source: /code-with-ai/platforms/jetbrains
title: "JetBrains Extension"
description: "Using Kilo Code in JetBrains IDEs"
Source: /code-with-ai/platforms/mobile
title: "Mobile Apps"
description: "Using Kilo Code on iOS and Android"
Source: /code-with-ai/platforms/slack
title: "Slack"
description: "Using Kilo Code in Slack"
What You Can Do With Kilo for Slack
Prerequisites
Integrations tab How to Interact with Kilo
Source: /code-with-ai/platforms/vscode
title: "VS Code Extension"
description: "Using Kilo Code in Visual Studio Code"
Source: /code-with-ai/platforms/vscode/whats-new
title: "What's New in Kilo Code (April 2026)"
description: "The Kilo Code extension has been rebuilt from the ground up on the Kilo CLI — faster, more flexible, and with access to 500+ models."
Adjusting to the new version
Auto-approval Agents Source: /collaborate/adoption-dashboard/for-team-leads
title: "For Team Leads"
description: "AI adoption insights for team leaders"
Reading Team-Wide Metrics
Identifying Adoption Gaps
Running Adoption Initiatives
Benchmarking Against Goals
Privacy and Data Considerations
Quick Reference: Dashboard Actions
Next Steps
Understand what each dimension measures Learn strategies to improve your score Return to the dashboard overview Source: /collaborate/adoption-dashboard/improving-your-score
title: "Improving Your Score"
description: "Tips and strategies to improve your AI adoption score"
Common Patterns and Anti-Patterns
Quick Wins by Score Range
Next Steps
Use the dashboard for team leadership Return to the dashboard overview Source: /collaborate/adoption-dashboard/overview
title: "Overview"
description: "AI Adoption Dashboard overview"
Quick Reference: Score Tiers
Next Steps
Understand what each dimension measures Learn strategies to improve your score Use the dashboard for team leadership Source: /collaborate/adoption-dashboard/understanding-your-score
title: "Understanding Your Score"
description: "Learn how your AI adoption score is calculated"
How Scores Are Calculated
What About Individual Scores?
Next Steps
Learn strategies to improve each dimension Use the dashboard for team leadership Source: /collaborate/enterprise/audit-logs
title: "Audit Logs"
description: "Track and audit team activity"
Logged Events
Custom Modes SSO Source: /collaborate/enterprise/migration
title: "Migration"
description: "Migrate your team to Kilo Code Enterprise"
Migrating from GitHub Copilot
Migrating from Other AI Coding Tools
Technical Migration: Rules and Configurations
Team Training and Adoption
Common Migration Challenges
technical migration guide Migration Support
migrations@kilo.ai Next Steps
Get started with your team Explore team management features Understand billing and pricing Migrate your rules and configurations Source: /collaborate/enterprise/model-access-controls
title: "Model Access Controls"
description: "Control which AI models your team can access"
Source: /collaborate/enterprise/sso
title: "SSO"
description: "Configure Single Sign-On for your organization"
Initiating SSO Configuration
Implementing SSO Configuration
title: "Collaborate"
description: "Work together with Kilo Code team features"
Sessions & Sharing
Sessions & Sharing Teams
About Plans Getting Started Team Management Dashboard Analytics Billing Custom Modes for Organizations Enterprise
Audit Logs SSO Model Access Controls Migration Adoption Dashboard
Overview For Team Leads Improving Your Score Understanding Your Score Source: /collaborate/sessions-sharing
title: "Sessions & Sharing"
description: "Share and collaborate on Kilo Code sessions"
What a session keeps for you
Quick start: Create a session
Continue where you left off
Share a session (read‑only)
Fork a shared session (make it yours)
Where your session data lives
Source: /collaborate/teams/about-plans
title: "About Plans"
description: "Overview of Kilo Code plans and pricing"
What You Get from Kilo Teams
What You Get from Kilo Enterprise
Source: /collaborate/teams/analytics
title: "Analytics"
description: "Track team usage and performance analytics"
Analytics Dashboard Overview
Next Steps
Manage team billing settings Configure team roles and permissions Source: /collaborate/teams/billing
title: "Billing"
description: "Manage billing and subscriptions for your team"
Managing Seats Subscriptions
Next Steps
Explore usage analytics Learn about team roles and permissions Learn about team management Source: /collaborate/teams/custom-modes-org
title: "Custom Modes (Org)"
description: "Create organization-wide custom modes"
Source: /collaborate/teams/dashboard
title: "Dashboard"
description: "Manage your team from the Kilo Code dashboard"
Providers and Models (Enterprise Only)
Single Sign-On (SSO) (Enterprise Only)
Audit Logs (Enterprise Only)
Next Steps
Learn about team management Understand billing and credits Explore usage analytics Source: /collaborate/teams/getting-started
title: "Getting Started with Teams"
description: "Set up your Kilo Code team account"
First Steps for Your Team
Next Steps
Learn about team roles and permissions Explore the dashboard features Set up team management policies Source: /collaborate/teams/team-management
