Kilo AI is an AI-powered extension for VS Code which writes, fixes and improves your code through simple chat. Tuned with the fastest models we could find, it can create and modify files, run command line prompts, and much more.
Kilo Code is a game-changer for developers who want AI-powered assistance without leaving VS Code. This extension delivers on its promise of speed and autonomy—writing, fixing, and improving code with impressive accuracy.
Why I love it: ✅ Blazing-fast AI – The models are tuned for speed, making real-time coding feel seamless. ✅ Full workflow integration – From generating files to running CLI commands, it handles everything inside the editor. ✅ Simple chat interface – No complex setups; just describe what you need, and Kilo Code executes.
I’ve used other AI coding tools, but Kilo’s responsiveness and deep VS Code integration set it apart. Whether you’re debugging, refactoring, or prototyping, it’s like having a senior dev pair-programming with you.
Kilo AI is a powerful AI extension that makes coding in VS Code even easier. It doesn't just write code but also fixes and improves it. Tuned with the fastest AI models, this tool can be a game-changer for developers! 🚀
I have a map on a webpage, and I have a feature that draws a polyline for a car's route between points of departure and arrival. I asked it to draw an arrow for the direction of travel on the route polyline (honestly, I didn't know how “Kilo” was different from other coding AI tools at this point).
Anyway, after the request to draw the arrows, I noticed something new and quite interesting: “Kilo” proceeded to navigate the web page on its own, selecting destinations and starting points to find a route (this alone was a surprise). The first iteration didn't produce many arrows, so “Kilo” self-consciously decided it was a failure and immediately entered the second iteration on its own.
He then corrected his own code and even checked to see if the arrows were being drawn correctly on the polyline.
The second iteration did exactly what I wanted it to do.
I'm going to stick with “Kilo” for the time being and explore more possibilities.
I love how Kilo Code is focusing on speed—it's exciting to see such rapid progress and improvements! With the goal of making AI coding agents more user-friendly, how do you see the product evolving to cater to different types of developers and their specific workflows?
Love this, Justin! The fact you're prioritising speed is a big plus in my book. This is going to be really useful for a lot of devs!
Nice to see more similar products being launched. I currently use Zencoder in VS Code. Are there any key differences in Kilo Code ? Congrats on the launch !
Kilo Code looks awesome, Justin! The focus on speed and user-friendly AI coding is a win.
How does it differentiate from existing tools? I checked the substack which has some information but no clear roadmaps. It seems to be you are looking to gather fast feedbacks and see how it goes.
If I switch from Windsurf how will I get the autocomplete and supercomplete features? Which are an essential part of coding workflow.
It’s clear that the closer we’re getting to AGI, the closer we’re getting to a future where all humans are shaping our digital worlds directly. Gone are the days of thinking of code line by line, we’ll have AI agents producing code “by the kilo”. With Kilo Code, we’re humbly throwing our hat in the ring with a new AI agent.
There are already a million AI agent companies out there, why another one? Simple: we’re an impatient bunch. We believe that by an extreme focus on speed (speed of building features, speed of growing our team, speed of experimentation, speed of the product itself), we can quickly add value.
We’ve been living this extreme focus on speed already:
Two weeks ago, I dropped everything in my life to build the first version.
By now we’ve assembled a team of 10.
Day one, we forked the Roo Code VSCode extension (which itself is a fork of Cline).
The goal is to create the most user-friendly AI coding agent, as quickly as possible.
Most importantly, we want to build this with you. We would love your continuous feedback (here but also on Github and Discord), and we have a free tier (with $15 in free tokens a month!) in order to thank you—and for the best feedback we’ll give out more free tokens.
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