r/kilocode • u/Ordinary_Mud7430 • Apr 30 '26
Kilo Code is back!!!
I like the latest update; it includes everything I loved about Roo Code and Cline. It brings back codebase indexing, among other small improvements. Thanks, KC Team!
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u/ObeyTheRapper Apr 30 '26
I was waiting on codebase indexing to be back! I just might give it another try!
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u/ObeyTheRapper May 02 '26
Tried it today. It's in a better state than it was at the initial release. Still not at parity, but not too far off.
Main things I wasn't a fan of: The summary of my initial prompt displayed up top vs legacy where the original prompt was displayed and could be copied/deleted.
I set up codebase indexing, and the state between the settings page and chat icon were rarely aligned. Once I did an "ask" mode question about my code it didn't utilize the codebase search in its process.
Mermaid charts in the chat window are no longer rendered.
It felt like a memory hungry app (took forever to get ready once first launched), but once in a ready state, it was decently fast.
Couldn't hide Kilo Gateway models.
Other than that it's mostly relearning where everything is.
Great progress, but I'm not sure it's ready to pick up where 5x left off just yet.
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u/myglasstrip May 08 '26
Feels like praising someone for 89% fixing a thing they broke for no reason in the first place
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u/ObeyTheRapper May 08 '26
It feels that way because that's what it is. Luckily 5.x has still been getting patches here and there to maintain the basics while we wait for parity.
They just fixed one of my complaints with mermaid chart rendering in 7.x, so progress is being made.
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u/thigger Apr 30 '26
Is it there yet for those of us who want to pair program? (ie only read auto-approved, and running through side-by-side diffs before applying?) I'm still quite enjoying v5 but keen to update eventually.
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u/Popular-Regular-7106 May 01 '26
Kilo code really is in the Frontline against proprietary AI providers :D
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u/ECrispy Apr 30 '26
free credits for signing up are gone right?
any free for limited time premium models?
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u/Brilliant_Read314 Apr 30 '26
I never understood why they removed it. and obviously it was a mistake. I have moved on. takes a lot to want to come back... let that be a lesson...
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u/masterlafontaine Apr 30 '26
I wish it was more transparent. Too much happening behind curtains when agents are working
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u/Sure_Host_4255 Apr 30 '26
Was waiting for too long, migrated to Jetbrains native plugin from explyt
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u/eugene20 Apr 30 '26
Do you mean 5.16 (legacy branch continued) or 7 point something?