title: "Team Management"
description: "Add and manage team members in Kilo Code"
Changing Team Member Roles
Next Steps
Understand billing and credits Explore usage analytics Learn about team roles and permissions title: "Community Projects"
description: "Community-maintained resources and projects that work with Kilo Code"
Recommended Starting Points
Source: /contributing/architecture/agent-observability
title: "Agent Observability"
description: "Observability and monitoring for agentic coding systems"
Phase 1: Systems Observability
Phase 2: Agent Tool Usage
Phase 3: Session Outcome Tracking
Source: /contributing/architecture/auto-model-tiers
title: "Auto Model Tiers"
description: "Architecture of Kilo Auto — a family of smart model tiers that match users to the right models without requiring AI expertise"
Implementation architecture
Source: /contributing/architecture/benchmarking
title: "Benchmarking"
description: "Design for benchmarking Kilo Code against models and other agents"
Relationship to Production Observability
References
Harbor Framework Documentation Terminal-Bench 2.0 Paper ATIF Specification (RFC) Opik Harbor Integration tbench.ai Dashboard Harbor Task Tutorial Source: /contributing/architecture/config-schema
title: "CLI Config Schema"
description: "How the Kilo CLI config JSON Schema is served at app.kilo.ai/config.json"
Adding a new Kilo-only config key
Source: /contributing/architecture/enterprise-mcp-controls
title: "Enterprise MCP Controls"
description: "Enterprise MCP controls architecture"
Scope and implementation plan
Source: /contributing/architecture/feature-template
title: "Spec Template"
description: "Template for proposing new feature designs"
Source: /contributing/architecture/features
title: "Architecture Features"
description: "Overview of current and planned features in Kilo Code"
Source: /contributing/architecture
title: "Architecture Overview"
description: "Overview of the Kilo platform architecture"
Kilo CLI — The Foundation
Further Reading
Development Environment Architecture Features Ecosystem Source: /contributing/architecture/mcp-oauth-authorization
title: "MCP OAuth Authorization"
description: "OAuth 2.1-based authorization flow for MCP servers"
MCP Authorization Specification Summary
Scope and Implementation Plan
Appendix: MCP Authorization Spec Compliance Checklist
Source: /contributing/architecture/onboarding-improvements
title: "Onboarding Improvements"
description: "Onboarding and engagement improvements architecture"
Kilo Provider Settings UI Improvements
Source: /contributing/architecture/organization-modes-library
title: "Organization Modes Library"
description: "Organization modes library architecture"
Source: /contributing/architecture/track-repo-url
title: "Track Repo URL"
description: "Track repository URL architecture"
Source: /contributing/architecture/voice-transcription
title: "Voice Transcription"
description: "Voice transcription architecture"
Source: /contributing/development-environment
title: "Development Environment"
description: "Set up your development environment for contributing"
Getting Started
ESLint Prettier - Code formatter Linting and Type Checking
Source: /contributing/ecosystem
Community Branding Guidelines
Naming Community Products
title: "Contributing"
description: "Contribute to Kilo Code"
Setting Up the Development Environment
Understanding the Architecture
Contributing to the Kilo Marketplace
Documentation Contributions
Community Guidelines
Code of Conduct Getting Help
Discord community GitHub Discussions Reddit community Source: /customize/agents-md
title: "Agents.md"
description: "Project-level configuration with agents.md files"
Basic Syntax and Structure
How AGENTS.md Works in Kilo Code
External Resources
AGENTS.md Specification dotagent awesome-cursorrules Source: /customize/context/codebase-indexing
title: "Codebase Indexing"
description: "Index your codebase for improved AI understanding"
platform: legacy
Setting Up Qdrant
Qdrant Cloud Understanding Index Status
How Files Are Processed
.kilocodeignore Source: /customize/context/context-condensing
title: "Context Condensing"
description: "Manage conversation context to optimize token usage and maintain long sessions"
The Problem: Context Window Limits
The Solution: Auto-Compaction
The Solution: Auto-Compaction
The Solution: Intelligent Condensing
How Context Condensing Works
Related Features
AGENTS.md Large Projects Codebase Indexing Source: /customize/context/kilocodeignore
title: ".kilocodeignore"
description: "Control which files Kilo Code can access"
What It Affects
read_file write_to_file apply_diff delete_file execute_command list_files Checkpoints vs .kilocodeignore
Source: /customize/context/large-projects
title: "Large Projects"
description: "Best practices for using Kilo Code with large codebases"
platform: legacy
Understanding Context Limits
Strategies for Managing Context
Example: Refactoring a Large File
Source: /customize/custom-instructions
title: "Custom Instructions"
description: "Provide custom instructions to guide Kilo Code"
What Are Custom Instructions?
