Kilo Code Release Notes

VS Code

7.8.8

Minor Changes

• #14891 ce9a04b - Pin worktrees in the Agent Manager sidebar with Shift+click or the context menu. Pinned worktrees stay at the top of the list, get the first jump shortcuts, and keep their section for when you unpin them.

• #14885 0abb254 - Open chat web links in-app by default when the experimental Integrated Browser is enabled: sidebar chats use a browser tab and Agent Manager uses its browser panel. Choose "System browser" under "Open links in" to opt out. In-app links show a browser icon, and links no longer open in two browsers.

Patch Changes

• #14890 3453059 - Reduce the height of Agent Manager section headers so more sessions fit in the sidebar. …

VS Code

Minor Changes

• #14797 ecb450b - Make multi-project Agent Manager available by default, with the current workspace project first, and remove the experimental toggle and old single-project view.

  Keep restored tabs, background sessions, and branch defaults with their project, and restore the remaining project after removing the active project.

• #14806 b85a1ab - Show one keyboard shortcut hint in the prompt that fits what you do now: how to add selected code to the chat, return to the prompt, stop a run, jump to a session that needs you, or review changes and the pull request in Agent Manager. Empty Agent Manager sessions list the main shortcuts, the mode picker shows its shortcut on hover, and all shortcut labels follow your custom keybindings. Turn hints off in Display settings.

• #14836 760048d - Open the Integrated Browser in an editor tab for any session, not only Agent Manager. Run the Open Integrated Browser command, or let the browser_open tool reveal the tab automatically. Each session gets its own browser tab. …

VS Code

7.8.2

Minor Changes

• #14634 34ec938 Thanks @brunoagatao! - Add a copy content button to the Documents viewer toolbar, and expand the document tab context menu with Copy Path, Copy Relative Path, Copy File Name, and Open in Editor.

• #14630 de285a6 Thanks @brunoagatao! - Add a manual Fetch Models button to the Custom Provider settings dialog.

• #13589 2d6d0a0 Thanks @sylwester-liljegren! - Suggest files from every folder in a multi-root VS Code workspace when typing @, so folders added through "Add Folder to Workspace..." are mentionable without reaching for the file picker. Files outside the session's own project are still only read after the usual approval.

Patch Changes

• #14675 5b336a9 - Keep the latest Agent Manager selection when another project finishes loading. …

VS Code

Minor Changes

• #14634 34ec938 Thanks @brunoagatao! - Add a copy content button to the Documents viewer toolbar, and expand the document tab context menu with Copy Path, Copy Relative Path, Copy File Name, and Open in Editor.

• #14630 de285a6 Thanks @brunoagatao! - Add a manual Fetch Models button to the Custom Provider settings dialog.

• #13589 2d6d0a0 Thanks @sylwester-liljegren! - Suggest files from every folder in a multi-root VS Code workspace when typing @, so folders added through "Add Folder to Workspace..." are mentionable without reaching for the file picker. Files outside the session's own project are still only read after the usual approval.

Patch Changes

• #14675 5b336a9 - Keep the latest Agent Manager selection when another project finishes loading. …

Added

• Rename workflows to commands throughout the JetBrains plugin and improve the related settings presentation.
• Render agent board messages as Markdown.
• Unify goals with scheduling and timing tools so agents can coordinate long-running work more reliably.

Fixed

• Recover from provider context-limit errors by compacting the conversation automatically.
• Preserve prompt cache breakpoints only for first-party OpenAI providers, avoiding incompatible requests to custom providers.
• Report scheduled sessions with their wake time instead of leaving them in a generic busy state.
• Pass the configured embedding dimension to OpenAI-compatible indexing providers.

VS Code

7.8.1

Patch Changes

• #14513 03b5606 - Publish CycloneDX software bills of materials alongside every release artifact. Each CLI archive, npm package, container image, VS Code extension, and JetBrains plugin now ships a machine-readable inventory of its components, bound to the artifact's SHA-256 and signed as a GitHub attestation.

7.8.0

Minor Changes

• #13804 9f739b0 - Support public HTTPS pages and public CDN resources in localhost previews with a high-resolution streamed Agent Manager browser. Explain missing browser installations and provide download, retry, and settings actions. Keep clipboard actions ordered, honor page clipboard handlers, and close stalled browser sessions without waiting on renderer input. Preserve native cross-origin request checks while blocking unowned browser pages.

• #13808 430e6cf Thanks @sylwester-liljegren! - Add commands to close the current task or all visible task tabs. …

VS Code

Minor Changes

• #13804 9f739b0 - Support public HTTPS pages and public CDN resources in localhost previews with a high-resolution streamed Agent Manager browser. Explain missing browser installations and provide download, retry, and settings actions. Keep clipboard actions ordered, honor page clipboard handlers, and close stalled browser sessions without waiting on renderer input. Preserve native cross-origin request checks while blocking unowned browser pages.

• #13808 430e6cf Thanks @sylwester-liljegren! - Add commands to close the current task or all visible task tabs.

