{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "kilo-code-cli", "name": "Kilo Code CLI", "vendor": "Kilo Code Inc.", "vendorUrl": "https://kilo.ai", "kind": "harness", "category": "agent-harnesses", "summary": "Open-source coding agent for the terminal, forked from opencode and built from the same repository as Kilo's VS Code and JetBrains extensions. It runs with your own provider key, a local model or the Kilo Gateway.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kilo-code-cli", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kilo-code-cli.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kilo-code-cli.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/kilo-code-cli.json", "repo": "https://github.com/Kilo-Org/kilocode", "license": "MIT", "transports": [], "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@kilocode/cli" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@kilocode/sdk" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Your own provider key in `~/.config/kilo/kilo.jsonc` or the environment, a local model, or a Kilo account through `kilo auth login` for the Kilo Gateway and its free models. `kilo serve` runs unauthenticated unless `KILO_SERVER_PASSWORD` is set.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "The CLI is free and MIT-licensed, and needs no Kilo account with your own key or a local model. Kilo Gateway credits are billed at provider rates with a 5 per cent fee on credit purchases. Kilo Pass starts at $19 a month, Teams is $15 a user a month and Enterprise is quoted. The pricing page says the free tier needs no card.", "priceSummary": "$19 / mo", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs, the pricing page or the README (checked 2026-10-08).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 27539, "npmWeekly": 32804, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-08" }, "docsUrl": "https://kilo.ai/docs/code-with-ai/platforms/cli", "llmsTxt": "https://kilo.ai/docs/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "agent.harness", "agent.mcp-client", "agent.multi-agent" ], "tags": [ "harness", "coding-agent", "cli", "open-source", "typescript", "mcp", "llms-txt", "telemetry-default-on", "freemium", "no-card", "local" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-15", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 73, "grade": "BB", "agentReady": true, "rank": 100, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1210, "categoryRank": 3, "methodology": "0.6", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 72, "maintenance": 87, "payments": 50, "reliability": 85, "schema": 90, "security": 64, "transparency": 76 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-17" }, "negative": -2, "negativeNotes": [ "2026-10-14. 7.8.10 added the conda client ID to default-on telemetry. When `~/.conda/aau_token` exists the CLI runs `conda info --json --offline` and attaches the ID (`aauClientToken`) to every PostHog event, and a commit hashing it was reverted. Neither the changelog nor the docs mention it. It respects Kilo's opt-out and conda's `anaconda_anon_usage: false`. -2. https://github.com/Kilo-Org/kilocode/blob/main/packages/kilo-telemetry/src/conda.ts" ], "verdict": "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.", "bestFor": "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.", "strengths": [ "Permission rules of `allow`, `ask` or `deny` per tool with glob patterns, and shell commands asking by default outside a built-in allow list", "A sandbox on macOS and Linux that limits writes, blocks network by default and refuses to run when it can't be enforced", "Project config can't weaken the sandbox or read environment variables through `{env:VAR}`", "Your own provider key or a local model works with no Kilo account", "Releases most weeks, with 7.8.9, 7.8.10 and 7.8.12 between 13 and 15 October 2026" ], "weaknesses": [ "Telemetry to PostHog is on by default, attaches the conda client ID since 7.8.10, and the privacy policy doesn't mention it", "The sandbox is off by default and unavailable on Windows", "`kilo run` lists no flag for a turn, time or cost limit", "The terms grant a perpetual licence to use uploaded Customer Data to improve Kilo's services", "SECURITY.md still says the CLI has no sandbox, and NVD records an unanswered low-severity CVE from May 2026" ], "agentNotes": [ "Set `sandbox.enabled` to true in the global `kilo.jsonc` before `kilo run --auto`. `--auto` approves every permission request not explicitly denied", "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" ], "metrics": { "kind": "local", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 4, "avgRating": 2.3, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "BB", "methodology": "0.6", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 73 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 72, "maintenance": 87, "payments": 50, "reliability": 85, "schema": 90, "security": 64, "transparency": 61 }, "provenanceScore": 90, "checked": { "categories": { "ergonomics": "2026-10-17", "maintenance": "2026-10-17", "payments": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "2026-10-17", "schema": "2026-10-17", "security": "2026-10-17", "transparency": "2026-10-17" }, "last": "2026-10-17", "lastMoved": "2026-10-17", "oldest": "2026-10-17", "stale": false, "staleAfterDays": 90 } }, "connect": { "install": "npm install -g @kilocode/cli # or: brew install