Kylo

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Kylo is a fork of Kilo Code (including its VS Code UI). It is not an official Kilo product, not affiliated with or endorsed by Kilo or xAI, and not intended for commercial use.


Upstream	Kilo Code — agentic coding UI & extension architecture
What this is	Personal / educational convenience layer: Grok Build + Kilo-style UX
What this is not	Not Kilo cloud, not a commercial product, not a rebrand for sale
Agent backend	xAI Grok Build via `grok agent stdio` (ACP / SuperGrok OAuth)
Why it exists	To make day-to-day use of Grok Build easier while keeping familiar Kilo-like chat features (history, models, permissions, file tags, vision, etc.)

Please keep attribution to Kilo Code and respect upstream licenses and trademarks. Do not sell, rebrand, or redistribute this as a commercial product without complying with those licenses.

Kylo is a VS Code chat UI for xAI Grok Build — the same agent experience as the Grok CLI, with a modern sidebar and streaming chat.

It talks to Grok over ACP (grok agent stdio), using your SuperGrok / Grok Build login. No separate “chat API meter” path for agent turns.

Features

Streaming chat with Grok Build (assistant text + reasoning)
Model picker from the CLI model catalog
Vision — paste or attach images; sent as ACP image blocks (not binary file hacks)
History — load past Grok sessions from ~/.grok/sessions
Prompt enhance (magic wand) via a short Grok turn
File tags / @ mentions and clipboard images
Context ring — circular used/limit meter next to auto-approve (Grok context window)
Permissions — approve tool calls; optional auto-approve

Requirements

Install the Grok Build CLI and sign in:

# Windows PowerShell
irm https://x.ai/cli/install.ps1 | iex
grok login

# macOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://x.ai/cli/install.sh | bash
grok login

Install this extension (VSIX or marketplace), then Reload Window.
Commands available in the palette:
- Kylo: Install Grok Build CLI
- Kylo: Grok Build Login
- Kylo: New Session

Settings (`kylo.*`)

Setting	Default	Description
`kylo.cliPath`	`""`	Override path to `grok`
`kylo.defaultModel`	`""`	Model id when empty uses CLI default
`kylo.defaultEffort`	`""`	Reasoning effort (`low` / `medium` / …)
`kylo.includeActiveFileByDefault`	`true`	Include active editor as ambient context

Privacy & backend

Agent turns run through the local Grok Build CLI (grok agent stdio).
Auth is the CLI’s OAuth / SuperGrok path — same as using Grok in the terminal.
Session transcripts live under ~/.grok/sessions (managed by Grok Build).

Install from VSIX

code --install-extension kilo-code-*.vsix --force

Then Developer: Reload Window.

Development

From the monorepo (after bun install):

cd packages/kilo-vscode
bun run package:vsix   # production VSIX
# or
bun run extension      # build + launch Extension Development Host

See KYLO.md for architecture notes.

License & trademarks

Code in this tree largely follows the upstream Apache License 2.0 (see LICENSE in the monorepo root) and the licenses of any vendored components.
Kilo, Kilo Code, and related names/marks belong to their respective owners. Kylo is an independent fork for convenience only.
Grok / Grok Build / xAI marks belong to xAI. This project is not affiliated with or endorsed by xAI or Kilo.
Not for commercial distribution as a rebranded product. Use at your own risk for personal or educational purposes.

Kylo: Grok Build UI

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Kylo

Features

Requirements

Settings (`kylo.*`)

Privacy & backend

Install from VSIX

Development

License & trademarks

Kylo: Grok Build UI

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Kylo

Features

Requirements

Settings (kylo.*)

Privacy & backend

Install from VSIX

Development

License & trademarks

Settings (`kylo.*`)