• #14540 277103f Thanks @vkeerthivikram! - Add a stop button to session cleanup: a running cleanup pass can now be stopped from the settings screen. Already-deleted sessions stay deleted, the interrupted pass records its partial result, and the session database reclaims the freed disk space.

Patch Changes …

Added

• Add Checkpoints settings for snapshots and automatic session cleanup, including manual cleanup controls and the latest cleanup result.
• Install companion skills when adding MCP servers from the marketplace.
• Publish CycloneDX software bills of materials alongside JetBrains release artifacts.
• Support MCP servers that use client ID metadata documents for OAuth registration.

Fixed

• Avoid a crash when reloading or unloading the JetBrains plugin while editor history still references Kilo virtual files.
• Keep model selection isolated to each session, including overlapping agent runs and cleanup.
• Keep sub-agents that belong to an active chat during session cleanup.
• Make background-agent and todo strip headers expand, collapse, and highlight consistently while keeping expanded agent links actionable.
• Show specific revert guidance when snapshots are disabled, a checkpoint is unavailable, or the project is not a Git repository.

Changed

• Reclaim database space after session cleanup and allow cleanup to be stopped.
• Speed up switching between worktree session editor tabs with long transcripts and reduce unnecessary Agent Manager list repainting.
• Trim single-line transcript labels more consistently with an ellipsis when they overflow.

VS Code

Minor Changes

• #14510 c06228d - Install MCP servers with companion skills from the marketplace, preview the included skills, and remove owned skills with the server.

• #14490 bfa384d - Animate tool calls in chat more smoothly. New tool rows rise into place, their details reveal as input arrives, the icon shows when a tool is working and when it finishes, and the transcript glides instead of jumping when output or results appear. To-dos tick off as they finish, and write, edit, and patch rows show the file path, command, and a live change count while the model is still writing them. History and session switches stay still. The reasoning headline no longer jumps between a long and a short title while it streams.

• #14533 3380e16 - Enable task subagent model selection by default and remove the experimental.task_model_selection flag. You can now request a model, provider, or reasoning effort for an individual subagent task without enabling an experiment.

Patch Changes …

VS Code

7.7.9

Minor Changes

• #14444 f85f62c - Add Close to the Right to the Agent Manager tab menu. It closes the session, terminal, and review tabs that sit after the target tab and keeps pinned tabs open.

• #14485 9088b7d - Install Marketplace plugins from a git repository. Plugin catalog entries can now use a git source such as git:github.com/owner/repo@v1.2.3#subdir, so a plugin can be distributed from a public repository without publishing to npm. The client clones the repository at the pinned ref into the plugin cache and loads the plugin from there.

• #14281 7c59855 - Install plugins from the Kilo Marketplace. The Marketplace now lists plugin items alongside agents, skills, and MCP servers, and installing one adds the npm package to Kilo's plugin configuration for the chosen project or global scope. Removing a plugin item cleans the configuration entry again. …

Added

• Fold and unfold large pasted text blocks directly from the prompt input and transcript.
• Add a Marketplace page to JetBrains settings for browsing, installing, and removing marketplace agents, MCP servers, and skills without leaving the IDE.
• Install Marketplace plugins from npm packages or from a git repository (for example git:github.com/owner/repo@v1.2.3#subdir).
• Add Kilo Swarm support to JetBrains, including an Agent Behavior toggle, readable board tool cards, and a board viewer for session collaboration.
• Add a cleanup flow for leftover Agent Manager worktree folders, with size reporting, git-checkout warnings, and safe removal from JetBrains.
• Add unique avatars for subagents and a background agents strip in the session header, with a collapsed preview so active work stays visible without expanding the panel.
• Add copy path and reveal actions when nested worktree deletion is blocked.
• Add CLI support for background process monitoring, session cron scheduling, pull request linking, and experimental self-context tools.

Fixed

• Pause the working timer while waiting on a permission prompt or a question.
• Prevent snapshot progress from hanging a session.
• Keep diagnostics edits responsive during large edits.
• Warn when posting to the shared board targets a stopped subagent.
• Keep a session goal running when a new message arrives instead of dropping it.
• Only route auxiliary tasks to kilo-auto/small when using Kilo credentials. …

Added

• Install Marketplace plugins from a git repository, using a git source such as git:github.com/owner/repo@v1.2.3#subdir so a plugin can be distributed without publishing to npm.
• Install plugins from the Kilo Marketplace via npm packages, alongside agents, skills, and MCP servers.

Fixed

• Fix git-hosted Marketplace plugins so ~/ repository paths resolve, a failed clone leaves no staging directory, POSIX paths with a backslash are preserved, and uninstalling a plugin deletes its cloned cache when no scope still uses it. The plugin install dialog no longer describes every plugin as an npm plugin.
• Deliver plan completion questions to directory-scoped clients such as JetBrains without requiring a reconnect.
• Explain that file checkpoints require Git when a revert cannot restore files, showing "File checkpoints require a Git repository" instead of the generic "No file checkpoint was available" notice.
• Keep Agent Manager attention badges in sync with resolved prompts, surface sandbox escalation permissions, and center status glyphs.
• Keep JetBrains worktree session tabs responsive by deferring and batching transcript updates accumulated while a tab is hidden.
• Fix the JetBrains shared board dialog layout when resizing and remove redundant message hover tooltips.
• Add missing JetBrains release locale keys and guard localized bundles against stale entries.