Kilo-Org/tap/kilo", "headless": { "command": "kilo run --auto --format json \"$TASK\"" } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/agent.harness", "tool": "https://letme.dev/kilo-code-cli" }, "area": "frameworks", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Kilo Pass, entry tier", "unit": "month", "usd": 19, "note": "monthly model credits with bonus credits, optional" }, { "item": "Teams plan", "unit": "seat-month", "usd": 15, "note": "model use billed separately at provider rates" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Kilo Code Inc. (the terms are a contract with Anaconda, Inc. on behalf of itself and its affiliates, including Kilo Code Inc.)", "domain": "kilo.ai", "domainRegistered": "2017-12-16", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "https://kilo.ai/terms", "privacy": "https://kilo.ai/privacy", "statusPage": "https://status.kilo.ai", "changelog": "https://github.com/Kilo-Org/kilocode/blob/main/packages/opencode/CHANGELOG.md", "securityTxt": "valid", "checked": "2026-10-08", "notes": [ "The terms (last updated 30 September 2026) name the CLI among the services they cover and are made with Anaconda, Inc. The privacy policy (29 May 2026) names Kilo Code Inc. as data controller.", "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.", "status.kilo.ai is a Statuspage site for the website, gateway and cloud platform. The CLI runs on the owner's machine.", "PRIVACY.md in the repository is a separate short policy for the CLI dated March 2025." ], "score": 90 }, "requirements": { "card": "no", "freeTier": true, "minutes": 3, "credential": "mixed", "hosting": [ "self-hosted" ], "euResidency": "unknown", "trainsOnData": "unknown", "zeroRetention": "unknown", "selfHost": "yes" }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kilo-code-cli.json", "live": { "slug": "kilo-code-cli", "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.kilo.ai", "indicator": "maintenance", "summary": "Service Under Maintenance", "checkedAt": "2026-10-25T20:47:55.079076899Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "Kilo-Org/kilocode", "version": "v7.8.17", "released": "2026-10-23", "seenAt": "2026-10-25T08:59:13.481445274Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@kilocode/cli", "version": "7.8.17", "seenAt": "2026-10-25T08:59:11.286014115Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@kilocode/sdk", "version": "7.8.17", "seenAt": "2026-10-25T08:59:12.168135797Z" } ], "githubStars": 27743, "npmWeekly": 20777, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://kilo.ai/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "valid", "expires": "2026-12-31T23:59:59.000Z", "checkedAt": "2026-10-25T15:27:46.70344104Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://kilo.ai/docs/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-25T14:52:22.824437418Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "kilo.ai", "registered": "2017-12-16", "source": "https://rdap.identitydigital.services/rdap/domain/kilo.ai", "checkedAt": "2026-10-25T13:54:23.157740908Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Kilo-Org/kilocode/main/packages/opencode/CHANGELOG.md", "kind": "changelog", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-25T02:53:56.986755534Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-23T01:54:38.844059745Z", "fingerprint": "af9bc71d8977" }, { "url": "https://kilo.ai/privacy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-25T02:49:09.277032163Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-21T00:28:45.897088737Z", "fingerprint": "438622fad605" }, { "url": "https://kilo.ai/terms", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-25T02:49:11.465347205Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-21T00:28:48.139673985Z", "fingerprint": "ab8895c68f21" } ], "github": { "repo": "kilo-org/kilocode", "checkedAt": "2026-10-19T06:20:39.32631801Z", "stars": 27655, "archived": false, "issuesEnabled": true, "pushedAt": "2026-10-19T04:29:32Z", "openIssues": 482, "openPRs": 163, "issuesOpened90d": 861, "issuesClosed90d": 967, "prsMerged90d": 1418, "ci": { "branch": "main", "runs": 50, "success": 47, "failure": 3, "other": 0, "latest": "success", "latestAt": "2026-10-17T19:35:28Z" }, "replies": { "sampled": 11, "unanswered": 11 } }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-25T20:47:55.079076899Z" } }, "answer": "Kilo Code CLI scores 73 (BB) on agent readiness against Vibe-Trading's 62.2 (B), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Vibe-Trading leads on security \u0026 auth and payments \u0026 pricing.", "b": { "slug": "vibe-trading", "name": "Vibe-Trading", "vendor": "HKUDS", "vendorUrl": "https://vibetrading.wiki", "kind": "harness", "category": "agent-harnesses", "summary": "Vibe-Trading is an open-source, self-hosted finance research agent from HKUDS. It turns plain-English questions into market data pulls, strategy code and backtests, through a CLI, a web UI, chat apps or its MCP server.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/vibe-trading", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/vibe-trading.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/vibe-trading.