Additional Instruction Sources
Legacy .kilocoderules Support
Additional Instruction Sources
Legacy .kilocoderules Support
Setting Custom Instructions
Related Features
Custom Modes Custom Rules Settings Management Auto-Approval Settings Source: /customize/custom-modes
title: "Custom Modes"
description: "Create and configure custom modes in Kilo Code"
What's Included in a Custom Agent?
Methods for Creating and Configuring Agents
Overriding Built-in Agents
Migration from VSCode Extension Modes
What's Included in a Custom Agent?
Methods for Creating and Configuring Agents
Overriding Built-in Agents
Migration from VSCode Extension Modes
Sticky Models for Efficient Workflow
What's Included in a Custom Mode?
Methods for Creating and Configuring Custom Modes
YAML Configuration Format (Preferred)
YAML/JSON Property Details
Mode-Specific Instructions via Files/Directories
Understanding Regex in Custom Modes
Source: /customize/custom-rules
title: "Custom Rules"
description: "Define custom rules for Kilo Code behavior"
Managing Rules Through the UI
Related Features
Custom Modes Custom Instructions Settings Management Auto-Approval Settings Source: /customize/custom-subagents
title: "Custom Subagents"
description: "Create and configure custom subagents in Kilo Code's CLI"
platform: new
Configuring Custom Subagents
Overriding Built-in Agents
Related
Custom Modes Custom Rules Orchestrator Mode Task Tool ---
title: "Customize"
description: "Make Kilo Code work your way with custom modes, rules, instructions, and more"
Customization
Custom Modes Custom Rules Custom Instructions Custom Subagents agents.md Workflows Skills Prompt Engineering Context & Indexing
Codebase Indexing Context Condensing AGENTS.md Large Projects Next Steps
Code with AI Automate Collaboration Source: /customize/prompt-engineering
title: "Prompt Engineering"
description: "Best practices for writing effective prompts"
Using Custom Instructions
Source: /customize/skills
title: "Skills"
description: "Extend Kilo Code capabilities with skills"
What Are Agent Skills?
Agent Skills specification How Skills Work in Kilo Code
Optional Bundled Resources
Example: Creating a Skill
Finding Skills
Kilo Marketplace repository Agent Skills Specification Contributing to the Marketplace
Agent Skills specification contribution guidelines Related
Custom Modes Custom Instructions Custom Rules Source: /customize/workflows
title: "Workflows"
description: "Create automated workflows with Kilo Code"
platform: new
Creating Workflows
execute_command() MCP integrations new_task() Example: PR Submission Workflow
Source: /deploy-secure/deploy
title: "Deploy"
description: "Deploy your applications with Kilo Code"
Deploying Your App
Profile Deployment History & Rollbacks
title: "Deploy & Secure"
description: "Deploy applications and manage security with Kilo Code"
Managed Indexing
Managed Indexing Security Reviews
Security Reviews Source: /deploy-secure/managed-indexing
title: "Managed Indexing"
description: "Cloud-managed codebase indexing"
What Managed Indexing Enables
How Managed Indexing Works
Migration from Local Indexing
Source: /deploy-secure/security-reviews
title: "Security Reviews"
description: "Contextualize dependency vulnerabilities with AI"
Understand statuses and outcomes
Compare with Code Reviews
Source: /gateway/api-reference
title: "API Reference"
description: "Complete API reference for the Kilo AI Gateway, including chat completions, FIM completions, and model listing endpoints."
