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Kilo Code Integration

Connect Kilo Code to LLM Gateway or DevPass, select a model, and review agent edits and commands.

Kilo Code is a coding agent for VS Code. Its provider settings include separate LLM Gateway and DevPass connections.

Video walkthrough

Install and choose permissions

Install Kilo Code from the VS Code Marketplace, then open its sidebar panel.

On first launch, choose how much autonomy to allow. Review First lets you inspect edits and shell commands before approving them. Start with a small project and a focused task.

Connect your workspace

  1. Open Kilo's Settings, then Providers.
  2. Click Show more providers and search for llm.
  3. Choose LLM Gateway for pay-as-you-go usage or DevPass (LLM Gateway) for a coding plan.
  4. Paste a key from the matching workspace dashboard and submit it.

The built-in provider supplies the endpoint; you do not need to enter a base URL.

Select the model for this chat

Click the model picker at the bottom of the chat and select a tool-capable model from your connected provider. Check the active model before sending a task: setting a default under Settings > Models does not necessarily change an already-open chat.

Use the live model catalogue to check capabilities. For DevPass, choose a canonical model ID included in your plan; upstream provider prefixes pin routing and are not supported on coding plans.

Verify a coding task

Ask Kilo to inspect a function, fix a failing test case, and run the existing tests without changing them. In Review First mode, inspect the proposed diff and use Allow once for the edit and test command when appropriate.

Review the command output and final diff. The key determines which workspace receives the requests; inspect usage in that workspace's dashboard.

Troubleshooting

The provider is missing: expand Show more providers, search for llm, and check that Kilo is current.

The chat still uses another provider: select the model in the chat itself, even if you already changed the default in Settings.

Authentication fails: verify that the key is active and matches the selected billing mode.

A task pauses: check whether Kilo is waiting for permission to edit a file or run a command.