Terminal-based AI coding agent with access to 500+ models. Plan, write, debug, and refactor code without leaving your terminal. Prerequisites Node.js v18.0 or later npm Installation # Install globally (recommended) npm install -g @kilocode/cli # Or run without installing npx @kilocode/cli # Verify kilo --version Enter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen mode Older CPUs (no AVX support): Download the -baseline binary from GitHub Releases for your platform instead. First-Time Setup kilo # launch TUI /connect # add your API key interactively Enter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen mode Or configure manually at ~/.config/kilo/config.json : { "$schema" : "https://app.kilo.ai/config.json" , "provider" : { "anthropic" : { "apiKey" : "YOUR_API_KEY" } } } Enter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen mode Basic Usage kilo # launch interactive TUI kilo run "fix the login bug" # one-shot prompt kilo --help # show all options Enter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen mode Key CLI Commands Command Description kilo Launch interactive TUI…