Source: /gateway/authentication
title: "Authentication"
description: "Learn how to authenticate with the Kilo AI Gateway using API keys, session tokens, and Bring Your Own Key (BYOK)."
Bring Your Own Key (BYOK)
title: "AI Gateway"
description: "A unified API to access hundreds of AI models through a single endpoint, with built-in usage tracking, BYOK support, and organization controls."
More resources
Quickstart Authentication Models & Providers Streaming API Reference Usage & Billing SDKs & Frameworks Source: /gateway/models-and-providers
title: "Models & Providers"
description: "Learn about the AI models available through the Kilo AI Gateway, including model IDs and how to use them."
Source: /gateway/quickstart
title: "Quickstart"
description: "Get started with the Kilo AI Gateway in minutes. Make your first AI model request using the Vercel AI SDK, OpenAI SDK, Python, or cURL."
Next steps
Authentication Models & Providers Streaming API Reference Source: /gateway/sdks-and-frameworks
title: "SDKs & Frameworks"
description: "Integrate with the Kilo AI Gateway using the Vercel AI SDK, OpenAI SDK, Python, cURL, or any OpenAI-compatible client."
Vercel AI SDK (Recommended)
Source: /gateway/streaming
title: "Streaming"
description: "Learn how to implement real-time streaming responses with the Kilo AI Gateway using Server-Sent Events (SSE)."
Streaming with the Vercel AI SDK
Streaming with the OpenAI SDK
Error handling during streaming
Recommended SSE clients
eventsource-parser OpenAI SDK Vercel AI SDK Source: /gateway/usage-and-billing
title: "Usage & Billing"
description: "Understand how the Kilo AI Gateway tracks costs, manages balances, and enforces organization-level spending controls."
Source: /getting-started/adding-credits
title: "Adding Credits"
description: "How to add credits to your Kilo Code account"
Kilo Pass Source: /getting-started/byok
title: "Bring Your Own Key (BYOK)"
description: "Use your own API keys with Kilo Gateway while retaining platform features"
Minimax How Bring Your Own Key works
Using BYOK in the Extensions and CLI
provider Source: /getting-started/faq/account-and-integration
title: "Account and Integration"
description: "Questions about accounts and integrations in Kilo Code"
tocDepth: 2
Source: /getting-started/faq/credits-and-billing
title: "Credits and Billing"
description: "Questions about credits, billing, and pricing in Kilo Code"
tocDepth: 2
Source: /getting-started/faq/general
title: "General"
description: "General questions about Kilo Code"
Is Kilo Code free to use?
Source: /getting-started/faq
title: "FAQ"
description: "Frequently Asked Questions about Kilo Code"
Setup and Installation
Setup and Installation Credits and Billing
Credits and Billing Account and Integration
Account and Integration Source: /getting-started/faq/known-issues
title: "Known Issues"
description: "Known issues and limitations of Kilo Code."
tocDepth: 2
Source: /getting-started/faq/setup-and-installation
title: "Setup and Installation"
description: "Frequently asked questions about setting up and installing Kilo Code"
title: "Introduction to Kilo Code"
description: "Get started with Kilo Code - the leading open source agentic engineering platform"
Where to Use Kilo
JetBrains CLI iOS/Android apps Slack What Kilo Can Do
Code with AI Collaborate Automate Deploy & Secure Open Source
GitHub Repository Contributing Guide Architecture Overview Get Help
Discord GitHub Issues YouTube Source: /getting-started/installing
title: "Installation"
description: "How to install Kilo Code on your system"
Next Steps
Quickstart Guide Setting Up Authentication Your First Task Getting Support
Discord community GitHub Reddit community Source: /getting-started/migrating
title: "Migrating from Cursor/Windsurf"
description: "Guide for migrating to Kilo Code from other AI coding tools"
Why Kilo Code's Rules System?
