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kilocode

Kilo is the all-in-one agentic engineering platform. Build, ship, and iterate faster with the most popular open source coding agent.

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Kilo is the all-in-one agentic engineering platform. Build, ship, and iterate faster with the most popular open source coding agent.

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Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 3:56:07 PM UTC.

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Observed mentions: 2025-04-12 20:05:59 UTC to 2026-01-22 13:55:43 UTC.

02462025-04-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-05-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 commentsApr 20252025-05-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-06-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 6 mentions; 1 submissions, 5 comments2025-06-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-07-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-07-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-08-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2025-08-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-09-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 commentsAug 20252025-09-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-10-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2025-10-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-11-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-11-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-12-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-12-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-02-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 1 submissions, 1 commentsJan 2026

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Amp Code is also very good, they released about 2 weeks ago their Oracle feature which leverages o3 to do reviews (https://ampcode.com/news/oracle). Amp leans the closer to Claude Code more than other solutions I’ve seen so far, the team there is really leaning into the agentic approach. I watch the changes on Kilo Code as well (https://github.com/Kilo-Org/kilocode). Their goal is to merge the best from Cline & Roo Code then sprinkle their own improvements on top.
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owendarko·May 11, 2025Submission

Tell HN: I use AI to help me code, but I don't want to be called a "vibe coder"

I've been a software developer for over 8 years and recently started using AI to help me code. The OSS project I'm currently working on (Kilo Code [1]) basically also attracts the same type of people: People with software dev. experience who like to use AI to help them do things they already know, just faster. They also don't want to be called "vibe coders". A few days ago, I created a question on a subreddit called "ChatGPTCoding" (which you'd expect to be filled with "vibe coders")[2], asking people if they do "vibe coding" or "AI assisted coding". Surprisingly, almost NOBODY replies that they do "vibe coding". One guy described vibe coding as "using AI while not having a clue what you're doing." Am I the only one who wants to be using AI to help me code/design/etc., but I don't want to put under the umbrella of a "vibe coder"? If yes,
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is there a better phrase to distinguish ourselves from the "vibe" folks out there? [1] https://github.com/Kilo-Org/kilocode [2] https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPTCoding/comments/1k7j2hk/vibe_coding_vs_aiassisted_…
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We're reaching a point where we don't need to switch to another IDE (from VS Code/IntelliJ/insert-your-IDE-here) for "AI/vibe coding" IDEs can support "AI coding agents" on their own. The entire workflow for "AI coding agents" boils down to: 1. You write a prompt 2. The "agent" wraps it in a system prompt and sends it to the LLM 3. The LLM sends back a response 4. The agent performs specific actions based on that response (editing files, creating new ones, etc.) Microsoft already started doing that with Copilot. And they have a vibrant ecosystem of VS Code extensions (I maintain one of them [1]) "AI agents" should be a feature, not a separate piece of software (IDE) that's integral to software devs. [1] https://github.com/Kilo-Org/kilocode
In OpenAI reaches agreement to buy Windsurf for $3B
Why do we need a new IDE for "AI/vibe coding"? The entire workflow for "AI coding agents" boils down to: 1. You write a prompt 2. The agent wraps it in a system prompt and sends it to the LLM 3. The LLM sends back a response 4. The agent performs specific actions based on that response (editing files, creating new ones, etc.) I don't see why anyone would ditch their current (non-AI) IDE for Cursor just to get this functionality (especially if you're getting hit with a monthly subscription fee on top of it.) P.S. I maintain a VS Code extension that does the 4 steps above as a baseline[1] [1] https://github.com/Kilo-Org/kilocode
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