🚀 Kade AI Agent - The Next Generation of Coding
This is not your average coding assistant.
This is not your average coding assistant. Kade is a revolutionary fork of Cline/RooCode/KiloCode designed to become the most powerful agentic IDE on the market.
<For business inquiries, problems, issues etc, please email kadeorg@outlook.com>
💡 Why Kade Wins
This isn't just another coding assistant - it's a complete revolution:
✅ Universal compatibility - Works with any AI, any provider
✅ Advanced context management - AI never gets confused
✅ Precision editing - Surgical code modifications
✅ Unlimited web access - Real-time information retrieval
✅ Enterprise authentication - Seamless integration
✅ Beautiful design - Joy to use every day
The death of JSON/XML - one syntax to rule them all:
While the AI industry defaulted to JSON and XML for tool calling, these legacy formats are deeply flawed. Native JSON function calling suffers from severe cross-provider compatibility issues, strict schema validation failures, and massive token overhead. XML is notoriously janky for LLMs to generate cleanly, often leading to broken tags, whitespace issues, and escaped character nightmares.
Kade solves this by introducing two revolutionary text-based protocols that leverage what AI models are already perfectly trained on: Markdown (code blocks) and Unified (CLI syntax). By speaking the model's native language, we eliminate syntax errors, drop provider lock-in entirely, and drastically reduce token usage.
When to use each:
- Unified is tailored for maximum accuracy and precision, offering a concise CLI-like syntax that eliminates ambiguity and ensures reliable tool execution.
- Markdown is optimized for speed and rapid development, leveraging familiar code block structure that models can generate quickly and naturally.
- Native JSON & XML remain fully supported for legacy integrations and specific provider requirements.
Kade is the only agent that gives you the freedom to choose, supporting all four protocols out of the box.
# JSON Hell (15+ lines of nested chaos):
{
"tool_calls": [
{
"id": "call_abc123",
"type": "function",
"function": {
"name": "read_file",
"arguments": "{\"path\": \"src/main.ts\", \"lines\": \"1-50\"}"
}
}
]
}
# Unified Simplicity (1 line):
<<read --path src/main.ts --lines 1-50>>
# Markdown Elegance (Native to AI):
```read
src/main.ts --lines 1-50
Revolutionary Features
- Works with EVERY provider - OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Local Models
- Zero provider lock-in - Pure text protocol, no native function calling
- Streaming-safe - Real-time AI responses handled gracefully
- Multi-tool batching - Multiple operations in one turn
- (N) Limit - Set a limit on how many tool calls can be used in one turn, set it to unlimited or disable batch tool-calling altogether.
- Bulletproof reliability - Escape-safe, error-resilient, debug-friendly
🧠 Smart Context Engineering
Revolutionary context management that never gets stale:
- Turn-by-Turn Refresh - Files automatically refresh after every edit
- Smart Edit Tracking - "Edit #N" progression shows change history
- Token Optimization - Context management system only keeps latest versions
- Persistent Memory - Restores context on restart with cross-platform support
⏮️ Perfect Undo/Redo System
VS Code snapshots with zero context poisoning:
- Instant Revert - Undo any AI edit with one click, no token waste
- Smart Snapshots - Captures file states before every tool execution
- Context-Safe - Works perfectly with context management system (no stale context)
- A/B Testing - Toggle between undos/redos to compare approaches
- Selective Recovery - Keep 9 good edits, revert just the 1 bad one
How It Works
- Pre-edit snapshots of all files before AI tools run
- One-click undo restores original content instantly
- Redo capability re-applies changes when needed
- File creation/deletion handled automatically
- Zero context corruption - Context management system keeps everything in sync
Perfect for: Fixing bad edits, testing variations, recovering from mistakes without losing thousands of tokens.
🔧 Insane Edit Precision
Engineering that makes other editors look like toys:
- Whitespace Chaos Normalization - Handles completely wrong indentation/spacing
- Token-based Matching - Intelligent fuzzy matching with similarity scoring
- Multi-block Edits - Surgical precision with multiple simultaneous changes
- Line Range Support - Targeted modifications
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- Unicode & Cross-platform - Works with any character set and line endings
🌐 Unlimited Web Intelligence
Custom web system with no API limits:
- Startpage-powered search - Real-time results from the web
- Content extraction - Any URL converted to clean markdown
- Unlimited queries - No per-day limits, completely local implementation
- Intelligent filtering - HTML parsing, result ranking, error handling
LobeHub API integration gives you instant access:
- 25,000+ MCPs - One-click installation from extension
- Universal Schema Support - Unified, Markdown, JSON, XML, Native Provider all work
- Real-time Marketplace - Search, install, activate without leaving VS Code
- Enterprise Features - Security scanning, team sharing, custom repositories
🔐 Enterprise Authentication
Complete OAuth support for all major platforms:
- Antigravity (Google Gemini Code Assist)
- Kilo Code • Gemini CLI • Claude Code • OpenAI Codex
- Enterprise-grade - Secure token storage, auto-refresh, multi-step onboarding
- One-click auth - Local callback servers with CSRF protection
🎨 Beautiful by Design
Next-generation UI built for joy:
- Modern components - React library with responsive design
- Enhanced UX - Streamlined chat, better file management, real-time collaboration
- Performance optimized - Lazy loading, memory optimization, background processing
🏗️ Champion Architecture
Built to surpass every limitation:
- Monorepo excellence - Turbo-powered builds, TypeScript everywhere
- Performance first - Handles massive codebases with intelligent caching
- Developer experience - Hot reload, comprehensive testing, debug tools
🗺️ Roadmap - What's Coming Next
The revolution is just getting started:
VS Code Fork - 90% Complete
ETA: < 1 Month
- Complete redesign and rebuild - VS Code fork completely redesigned and built from the ground up just for Kade
- Built-in Kade integration - Native AI integration throughout the entire editor, no extension limitations
- Numerous deep integrations - AI-powered features woven into every aspect of the IDE
- Full IDE control - Complete control impossible with extension model
- Performance optimizations - Blazing fast performance with native AI capabilities
Kade CUA - 95% Complete
ETA: < 1 Month
- Most Advanced Computer Use Agent for every provider
- Universal CUA that works with OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Local Models
- No provider lock-in - one agent to rule them all
- Screen understanding, mouse/keyboard control, app automation
Kade Website - < 1 Month
- Professional landing showcasing all capabilities and hosting
- Developer documentation and API references
- Community hub
Future Vision
- Multi-language support - Beyond TypeScript/JavaScript
- Team collaboration - Shared AI sessions and knowledge bases
- Enterprise features - Advanced security, compliance, SSO
- Mobile development - iOS/Android AI assistance
- Cloud deployment - AI-powered CI/CD and infrastructure management
Kade began as a mission to transform a Cline fork from a janky legacy mess into a world-class development environment. But as development progressed, we realized we weren't just catching up to Cursor and Windsurf - we were building something that surpasses them entirely.
🚀 Built for the Future
Extensible, closed source (for the time being, will most likely be open sourced in the future), performance optimized, cross-platform.
Kade AI Agent is not just an extension - it's a revolution in development tools. Every feature engineered to solve real problems developers face daily.
This is the next generation of agentic IDEs. Welcome to the future.
<For business inquiries, problems, issues etc, please email kadeorg@outlook.com> (This domain is temporary and we will be moving to an official domain within the next week)
Built with ❤️ and a healthy dose of engineering insanity.
