Kilo is an open‑source, agentic engineering platform that embeds AI assistants directly into developers' IDEs, CLI, and cloud environments. It offers specialized agents for coding, architecture planning, debugging, and code review, supports 500+ AI models, and provides a one‑click managed agent (KiloClaw) for continuous, cross‑device assistance.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Software developers often need to juggle multiple disconnected tools for code generation, debugging, planning, and review, leading to context loss, frequent interruptions, and slow development cycles. Additionally, reliance on proprietary AI services can lock teams into specific models and pricing structures.
Solution
Kilo offers an open‑source, agentic engineering platform that integrates AI assistants directly into developers’ existing environments—VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, CLI, and cloud agents. The platform provides specialized agents for coding, architecture planning, debugging, and code review, all of which can operate on any of 500+ AI models or on user‑provided keys. Kilo’s orchestrator manages multiple agents in parallel, maintains a persistent session context across devices, and routes tasks to the most suitable model automatically. Developers can deploy a managed AI agent (KiloClaw) with one‑click, access a unified gateway API for all model providers, and extend functionality via skills and plugins. The solution reduces tool switching, accelerates feature delivery, and gives teams full control over model choice, pricing, and data security.
Target Audience
Primary users are individual software engineers and development teams that need AI‑assisted coding, as well as enterprises seeking managed AI agents, model‑agnostic inference, and secure, collaborative development workflows.
Features
- Five built‑in agent modes (Code, Architect, Debug, Review, and more) that can be invoked from the IDE or CLI without leaving the development workflow
- Open‑source Apache‑2.0 licensed extensions for VS Code, JetBrains, and terminal, enabling local installation and full code‑base awareness
- KiloClaw hosted agent: one‑click deployment of a 24/7 AI assistant that runs shell commands, controls browsers, and integrates with Telegram, Discord, or Slack
- Unified Gateway API that aggregates 500+ models from major providers and supports BYOK (bring‑your‑own‑key) for custom endpoints
- Cloud Agents that execute long‑running or resource‑intensive tasks off the developer’s machine while preserving session state
- Persistent Sessions that sync across desktop, mobile, and web, allowing work to continue seamlessly on any device
- Voice prompting and natural‑language context injection (e.g., @git‑changes, file drag‑and‑drop) for hands‑free interaction
- Automated code review agents that analyze pull requests, suggest improvements, and enforce quality standards
- Auto model routing that selects the optimal model per task based on cost and capability
- Security Agent for automated vulnerability scanning and sandboxed exploitability testing