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Beyond IDEs: Kilo's AI Tools Go Everywhere
5 Feb
Summary
- Kilo CLI 1.0 supports over 500 AI models, offering unprecedented flexibility.
- The tool aims to embed AI across all professional software development tasks.
- Kilo's 'Agentic Anywhere' strategy focuses on seamless multi-interface AI integration.

Kilo has released Kilo CLI 1.0, a rebuilt command-line tool supporting over 500 AI models, aiming to integrate AI into every facet of the professional software workflow. This release signals a pivot away from IDE-specific tools towards a model-agnostic approach, enabling developers to leverage AI across IDEs, terminals, and chat platforms like Slack. The company's 'Agentic Anywhere' strategy emphasizes this fluidity, allowing engineers to transition seamlessly between different development environments without losing context.
The new CLI is built on an open-source foundation and introduces multiple operational modes: Code Mode for generation and refactors, Architect Mode for planning, and Debug Mode for problem-solving. Kilo addresses AI context loss with a 'Memory Bank' feature, storing session data in structured Markdown files. This ensures consistency across Kilo's Slack bot and CLI integrations, which can ingest context from multiple repositories.




