Kilo Code CLI
MarkdownTerminal agent · OpenAI Chat, OpenAI Responses, Anthropic Messages
Full guide
| Format | Where to set it up |
|---|---|
| OpenAI Chat, OpenAI Responses, Anthropic Messages | ~/.config/kilo/kilo.jsonc (or ./kilo.jsonc; KILO_CONFIG is also supported) → provider.<id>.options.baseURL; in the extension: Settings → Providers → Custom provider |
Setup
Copy the configuration and replace sk-... with your key from the Ailoot Dashboard. Prefer storing the key in the environment variable AILOOT_API_KEY, if the application supports it.
Before starting, request GET /v1/models with your Ailoot key. Choose an exact model ID whose methods include POST /v1/chat/completions, POST /v1/responses, POST /v1/messages, then use that ID in the configuration. For agents, also check tool support and the features required by your client version.
{
"$schema": "https://app.kilo.ai/config.json",
"model": "openai-compatible/claude-sonnet-5-5",
"provider": {
"openai-compatible": {
"options": {
"apiKey": "{env:AILOOT_API_KEY}",
"baseURL": "https://api.ailoot.ai/v1"
},
"models": {
"claude-sonnet-5-5": {
"name": "Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Ailoot)",
"tool_call": true,
"limit": {
"context": 1000000,
"output": 64000
}
}
}
}
}
}This configuration reads the key from the environment variable AILOOT_API_KEY. Set it before starting the application:
export AILOOT_API_KEY="sk-..." # add to ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrcsetx AILOOT_API_KEY "sk-..." # then restart the terminalExample model: claude-sonnet-5-5. Choose any other model from the catalog — check that it supports the format you need.
Good to know
Test
- For the OpenAI format, the URL is
https://api.ailoot.ai/v1(or the full path if the application asks for a full URL). - For the Anthropic format, the URL is
https://api.ailoot.ai— the API origin. The example above does not show the full setup for this format; consult the client’s documentation for the path to use in the relevant field. The API route prefix is/v1. - Ask a short question. If you get an error, check the code and Request ID, then consult Errors and limits.
- 404 immediately after setup almost always means the URL is wrong: an extra or missing
/v1. - 402 — insufficient balance for the reserve. Agents reserve more than chat: why.
Application documentation: https://kilo.ai/docs/code-with-ai/agents/custom-models