Kilo CLI: Open-Source Terminal Coding Agent With 500+ Models

Key Takeaways

• 500+ models, fully model-agnostic. A slash command opens a model picker with over 500 supported models; you can switch models at any point in a session — for example, a stronger reasoning model for planning and a cheaper or free model for implementation.
• Plan mode architects before it builds. In plan mode, Kilo drafts a thorough implementation plan for your request and then references that plan while it writes the code later in code mode.
• "Auto efficient" is a session-aware router. Kilo's auto model routes each request against its own coding benchmark (Kilo Bench) and picks the cheapest model proven proficient at that type of task — so you get the best model for each job without hand-picking.
• Built-in agent modes. Code (implementation), Ask (read-only Q&A), Code Reviewer (reviews uncommitted local changes), Debug (troubleshooting), and Plan (planning + implementation). You can also build custom modes — the video shows creating an "SEO reviewer." Any model can pair with any mode.
• Live cost visibility. A side panel shows session cost in both dollars and tokens, plus general info, cost details, and any available benchmark scores for each model.
• Remote sessions and one-command review. /remote enables cloud sessions you can resume or follow in Kilo's cloud agent; /review runs a local code review on your changes before you push, and Kilo can create the PR for you using git.

Commands & Code Mentioned

/agents     # review or switch agent modes (code, ask, code reviewer, debug, plan) or create custom ones
/remote     # enable remote sessions — resume or follow the run in Kilo's cloud agent
/review     # run a local code review on uncommitted changes before opening a PR