Quick Migration Guide
Migrating from Cursor Migrating from Windsurf Understanding Mode-Specific Rules
Advanced: Creating Custom Modes
Next Steps
Learn about Custom Rules Explore Custom Modes Set up Custom Instructions Join our Discord Additional Resources
awesome-cursorrules Official Rules Directory windsurfrules AGENTS.md Specification dotagent Source: /getting-started/quickstart
title: "Quickstart"
description: "Get up and running with Kilo Code in minutes"
Source: /getting-started/rate-limits-and-costs
Tips for Optimizing Token Usage
disabling it in Settings > Agent Behaviour > MCP Servers Source: /getting-started/settings/auto-approving-actions
title: "Auto-Approving Actions"
description: "Configure automatic approval settings for Kilo Code operations"
Available Tool Permissions
Runtime Permission Requests
Available Tool Permissions
Per-Agent Permission Overrides
Runtime Permission Requests
Full Configuration Example
Master Toggle for Quick Control
Source: /getting-started/settings/auto-cleanup
Related Features
Checkpoints Settings Management Task History Frequently Asked Questions
Source: /getting-started/settings
title: "Settings"
description: "Configure Kilo Code settings and preferences"
Configuring with the Agent
Source: /getting-started/settings/system-notifications
title: "System Notifications"
description: "Configure native OS notifications for Kilo Code"
platform: legacy
Supported Operating Systems
Verifying System Notifications
Source: /getting-started/setup-authentication
title: "Setup & Authentication"
description: "Configure Kilo Code and connect to your AI providers"
Quick Start with Kilo Account
Using Another API Provider
Source: /getting-started/troubleshooting
title: "Troubleshooting"
description: "Guides for diagnosing and resolving issues with Kilo Code"
Guides
Extension Troubleshooting Source: /getting-started/troubleshooting/troubleshooting-extension
title: "Troubleshooting IDE Extensions"
description: "How to capture console logs and report issues with Kilo Code"
Source: /getting-started/using-docs-with-agents
title: "Using Kilo Docs with Agents"
description: "Access the full Kilo Code documentation in machine-readable formats for LLMs and AI agents"
Source: /getting-started/using-kilo-for-free
title: "Using Kilo for Free"
description: "How to use Kilo Code for free — Auto Model Free, finding free models, free autocomplete, and free background tasks"
Related Resources
Auto Model Mistral Setup Guide Autocomplete CLI Documentation Source: /kiloclaw/chat-platforms/discord
title: "Discord"
description: "Use KiloClaw with Discord: setup, DM access control, and channel configuration"
Connecting KiloClaw to Discord
Create an Application and Bot
Enable Privileged Intents
Generate an Invite URL and Add the Bot to Your Server
Redeploy to Apply Changes
Start Chatting with the Bot
Restricting KiloClaw to DMs Only (Just You)
Adding KiloClaw to a Specific Discord Channel
Source: /kiloclaw/chat-platforms
title: "Chat Platforms"
description: "Connect your KiloClaw agent to Telegram, Discord, and Slack"
Supported Platforms
Telegram Discord Slack Source: /kiloclaw/chat-platforms/slack
title: "Slack"
description: "Using KiloClaw with Slack"
Connecting KiloClaw to Slack
Changing Response Behavior
Making KiloClaw DM-Only (from you)
Adding KiloClaw to a Slack Channel
Source: /kiloclaw/chat-platforms/telegram
title: "Telegram"
description: "Use KiloClaw with Telegram: setup, DM access control, and group chat configuration"
Connecting KiloClaw to Telegram
Adding KiloClaw to a Telegram Group Chat
@userinfobot Source: /kiloclaw/control-ui/changing-models
title: "Changing Models"
description: "Browse and switch models from the Control UI chat"
Source: /kiloclaw/control-ui/exec-approvals
title: "Exec Approvals"
description: "Control which commands your KiloClaw agent can run on the host machine"
Allow Everything from Settings
Editing in the Control UI
Source: /kiloclaw/control-ui/overview
title: "Control UI Overview"
description: "Browser-based dashboard for managing your OpenClaw instance"
Source: /kiloclaw/control-ui/version-pinning
title: "Version Pinning"
description: "Pin your KiloClaw instance to a specific OpenClaw version and variant"
When to Use Version Pinning
Source: /kiloclaw/dashboard
title: "KiloClaw Dashboard Reference"
description: "Managing your KiloClaw instance from the dashboard"
Related
KiloClaw Overview OpenClaw Control UI Connecting Chat Platforms Troubleshooting KiloClaw Pricing Source: /kiloclaw/development-tools/github
title: "GitHub Integration"
description: "Connect a GitHub account to your KiloClaw agent for repository access"
Related
KiloClaw Overview Dashboard Reference Connecting Chat Platforms Pre-installed Software Source: /kiloclaw/development-tools/google
title: "Google Workspace Integration"
description: "Connect a dedicated Google account to KiloClaw for access to Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, and more"
Using Google Services
alice@example.com alice@example.com Related
KiloClaw Overview Dashboard Reference GitHub Integration Pre-installed Software Chat Platforms Source: /kiloclaw/development-tools
title: "Development Tools"
description: "Connect your KiloClaw agent to development platforms like GitHub and Google Workspace"
Available Integrations
GitHub Google Workspace Source: /kiloclaw/end-to-end
title: "Setup walkthrough"
description: "Start-to-finish guide for configuring your KiloClaw instance"
Set up a messaging platform
Telegram Discord Slack Grant email and calendar access
Source: /kiloclaw/faq/general
title: "FAQ"
description: "Frequently asked questions about KiloClaw"
How can I change my model?
