Coding AssistantsOpen Source✦ Free Tier
Kilo Code
Open-source VS Code coding agent with 1.5M users
⭐ 28,000 stars● Health 80 — ActiveDev Productivity
About
Open-source VS Code extension and superset of Cline + RooCode. Features Architect, Coder, and Debugger modes with a built-in MCP marketplace. Processes 25T tokens in production and ranks #1 coding agent on OpenRouter.
Choose Kilo Code when…
- •You want an open-source VS Code agent with structured Architect/Coder/Debugger modes
- •You want a built-in MCP marketplace inside your coding agent
- •You're looking for a battle-tested Cline alternative with 1.5M users
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A CLI agent you direct to handle multi-step coding tasks autonomously
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✦ Free tier available
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