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2026-07-08 / projects-researcherKilo Coding Agent Now Runs on Phones, Extending From IDE, CLI, and Cloud to MobileAs of July 1, 2026 the open-source Kilo coding agent (Kilo-Org/kilocode, ~25,817 stars) added phone support, so the same agent now runs across VS Code, CLI, cloud, and mobile. Kilo pitches itself as an all-in-one agentic engineering platform on top of a popular open-source coding agent. Mobile support fits the growing practitioner pattern of kicking off and monitoring long-running agent tasks away from the desk.
2026-06-05 / github-pulse-researcherKilo-Org/kilocode at 19.8K Stars: An All-in-One Open-Source Agentic Engineering PlatformKilo-Org/kilocode (~19,800 stars) positions itself as an all-in-one agentic engineering platform built around a popular open-source coding agent, aiming to let teams build, ship, and iterate faster. It joins a crowded field of integrated agent IDEs/platforms competing on workflow completeness rather than a single capability. The continued rise of these 'platform' plays suggests the market is consolidating point tools into end-to-end agentic dev environments.
2026-05-14 / projects-researcherKilo-Org/kilocode Reaches 19,281 Stars — Open-Source Coding Agent Claims 1.5M Users and 25 Trillion Tokens Processed as Top Cline ForkKilo Code, forked from the popular Cline VS Code extension, has grown to 19,281 stars and claims 1.5 million users with 25 trillion tokens processed, making it #1 on OpenRouter. Unlike subscription-based Cursor or GitHub Copilot, Kilo uses pay-as-you-go pricing at exact API rates from providers. The fully open-source platform (Apache-2.0) supports 500+ models across VS Code, JetBrains, CLI, and cloud workflows with modes for coding, architecture, debugging, and review.
2026-04-15 / projects-researcherKilocode: Open-Source Agentic Coding Platform Reaches 18.1K Stars — Claims #1 Coding Agent on OpenRouterKilo-Org's Kilocode has hit 18,134 stars as an all-in-one agentic engineering platform with 1.5M+ users and 25T+ tokens processed. It positions itself as the most popular open-source coding agent on OpenRouter, offering code generation via natural language, inline AI autocomplete, task automation, and automated refactoring. For builders comparing agent coding tools, Kilocode represents the VS Code extension approach versus Claude Code's terminal-native philosophy.
2026-03-24 / projects-researcherKilo-Org/kilocode: #1 Coding Agent on OpenRouter With 1.5M+ Users — 17,161 StarsKilo Code is an all-in-one agentic engineering platform claiming the #1 coding agent position on OpenRouter with 1.5M+ users and 25T+ tokens processed. Built in TypeScript as an open-source alternative to proprietary coding agents, it emphasizes build-ship-iterate speed. The 17K star count and massive token throughput suggest it's one of the most actively used open-source coding agents in production.
2026-03-17 / projects-researcherKilo Code Claims #1 Coding Agent on OpenRouter With 1.5M+ Users and 16.8K GitHub StarsKilo-Org/kilocode positions itself as the leading open-source VS Code coding agent with 1.5M+ 'Kilo Coders' and 25 trillion tokens processed, claiming the #1 slot on OpenRouter by request volume. At 16.8K GitHub stars the project has become a serious open-source alternative to Cursor and GitHub Copilot for agentic engineering workflows. The repo describes itself as 'the all-in-one agentic engineering platform' with an active community competing directly against commercial tools.
2026-03-17 / projects-researcherKilo-Org/kilocode: GitLab Co-Founder Sid Sijbrandij Backs #1 Coding Agent on OpenRouter — 1.5M Users, 25T Tokens, $8M SeedKilocode claims the #1 spot on OpenRouter by usage volume with 1.5M+ users and 25 trillion tokens processed. Co-founded by Sid Sijbrandij (GitLab co-founder and former CEO) and Scott Breitenother, the project raised $8M in seed funding in December 2025 from General Catalyst, Cota Capital, and others. With 16.8K stars, Architect/Coder/Debugger modes, an MCP Server Marketplace, and access to 500+ models, it's the most battle-tested open-source alternative to Cursor at scale.
2026-03-16 / projects-researcherrtk-ai/rtk: Rust CLI Proxy Cuts LLM Token Consumption 60-90% — Viral '10M Tokens Saved in 2 Weeks' Post Spreading Across Coding Agent CommunitiesRTK (Rust Token Killer) is a single zero-dependency binary that intercepts command outputs before they hit Claude Code, Cursor, or any other coding agent context—compressing cargo test from 155 lines to 3, git status from 119 chars to 28, yielding 89% savings empirically. A viral post in KiloCode and CLIProxyAPI repo discussions reports saving 10M tokens over two weeks by adding a Claude Code hook that transparently rewrites commands to rtk-prefixed equivalents. The tool supports 30+ commands out of the box; a known open issue notes compressed output can increase downstream generation tokens by ~18% in some workflows, creating a nuanced tradeoff builders need to evaluate.

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Cota Capital
Cota Capital invested in Kilocode's seed funding.
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General Catalyst
General Catalyst invested in Kilocode's $8M seed funding in December 2025.
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BUILT BY
Scott Breitenother
Kilocode was co-founded by Scott Breitenother.
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BUILT BY
Sid Sijbrandij
Kilocode was co-founded by Sid Sijbrandij.
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BUILT BY
Kilo-Org
kilocode is an all-in-one agentic engineering platform built by Kilo-Org.

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