Changed

• Update the bundled JetBrains CLI pin to Kilo CLI v7.7.9.

VS Code

7.7.7

Patch Changes

• Adopt OpenCode v1.18.14 through v1.18.15 improvements, including message ordering fixes, compaction serialization, locale coverage, and TUI enhancements.

• Adopt OpenCode v1.18.16 through v1.18.18 improvements, including conversation-aware compaction, expanded reasoning effort support, provider compatibility fixes, and retry handling.

• #14360 675ed4b - Retry transient connection drops when approving permissions so auto-approve and manual approvals no longer leave agents waiting.

CLI

7.7.7

Patch Changes

• Adopt OpenCode v1.18.14 through v1.18.15 improvements, including message ordering fixes, compaction serialization, locale coverage, and TUI enhancements.

• Adopt OpenCode v1.18.16 through v1.18.18 improvements, including conversation-aware compaction, expanded reasoning effort support, provider compatibility fixes, and retry handling.

Added

• Preview background agents directly in the collapsed agent strip, so active work stays visible without expanding the panel.
• Add copy path and reveal actions when nested worktree deletion is blocked, making it easier to inspect and clean up the folder manually.
• Add CLI support for background process monitoring, session cron scheduling, pull request linking, and experimental self-context tools.

Fixed

• Wrap long session status messages instead of clipping them in the JetBrains UI.
• Normalize markdown line endings before rendering, preventing unexpected formatting breaks in JetBrains chat.
• Recover pending questions and permission prompts after reconnecting to an existing session.
• Use normal session model defaults when creating sessions in new worktrees.
• Ground selected-code prompts in the active editor selection so the agent receives the intended context.
• Remove deselected models from custom OpenAI-compatible providers, including delete-and-recreate flows and providers saved in another settings scope.
• Improve Swarm board readability by wrapping long messages, keeping the board open while navigating, and adding copy-all.

Changed

• Update the bundled JetBrains CLI pin to Kilo CLI v7.7.7, including the latest CLI runtime fixes from the OpenCode v1.18.20 merge.

VS Code

7.7.6

Minor Changes

• #14054 3b6746c Thanks @vkeerthivikram! - Reintroduce automatic session cleanup in Settings > Checkpoints. Keep it off by default and apply the configured retention period across all projects and Kilo clients on the machine. Protect running sessions and sessions with a recent fork, confirm manual cleanup, and show live session-level progress with a spinner and processed, deleted, and failed counts. Avoid scanning unrelated session history and preserve progress when status updates are delayed.

• #14301 f03ebe3 - Create new Git projects and clone repositories directly from Agent Manager. Choose where projects are stored and attach them without changing the VS Code workspace. Adding a project or cloning a repository that is already present opens the existing project instead of creating a duplicate, and a repository whose checkout failed can still be attached.

  Create empty, unsigned bootstrap commits without normal commit hooks, while preserving staged files and Git configuration. …

VS Code

7.7.5

Minor Changes

• #14251 b3ef153 - Add @model, @past-chats, and @worktrees mentions to the Agent Manager New Worktree prompt. Past chats and worktrees are sent as attachments to the new session, and model references stay inline text.

• #14249 d73b514 - Run worktree-independent slash commands from the Agent Manager New Worktree prompt. Custom commands, skills, MCP prompts, and /goal now appear in the prompt menu and execute when a new worktree is created. Typing /goal alone starts a two-step flow, so the objective can be entered before the session starts.

Patch Changes

• #14274 d162846 - Keep the Agent Manager .kilo directory out of git in subdirectory workspaces and avoid creating it in folders that are not git repositories.

• #14277 d8eaefd - Recover permission approval dialogs that stall instead of leaving the approval buttons disabled. …

VS Code

7.7.4

Minor Changes

• #14233 b07646f - Open Mermaid diagrams in a fullscreen zoom viewer with zoom in/out, reset, mouse-wheel zoom, and drag-to-pan

• #14255 4881829 - Leftover worktree folders now show a count and total size in the warning banner, with a "Resolve…" action that opens a dialog listing each folder's path, size, and whether it still holds a git checkout. While the total is still being measured the banner says so, and if the measurement fails it reports the count alone instead of claiming 0 B. Measuring stops as soon as you start a delete, or whenever the folder list changes, rather than walking folders that are on their way out, and then re-measures whatever is left. The dialog's explanation starts collapsed to its first paragraph behind a "Show more" link, and its checkboxes are drawn the way each IDE draws its own. Deletion runs in the background so the UI never freezes, folders that still contain a checkout are unchecked by default, and a completion notification reports how many were removed. Worktree deletion is also more thorough: JetBrains now tears down backend state and removes the snapshot repository for a deleted worktree the same way VS Code already do…