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kilocode

An open agentic-engineering platform: CLI, IDE plugins and a cloud. One of the most popular open-source coding agents.

Who it is for

For people who want an open agent both in the terminal and in JetBrains.

How to start

  1. Install the CLI: npm install -g @kilocode/cli or brew install Kilo-Org/tap/kilo.
  2. Run kilo in your project folder.
  3. For JetBrains, install the Kilo Code plugin from the JetBrains Marketplace.

Steps are taken from the README. Check the current version in the repository before running them.

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