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/vibe-trading.json", "repo": "https://github.com/HKUDS/Vibe-Trading", "license": "MIT", "transports": [ "stdio", "streamable-http", "sse" ], "packages": [ { "registry": "pypi", "name": "vibe-trading-ai" } ], "auth": "none", "authNotes": "No account with the project. The owner supplies a model provider key in `agent/.env`, or uses Ollama, a ChatGPT OAuth sign-in for OpenAI Codex, a GitHub Copilot login or a local Claude Code login. The API server answers loopback clients without a key; any other client needs `API_AUTH_KEY` as `Authorization: Bearer \u003ckey\u003e`. The MCP server's HTTP transport binds 127.0.0.1 with a Host and Origin allow-list and no token. Broker connector credentials are stored in the OS keyring by `vibe-trading connector setup` (https://github.com/HKUDS/Vibe-Trading/blob/main/README.md).", "pricing": "free", "pricingNotes": "Free under the MIT licence, with nothing to buy from the project. The owner pays the model provider, or nothing with a local model through Ollama. 29 market-data sources are built in and most need no key. QVeris, an optional paid data marketplace, is a third party and is reached only in paid mode; the README carries a QVeris referral link and discloses it (checked 2026-10-25).", "priceSummary": "Free · OSS", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the README, the docs or the source at v0.1.18 (checked 2026-10-25).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 82, "popularity": { "githubStars": 36500, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-25" }, "docsUrl": "https://vibetrading.wiki/docs/", "capabilities": [ "agent.harness", "agent.multi-agent", "agent.mcp-client", "data.markets", "market.crypto", "market.news", "assistant.messaging", "assistant.proactive" ], "tags": [ "open-source", "self-hosted", "local", "free", "python", "mit", "mcp", "cli", "harness", "docker", "no-card", "no-sandbox", "pre-1.0", "beta" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-21", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 62.2, "grade": "B", "agentReady": false, "rank": 502, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1210, "categoryRank": 12, "methodology": "0.6", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 67, "maintenance": 82, "payments": 60, "reliability": 63, "schema": 72, "security": 70, "transparency": 47 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-25" }, "negative": -4, "negativeNotes": [ "2026-10-02. GHSA-v2f8-6655-7grj (CVE-2026-114108, critical). In 0.1.0 to 0.1.6 the API server answered every client without authentication when `API_AUTH_KEY` was unset, the shipped default, with the Docker container running as root on 0.0.0.0:8899, which the advisory chains to remote code execution. Fixed in 0.1.7 of 6 May 2026 and published five months later, -2. https://github.com/HKUDS/Vibe-Trading/security/advisories/GHSA-v2f8-6655-7grj", "2026-10-02. GHSA-jqmf-mx4f-hfr6 (CVE-2026-114107, critical). Shell and code injection in the LLM-callable `bash`, `background_run` and backtest tools, and SSRF in `read_url`, reachable through the unauthenticated API or prompt injection in a processed document, in 0.1.0 to 0.1.6. Fixed in the same 0.1.7 release, -1. https://github.com/HKUDS/Vibe-Trading/security/advisories/GHSA-jqmf-mx4f-hfr6", "2026-10-02. GHSA-5rmq-chc7-m22f (CVE-2026-114106, high). `read_document` read any file the process could reach and `safe_user_path()` accepted the whole home directory, in 0.1.0 to 0.1.6. Fixed in 0.1.7, -1. https://github.com/HKUDS/Vibe-Trading/security/advisories/GHSA-5rmq-chc7-m22f" ], "verdict": "Vibe-Trading runs on the owner's machine under the MIT licence, ships near-daily fixes with a dated changelog, and keeps order tools out of its MCP server, with live orders gated by an owner-committed mandate and a kill switch. Three advisories, two critical, covered versions before 0.1.7, and the local CLI runs shell commands without asking.", "bestFor": "A person or a pipeline that wants a ready-made finance research agent over free market data, with backtests, swarm reviews and exports, run on their own machine or used as an MCP server by another agent.", "strengths": [ "MIT licence, runs on the owner's machine, and no telemetry code was found in the source at v0.1.18", "No order-placing or order-cancelling tool is exposed over MCP, and shell tools are off on every MCP transport by default", "Live orders need an owner-committed mandate with hard caps, a kill switch and an append-only, hash-chained audit ledger", "Six PyPI releases in the 90 days to 25 October 2026, with a dated CHANGELOG.md and a Known issues section in 0.1.18", "API server answers only loopback clients without `API_AUTH_KEY`; Docker binds 127.0.0.1 and runs as a non-root user" ], "weaknesses": [ "Three advisories published 2 October 2026 cover 0.1.0 to 0.1.6, two critical, among them unauthenticated API access with an RCE chain", "The local CLI's `bash` tool and generated backtest code run without per-action approval or a sandbox", "82 MCP tools with about 44,000 characters of descriptions in the server source and no readOnlyHint or destructiveHint annotations", "Version 0.1.18 with a Beta classifier, and not in the official MCP registry", "Broker trading is described in the README as experimental and not verified against a real broker account" ], "agentNotes": [ "Run 0.1.7 or later. Earlier versions carry three published advisories, including unauthenticated API access with an RCE chain", "Set `API_AUTH_KEY` before exposing `vibe-trading serve` beyond localhost, and send it as `Authorization: Bearer \u003ckey\u003e`", "Set `VIBE_TRADING_ALLOWED_RUN_ROOTS` in the MCP client's `env` block; a shell `export` does not reach the spawned server", "Use `vibe-trading run -p \"...