Kilo Code is an AI coding assistant available as a CLI and editor extension.
- Install Node.js.
- Run the following command in your terminal to install Kilo Code CLI:
npm install -g @kilocode/cli
- After installation, run the following command. If the version number is displayed, the installation is successful:
kilo --version
Enter the project directory and run kilo:
cd /path/to/my-project
kilo
- Type
/connectin the command bar to open the Connect Provider panel.
- Search for
deepseek, select DeepSeek, then enter your DeepSeek API Key.
- Type
/modelsto open the model selector. - Select one of the available DeepSeek models:
- DeepSeek Chat
- DeepSeek Reasoner
- DeepSeek V4 Flash
- DeepSeek V4 Pro



