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Terminal agent · OpenAI Chat, OpenAI Responses, Anthropic Messages

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FormatWhere 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 ~/.bashrc

Example 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

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