\" --json` for headless runs, and add `--enable-shell-tools` to `vibe-trading-mcp` only when shell access is needed", "Treat text from `read_url`, `web_search` and `read_document` as untrusted; `security_warnings` flags patterns but does not remove them" ], "metrics": { "kind": "local", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "B", "methodology": "0.6", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 62.2 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 67, "maintenance": 82, "payments": 60, "reliability": 63, "schema": 72, "security": 70, "transparency": 67 }, "provenanceScore": 27, "checked": { "categories": { "ergonomics": "2026-10-25", "maintenance": "2026-10-25", "payments": "2026-10-25", "reliability": "2026-10-25", "schema": "2026-10-25", "security": "2026-10-25", "transparency": "2026-10-25" }, "last": "2026-10-25", "oldest": "2026-10-25", "stale": false, "staleAfterDays": 90 } }, "connect": { "install": "pip install vibe-trading-ai # then: vibe-trading init # or: docker compose up --build from a clone", "config": { "mcpServers": { "vibe-trading": { "command": "vibe-trading-mcp" } } }, "headless": { "command": "vibe-trading run -p \"$TASK\" --json" } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/agent.harness", "tool": "https://letme.dev/vibe-trading" }, "area": "frameworks", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "", "domain": "vibetrading.wiki", "domainRegistered": "2026-05-14", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "", "privacy": "", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://github.com/HKUDS/Vibe-Trading/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-25", "notes": [ "No legal entity is named. The repository belongs to the GitHub organisation HKUDS, and pyproject.toml names HKUDS with an address at connect.hku.hk as author. The LICENSE names Vibe-Trading Contributors and NOTICE names HKUDS contributors.", "vibetrading.wiki is a static wiki on Cloudflare Pages built from the repository's wiki/ folder. It has no terms or privacy page, and the MIT licence stands in for terms.", "/robots.txt, /llms.txt and /.well-known/security.txt on vibetrading.wiki all answered with the same HTML redirect to /home/ on 25 October 2026, so there are no robots rules, no llms.txt and no security.txt.", "SECURITY.md asks for private reports through a GitHub security advisory and promises an acknowledgement within five business days.", "RDAP gives a registration date of 14 May 2026 for vibetrading.wiki. The README dates the wiki's launch to the same day.", "There is no hosted endpoint. The API and MCP server answer on the owner's own host." ], "score": 27 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/vibe-trading.json", "live": { "slug": "vibe-trading", "securityTxt": { "url": "https://vibetrading.wiki/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-25T15:28:03.847411428Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-25T15:28:03.847411428Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "Agent harness", "b": "Agent harness", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Kilo Code Inc.", "b": "HKUDS", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "no (local only)", "b": "no (local only)", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "", "b": "stdio, Streamable HTTP, SSE (legacy)", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth or key", "b": "None", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Freemium", "b": "Free", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "MIT", "b": "MIT", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "none", "b": "82", "name": "Tools exposed" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "no", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-10-15", "b": "2026-10-21", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "2026-09-30", "b": "no document linked", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "2026-05-29", "b": "no document linked", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "28k stars, 33k npm/wk", "b": "37k stars", "name": "Popularity" }, { "a": "2.3/5 (4)", "b": "none", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Kilo Code CLI scores 73 (BB) on agent readiness against Vibe-Trading's 62.2 (B), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Vibe-Trading leads on security \u0026 auth and payments \u0026 pricing.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Kilo Code CLI or Vibe-Trading?" }, { "answer": "Yes. Kilo Code CLI is open source (MIT). Vibe-Trading is open source (MIT).", "question": "Are Kilo Code CLI and Vibe-Trading open source?