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Kilo Code API key setup

Kilo Code: open-source AI coding assistant with Kilo Pass subscriptions ($19/$49/$199/mo) for monthly AI credit. KiloClaw (separate product): managed OpenClaw hosting for users and organizations, $55/mo with 1-day free trial. Open-source build with no-cost entry tier.

Get your key

  1. Open the Kilo Code site: kilo.ai
  2. Create an account and generate an API key.
  3. Paste it into the Dracon key manager — stored encrypted (AES-256-GCM), used browser-direct, works in every Dracon tool.

Free tier

Yes. Free plan with sign-in. BYOK supported. KiloClaw ($55/mo) is a separate product. no credit card required

Rate limits: 200 req/hr with sign-in

Connection details

Env var
KILO_API_KEY
Model lineup
Nemotron 3 Super, GPT-4o, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Gemini 2.5 Flash

Gotchas

Browser-direct chat is not available for this provider: CLI tool, not an API. The vault still stores its key for tools that run elsewhere (for example a LiteLLM chain from the router builder).

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