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Posted on Jan 13 • Originally published at blog.kilo.ai

Kilo Code Weekly Product Roundup | Jan. 12, 2026

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Welcome back to the weekly product roundup! This week delivers enhanced parallel mode stability with cleaner git workflows, plus platform-wide updates to App Builder, Code Reviews, and the Kilo CLI that make the entire agentic experience faster and more reliable.

VS Code / IDE Extension

Skills Notifications --- Get notified when skills are added or removed from your project or global config.
Better Proxy Support --- Improved handling of VSCode's HTTP proxy settings for enterprise environments.
Device Authorization Flow --- New QR code-based authentication makes connecting to Kilo Gateway faster and easier.

Cloud Agents

Pre-canned Demos --- Getting started with Cloud Agents is even easier now with our pre-canned demos! Scroll down and kick off your own personalized version of Kilo Man, our favorite demo game, and continue with your own iterations if wanted.

App Builder

Database Migration Support --- App Builder now supports database migrations in deployments, with DB Proxy client and automatic credential injection.
Admin Dashboard --- New admin dashboard for managing App Builder projects and deployments.
UI Improvements --- Better overflow handling in delete modals, and user projects now display on the organization landing page.

Code Reviews

Open Source Sponsorship Program --- We're offering a combination of Kilo Enterprise, Code Reviews, and (depending on the project size) Kilo Credits to qualifying open source projects. Sign up and learn more here: https://kilo.ai/oss

Autocomplete

JetBrains Autocomplete Enabled --- Autocomplete is now turned on by default for JetBrains IDEs, bringing the same inline completion experience to IntelliJ, PyCharm, and other JetBrains editors.
Smarter Filtering --- Unhelpful suggestions are now filtered out automatically, reducing noise and showing only relevant completions.
Duplicate Prevention --- Fixed duplicate suggestions appearing in autocomplete menus.

CLI

File Attachments --- New --attach flag lets you attach files directly from the command line.
Condense & Compact Commands --- New /condense and /compact commands let you quickly clean up conversation history without losing important context.
Custom System Prompts --- Use --append-system-prompt to append custom instructions and tailor agent behavior to your needs.
Model Selection Headers --- Model dropdowns now include "Recommended models" and "All models" section headers for easier navigation.
Performance Boost --- CLI now skips VSCode diagnostics for improved performance.
Exit Confirmation --- CLI now confirms before exiting on Ctrl+C, preventing accidental session loss.

Install & Update:

npm install -g @kilocode/cli

Community Contributions

Thanks to everyone who contributed this week!

#4793 --- @mcowger (restore and add various providers to modelCache endpoint for background refresh)
#4940 --- @Drilmo (use local CLI build in debug mode)
#4832 --- @Drilmo (support Cmd+V for image paste in VSCode terminal)
#4831 --- @Drilmo (prevent paste truncation in VSCode terminal)

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