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 85 against 63", "Schema \u0026 documentation, 90 against 72", "Agent ergonomics, 72 against 67", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 87 against 82", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 76 against 47" ], "also": [ "Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better" ], "goodFor": "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.", "slug": "kilo-code-cli", "watchFor": "Telemetry to PostHog is on by default, attaches the conda client ID since 7.8.10, and the privacy policy doesn't mention it" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Security \u0026 auth, 70 against 64", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 50" ], "also": [ "No key needed to call it", "Runs on your own machine" ], "goodFor": "A person or a pipeline that wants a ready-made finance research agent over free market data, with backtests, swarm reviews and exports, run on their own machine or used as an MCP server by another agent.", "slug": "vibe-trading", "watchFor": "Three advisories published 2 October 2026 cover 0.1.0 to 0.1.6, two critical, among them unauthenticated API access with an RCE chain" } ], "job": { "capability": "agent.harness", "name": "Agent harnesses" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-zero-vs-kilo-code-cli.json", "title": "Agent Zero vs Kilo Code CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-zero-vs-kilo-code-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-zero-vs-vibe-trading.json", "title": "Agent Zero vs Vibe-Trading", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-zero-vs-vibe-trading" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aider-vs-kilo-code-cli.json", "title": "Aider vs Kilo Code CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aider-vs-kilo-code-cli" }, { "json": 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vs Kilo Code CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harness2-vs-kilo-code-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harness2-vs-vibe-trading.json", "title": "Harness² vs Vibe-Trading", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harness2-vs-vibe-trading" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harnessrouter-vs-kilo-code-cli.json", "title": "HarnessRouter vs Kilo Code CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harnessrouter-vs-kilo-code-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harnessrouter-vs-vibe-trading.json", "title": "HarnessRouter vs Vibe-Trading", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harnessrouter-vs-vibe-trading" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/jules-vs-kilo-code-cli.json", "title": "Jules vs Kilo Code CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/jules-vs-kilo-code-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/jules-vs-vibe-trading.json", "title": "Jules vs Vibe-Trading", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/jules-vs-vibe-trading" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/junie-vs-kilo-code-cli.json", "title": "Junie CLI vs Kilo Code CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/junie-vs-kilo-code-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/junie-vs-vibe-trading.json", "title": "Junie CLI vs Vibe-Trading", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/junie-vs-vibe-trading" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kilo-code-cli-vs-kimi-code-cli.json", "title": "Kilo Code CLI vs Kimi Code CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kilo-code-cli-vs-kimi-code-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kilo-code-cli-vs-kiro-cli.json", "title": "Kilo Code CLI vs Kiro CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kilo-code-cli-vs-kiro-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kilo-code-cli-vs-mini-swe-agent.json", "title": "Kilo Code CLI vs 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"https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kilo-code-cli-vs-parallax-agents" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/paperclip-vs-vibe-trading.json", "title": "Paperclip vs Vibe-Trading", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/paperclip-vs-vibe-trading" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/parallax-agents-vs-vibe-trading.json", "title": "Parallax vs Vibe-Trading", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/parallax-agents-vs-vibe-trading" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 22, "edge": "kilo-code-cli", "key": "reliability", "kilo-code-cli": 85, "name": "Reliability", "vibe-trading": 63, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 18, "edge": "kilo-code-cli", "key": "schema", "kilo-code-cli": 90, "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "vibe-trading": 72, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 5, "edge": "kilo-code-cli", "key": "ergonomics", "kilo-code-cli": 72, "name": "Agent ergonomics", "vibe-trading": 67, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 6, "edge": "vibe-trading", "key": "security", "kilo-code-cli": 64, "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "vibe-trading": 70, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 10, "edge": "vibe-trading", "key": "payments", "kilo-code-cli": 50, "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "vibe-trading": 60, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 5, "edge": "kilo-code-cli", "key": "maintenance", "kilo-code-cli": 87, "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "vibe-trading": 82, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 29, "edge": "kilo-code-cli", "key": "transparency", "kilo-code-cli": 76, "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "vibe-trading": 47, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Kilo Code CLI scores 73 (BB) on agent readiness against Vibe-Trading's 62.2 (B), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Vibe-Trading leads on security \u0026 auth and payments \u0026 pricing. Both do agent harnesses.", "tutorials": [], "verdicts": { "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.", "vibe-trading": "Vibe-Trading runs on the owner's machine under the MIT licence, ships near-daily fixes with a dated changelog, and keeps order tools out of its MCP server, with live orders gated by an owner-committed mandate and a kill switch. 