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Overview

Kilo Code is a VS Code extension forked from Cline/Roo Code, adding cloud integration, agent manager, autocomplete, and contribution tracking.
Extension ID: kilocode.kilo-code
Storage: ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/kilocode.kilo-code/
Dependencies: $$require=55-integrations-optional/keychain.sb$$

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Sandbox Profile

(allow file-read* file-write*
    (home-prefix "/.local/bin/kilo")
    (home-prefix "/.local/bin/kilocode")
    (home-subpath "/.kilocode")
    (home-subpath "/.roo")
    (home-subpath "/.config/kilo")
    (home-subpath "/.cache/kilo")
    (home-subpath "/.local/share/kilo")
    (home-subpath "/.local/state/kilo")
    (home-subpath "/Documents/Kilo-Code/MCP")
    (home-subpath "/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/kilocode.kilo-code")
)

(allow file-read*
    (subpath "/Library/Application Support/RooCode")
)

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Running in VS Code

VS Code extensions cannot be directly sandboxed by Safehouse. The extension runs in VS Code’s Extension Host process.For isolation:
  1. Run VS Code in a container/VM
  2. Use --add-dirs to restrict workspace access
  3. Extensions inherit VS Code’s network policy

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Key Features (Beyond Cline)

  • Kilo Cloud — api.kilo.ai integration (auth, billing, orgs)
  • Agent Manager — Multi-agent orchestration (forks Node.js processes)
  • Managed Indexing — Cloud-based code indexing
  • Autocomplete — Inline code completion (Continue.dev-derived)
  • Speech-to-Text — FFmpeg audio capture + OpenAI Whisper
  • Contribution Tracking — AI attribution to kiloapps.io

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MDM Support

macOS: /Library/Application Support/RooCode/mdm.json
Linux: /etc/roo-code/mdm.json
Windows: %PROGRAMDATA%\RooCode\mdm.json

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Configuration Paths

PathPurpose
~/.kilocode/Global config
~/.kilocode/skills/Global skills
~/.kilocode/rules/Global rules
{workspace}/.kilocode/Project config
{workspace}/.kilocodeignoreIgnore patterns
~/Documents/Kilo-Code/MCP/MCP servers (macOS)

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Network Endpoints

EndpointPurpose
https://api.kilo.ai/*Kilo Cloud API
https://ai-attribution.kiloapps.io/*Contribution tracking
https://us.i.posthog.comPostHog telemetry

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Browser Automation

Downloads Chromium via puppeteer-chromium-resolver:
  • Storage: {globalStorage}/puppeteer/
  • Size: ~150MB
  • Used for: LLM-driven browser automation, web scraping

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