bun run --conditions=browser ./src/index.tsbun test (all tests) or bun test test/tool/tool.test.ts (single test)bun run typecheck (runs tsgo --noEmit)@/* maps to ./src/*@tui/* maps to ./src/cli/cmd/tui/*Namespace modules -- Code is organized as TypeScript namespaces, not classes. Each module exports a namespace with its Zod schemas, types, and functions:
export namespace Session {
export const Info = z.object({ ... })
export type Info = z.infer<typeof Info>
export const create = fn(z.object({ ... }), async (input) => { ... })
}
Instance.state(init, dispose?) -- Per-project lazy singleton. Many modules register state this way. The state is tied to the project directory via AsyncLocalStorage:
const state = Instance.state(async () => {
// initialized once per project, cached
return { ... }
})
// later: (await state()).someValue
fn(schema, callback) -- Wraps functions with Zod input validation. Used for most exported functions:
export const get = fn(z.object({ id: z.string() }), async (input) => { ... })
Tool.define(id, init) -- All tools follow this pattern. The init returns { description, parameters, execute }. Output is auto-truncated.
BusEvent.define(type, schema) + Bus.publish() -- In-process pub/sub event system for cross-module communication.
NamedError.create(name, schema) -- Structured errors with Zod schemas. Prefer these over throwing raw errors.
iife() -- Immediately-invoked function expression helper. Used to avoid let statements per style guide.
Logging -- Use Log.create({ service: "name" }) pattern.
On Windows, any spawn/execFile call without windowsHide: true will flash a cmd.exe console window at the user. Use Process.spawn from src/util/process.ts — it enforces windowsHide: true automatically. For Bun.spawn/Bun.spawnSync, pass windowsHide via the options object if the subprocess could create a visible console.
The MCP StdioClientTransport (third-party SDK) is handled separately via a process shim in src/mcp/index.ts that sets process.type = "browser" when running inside the VS Code extension (KILO_PLATFORM=vscode), which causes the SDK's internal isElectron() check to return true and enable windowsHide.
Filesystem-based JSON, not a database. Data lives in ~/.local/share/kilo/storage/. Keys are path arrays: Storage.write(["session", projectID, sessionID], data).
Built with SolidJS + OpenTUI (@opentui/solid) -- a terminal UI framework. JSX renders to the terminal using elements like <box>, <text>, <scrollbox>. The TUI communicates with the server via @kilocode/sdk.
Hono-based HTTP server with OpenAPI spec generation. SSE for real-time events. When you add/change routes, regenerate the SDK (see root AGENTS.md for the command).
Uses the Vercel AI SDK as the abstraction layer. Providers are loaded from a bundled map or dynamically installed at runtime. Models come from models.dev (external API), cached locally.