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          "An ACP agent mode, an MCP server mode and TypeScript and Python SDKs that drive the CLI over ACP",
          "Per-model token rates, the 40 per cent service fee and plan prices are published without a login",
          "npm builds are published from GitHub Actions through npm trusted publishing, and auto-update is off in print mode"
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          "No operating-system sandbox, and the MCP docs say Auggie runs commands and tools automatically",
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          "No free tier on the pricing page, and print mode may be switched off under an enterprise agreement",
          "The stable npm line is 0.36.0 of 21 August 2026, with 1.x builds only on the preview and daemon channels",
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          "Pass `--max-turns` with `--print` in pipelines to bound how many turns, and so how much usage, a run can take",
          "Commit deny rules to .augment/settings.json before an unattended run. Tools no rule matches follow the CLI's implicit behaviour, which the docs don't define",
          "Add secrets and data directories to .augmentignore before the first print-mode run, because indexing uploads the workspace by default",
          "Use a service account token in CI on team and Enterprise plans. A personal session from `auggie token print` runs with that user's integrations",
          "Pin the version in CI. `latest` is 0.x, while `preview` and `daemon` carry 1.x prereleases whose permission rules ignore some legacy tool names"
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          "The CLI licence, the Professional and Enterprise terms of service (v1.9, 28 August 2025) and the privacy policy (v1.2, 28 August 2025) name Augment Computing, Inc. None had changed by 18 October 2026, ten days after Harness announced it had acquired the CLI.",
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          "www.augmentcode.com/.well-known/security.txt answered 404 on 18 October 2026. SECURITY.md in the repository gives security@augmentcode.com and GitHub private reporting.",
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      "pricing": "freemium",
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          "Project config can't weaken the sandbox or read environment variables through `{env:VAR}`",
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          "The terms grant a perpetual licence to use uploaded Customer Data to improve Kilo's services",
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          "Set `experimental.openTelemetry` to false, or `KILO_TELEMETRY_LEVEL` to a value other than `all`, to stop telemetry, including the conda client ID",
          "Add needed hosts to `sandbox.allowed_hosts` in global config. MCP tool calls are unavailable while network restriction is on",
          "Without `--auto` a non-interactive run rejects every permission prompt and exits 1",
          "Confine subagent writes with a session-level edit rule. From 7.8.13 a custom agent's own `edit` denies no longer bind the subagents it starts"
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          "item": "Teams plan",
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          "kilo.ai/.well-known/security.txt lists security@kilo.ai and the policy at kilo.ai/security, names the CLI in scope and expires on 2026-12-31.",
          "trust.kilo.ai redirects to trust.anaconda.com, which has a Kilo Code section.",
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Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kilo-code-cli.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/kilo-code-cli.json\n- Best agent harnesses and coding agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/agent-harnesses/index.md\n- All 713 harnesses comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-harnesses/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Auggie CLI (D)\n\nGood for: Teams already paying for Augment who want its Context Engine in a terminal, in CI or through ACP and MCP, with permission rules a security team can delegate to a webhook.\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 2.8 against 2.3 out of 5\n\nWatch for: No operating-system sandbox, and the MCP docs say Auggie runs commands and tools automatically\n\n### Kilo Code CLI (BB)\n\nGood for: Developers who want an open-source terminal agent with per-tool permission rules, an optional sandbox and a choice of provider, and the same engine in VS Code and JetBrains.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 85 against 43\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 90 against 67\n- Agent ergonomics, 72 against 65\n- Security \u0026 auth, 64 against 47\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 50 against 20\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 87 against 58\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 76 against 57\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better\n- Free to start without a card\n- Open source\n\nWatch for: Telemetry to PostHog is on by default, attaches the conda client ID since 7.8.10, and the privacy policy doesn't mention it\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Auggie CLI | Kilo Code CLI | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 43 | 85 | Kilo Code CLI +42 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 67 | 90 | Kilo Code CLI +23 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 65 | 72 | Kilo Code CLI +7 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 47 | 64 | Kilo Code CLI +17 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 50 | Kilo Code CLI +30 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 58 | 87 | Kilo Code CLI +29 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 57 | 76 | Kilo Code CLI +19 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | -2 | |\n| **Total** | | **50.8 · D** | **73 · BB** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Auggie CLI | Kilo Code CLI |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Agent harness | Agent harness |\n| Vendor | Harness (formerly Augment Code) | Kilo Code Inc. |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports |  |  |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Paid | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Proprietary. The licence from Augment Computing, Inc. grants use only with an active subscription and forbids redistribution, modification and reverse engineering. The GitHub repository holds the README, changelog, examples and issue tracker, not the source | MIT |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-08-21 | 2026-10-15 |\n| Terms last updated |  | 2026-09-30 |\n| Privacy policy last updated |  | 2026-05-29 |\n| Customer content may train models |  | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access |  | yes |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | not found in the text |\n| Terms or service can change without notice |  | yes |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | yes |\n| Popularity | 16k npm/wk | 28k stars, 33k npm/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 2.8/5 (4) | 2.3/5 (4) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Auggie CLI.** Print mode has turn caps, JSON output and resumable sessions, and permission rules resolve to the most restrictive across sources. Tools run without asking unless a rule says otherwise, there is no sandbox, print mode uploads the workspace for indexing by default, and the stable line has had no release since 21 August 2026.\n\n**Kilo Code CLI.** Shell commands ask before running by default, and an optional operating-system sandbox blocks writes outside the workspace and outbound network. Telemetry to PostHog is on by default and the sandbox is off, so an unattended `kilo run --auto` approves everything not denied unless both are configured first.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Auggie CLI\n\n1. Pass `--max-turns` with `--print` in pipelines to bound how many turns, and so how much usage, a run can take\n2. Commit deny rules to .augment/settings.json before an unattended run. Tools no rule matches follow the CLI's implicit behaviour, which the docs don't define\n3. Add secrets and data directories to .augmentignore before the first print-mode run, because indexing uploads the workspace by default\n4. Use a service account token in CI on team and Enterprise plans. A personal session from `auggie token print` runs with that user's integrations\n5. Pin the version in CI. `latest` is 0.x, while `preview` and `daemon` carry 1.x prereleases whose permission rules ignore some legacy tool names\n\n### Kilo Code CLI\n\n1. Set `sandbox.enabled` to true in the global `kilo.jsonc` before `kilo run --auto`. `--auto` approves every permission request not explicitly denied\n2. Set `experimental.openTelemetry` to false, or `KILO_TELEMETRY_LEVEL` to a value other than `all`, to stop telemetry, including the conda client ID\n3. Add needed hosts to `sandbox.allowed_hosts` in global config. MCP tool calls are unavailable while network restriction is on\n4. Without `--auto` a non-interactive run rejects every permission prompt and exits 1\n5. Confine subagent writes with a session-level edit rule. From 7.8.13 a custom agent's own `edit` denies no longer bind the subagents it starts\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Auggie CLI or Kilo Code CLI?\n\nKilo Code CLI scores 73 (BB) on agent readiness against Auggie CLI's 50.8 (D), and leads in every scored category.\n\n### Are Auggie CLI and Kilo Code CLI open source?\n\nNo open-source release is listed for Auggie CLI. Kilo Code CLI is open source (MIT).\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/auggie-vs-kilo-code-cli.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/auggie-vs-kilo-code-cli.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"auggie\", \"b\": \"kilo-code-cli\"}`. 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