Kilo Code
Open-source VS Code AI extension — MIT-licensed coding agent.
About
Kilo Code (Kilo-Org/kilocode, MIT, ~27.6k stars) is an open-source AI coding agent as a VS Code extension: agent mode, plan mode, MCP support, and multi-model backends.
The MIT license makes it the most fork-friendly agent extension in its class, and it ships at a rapid cadence (100 releases/12mo). A strong pick if you want an agentic IDE experience that stays open source.
What it can do
- VS Code extension agent
- Agent and plan modes
- MCP support
- Multi-model backends
- MIT-licensed, fork-friendly
Setup
- Install the Kilo Code extension from the VS Code marketplace / Open VSX.
- Configure your model provider (API key or subscription).
- Use agent mode for multi-step tasks, plan mode for design-first work.
Prerequisites
VS Code (or fork); model provider API key.
Use cases
Works with
Trust score — 9/10
Scored 9/10 (verified tier). ~27.6k stars, MIT, extremely active (100 releases/12mo), clean issue record. The most open agent extension in its class. Verified tier.
★ 27,582 GitHub stars
How the trust score is built
Full methodology →- Adoption · stars/downloads, log-scaled vs peers
- 8.3/10
- Maintenance · recency, releases, issue load
- 9.1/10
- Openness · license + docs
- 9.4/10
- Manual review · sanity read + red-flag check
- 8.0/10
- · 27,582 GitHub stars (log-scaled vs catalog peers)
- · last push 1d ago; 100 releases/12mo; 605 open issues
- · manual review: open-source VS Code AI extension; very active; fork-friendly MIT; license: MIT
Sources
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