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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- Vibe-Trading: grade B, 62.2/100, rank #502 of 1210. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/vibe-trading.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/vibe-trading.json\n- Best agent harnesses and coding agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/agent-harnesses/index.md\n- All 792 harnesses comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-harnesses/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\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 63\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 90 against 72\n- Agent ergonomics, 72 against 67\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 87 against 82\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 76 against 47\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better\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### Vibe-Trading (B)\n\nGood for: A person or a pipeline that wants a ready-made finance research agent over free market data, with backtests, swarm reviews and exports, run on their own machine or used as an MCP server by another agent.\n\nAhead on:\n- Security \u0026 auth, 70 against 64\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 50\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- No key needed to call it\n- Runs on your own machine\n\nWatch for: Three advisories published 2 October 2026 cover 0.1.0 to 0.1.6, two critical, among them unauthenticated API access with an RCE chain\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Kilo Code CLI | Vibe-Trading | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 85 | 63 | Kilo Code CLI +22 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 90 | 72 | Kilo Code CLI +18 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 72 | 67 | Kilo Code CLI +5 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 64 | 70 | Vibe-Trading +6 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 50 | 60 | Vibe-Trading +10 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 87 | 82 | Kilo Code CLI +5 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 76 | 47 | Kilo Code CLI +29 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -2 | -4 | |\n| **Total** | | **73 · BB** | **62.2 · B** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Kilo Code CLI | Vibe-Trading |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Agent harness | Agent harness |\n| Vendor | Kilo Code Inc. | HKUDS |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports | | stdio, Streamable HTTP, SSE (legacy) |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | None |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Free |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | MIT | MIT |\n| Tools exposed | none | 82 |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | no |\n| Last release | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-21 |\n| Terms last updated | 2026-09-30 | no document linked |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-05-29 | no document linked |\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 | 28k stars, 33k npm/wk | 37k stars |\n| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | none |\n\n## Verdicts\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**Vibe-Trading.** Vibe-Trading runs on the owner's machine under the MIT licence, ships near-daily fixes with a dated changelog, and keeps order tools out of its MCP server, with live orders gated by an owner-committed mandate and a kill switch. Three advisories, two critical, covered versions before 0.1.7, and the local CLI runs shell commands without asking.\n\n## Before you call either\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### Vibe-Trading\n\n1. Run 0.1.7 or later. Earlier versions carry three published advisories, including unauthenticated API access with an RCE chain\n2. Set `API_AUTH_KEY` before exposing `vibe-trading serve` beyond localhost, and send it as `Authorization: Bearer \u003ckey\u003e`\n3. Set `VIBE_TRADING_ALLOWED_RUN_ROOTS` in the MCP client's `env` block; a shell `export` does not reach the spawned server\n4. Use `vibe-trading run -p \"...\" --json` for headless runs, and add `--enable-shell-tools` to `vibe-trading-mcp` only when shell access is needed\n5. Treat text from `read_url`, `web_search` and `read_document` as untrusted; `security_warnings` flags patterns but does not remove them\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Kilo Code CLI or Vibe-Trading?\n\nKilo Code CLI scores 73 (BB) on agent readiness against Vibe-Trading's 62.2 (B), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Vibe-Trading leads on security \u0026 auth and payments \u0026 pricing.\n\n### Are Kilo Code CLI and Vibe-Trading open source?\n\nYes. Kilo Code CLI is open source (MIT). Vibe-Trading is open source (MIT).\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kilo-code-cli-vs-vibe-trading.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kilo-code-cli-vs-vibe-trading.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"kilo-code-cli\", \"b\": \"vibe-trading\"}`. 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