https://app.kilo.ai/claw Can I access the filesystem?
Can I access my KiloClaw via SSH?
How can I update my OpenClaw?
How do I migrate my OpenClaw?
Source: /kiloclaw/faq/pricing
title: "Pricing"
description: "Pricing details for KiloClaw instances and model inference"
Source: /kiloclaw/overview
title: "KiloClaw"
description: "One-click deployment of your personal AI agent with OpenClaw"
Using your OpenClaw Agent
OpenClaw Showcase 100 hours of OpenClaw in 35 Minutes Clawhub Related
Dashboard Reference Connecting Chat Platforms Troubleshooting KiloClaw Pricing Gateway Usage and Billing Agent Manager OpenClaw Documentation Source: /kiloclaw/pre-installed-software
title: "Pre-installed Software"
description: "Default system utilities, languages, and CLI tools included in the KiloClaw Docker image"
OpenClaw Skills & Integrations
Installing Additional Tools
Related
KiloClaw Overview Dashboard Reference Machine Specs Troubleshooting Source: /kiloclaw/tools/1password
title: "1Password Integration"
description: "Connect your KiloClaw agent to 1Password to securely manage credentials"
Step 1: Create a Dedicated Vault
Step 2: Generate a Service Account Token
Step 3: Configure KiloClaw
Step 4: Activate the Integration
Source: /kiloclaw/tools/agentcard
title: "AgentCard Integration"
description: "Enable your KiloClaw agents to perform financial transactions with virtual debit cards"
Source: /kiloclaw/tools/brave-search
title: "Brave Search Integration"
description: "Equip your KiloClaw agent with real-time web browsing via the Brave Search API"
How to Generate a Brave Search API Key
title: "Tools"
description: "Third-party tool integrations for your KiloClaw agent"
Available Integrations
1Password Brave Search AgentCard Source: /kiloclaw/triggers
title: "Triggers"
description: "Automate your KiloClaw agent with webhooks and scheduled triggers"
Related
Webhooks Scheduled Triggers KiloClaw Overview Dashboard Reference Source: /kiloclaw/triggers/scheduled
title: "Scheduled Triggers"
description: "Run tasks on a schedule using cron expressions"
Managing Scheduled Triggers
Viewing Scheduled Trigger Activity
Example: Daily Standup Summary
Related
Webhooks Triggers Overview KiloClaw Overview Dashboard Reference Source: /kiloclaw/triggers/webhooks
title: "Webhooks"
description: "Trigger your KiloClaw agent from external events using webhooks"
Example: GitHub Push Notifications
Related
Scheduled Triggers Triggers Overview KiloClaw Overview Dashboard Reference GitHub Integration Connecting Chat Platforms Source: /kiloclaw/troubleshooting/architecture
title: "Architecture Notes"
description: "How KiloClaw instances are structured"
Source: /kiloclaw/troubleshooting/common-questions
title: "Common Questions"
description: "Answers to common KiloClaw troubleshooting questions"
Does Redeploy reset my instance?
When should I use Restart OpenClaw vs Redeploy?
My bot isn't responding on Telegram/Discord/Slack
Accessing and Restoring Config Files
The gateway shows "Crashed"
I changed the model but the agent is still using the old one
Source: /kiloclaw/troubleshooting/faq
title: "FAQ"
description: "Frequently asked questions about KiloClaw"
How can I change my model?
https://app.kilo.ai/claw Can I access the filesystem?
Can I access my KiloClaw via SSH?
How can I update my OpenClaw?
Source: /kiloclaw/troubleshooting/gateway-process
title: "Gateway Process States"
description: "Understanding KiloClaw gateway process states"