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Kilo Code - CLI

This page gives you elements to configure Kilo Code CLI to use IG1 AI models through your Dedicated Gateway.

Install Kilo code CLI​

Install via npm​

npm install -g @kilocode/cli

Verify installation​

kilo --version

Go to Official documentation for more details.

Setup Model Provider​

tip

If you already installed the VSCode extension and setup Provider, the CLI will reuse same configuration.

Step 1: Set Authentication to IG1 AI​

kilo auth login

Then browse at the end to select other

  • Provider ID: Example ig1-ai,
  • API key: Set the API key received from your Dedicated Gateway admin

This create only the authentication configuration to your IG1 AI Dedicateed instance.

Step 2: Configure models​

Kilo Code CLI configuration is managed by plugins.

A simple approach consist in editing the main configuration file under ~/.config/kilo/kilo.jsonc.

Here is a basic example with only IG1 AI provider

{
  "$schema": "https://app.kilo.ai/config.json",
  "disabled_providers": [],
  "provider": {
    "ig1-ai": {
      "name": "IG1 AI Demo",
      "npm": "@ai-sdk/openai-compatible",
      "options": {
        "baseURL": "https://api.xxx.ig1.ai"
      },
      "models": {

        "Coding Max Thinking": {
          "name": "coding-max-thinking"
        },
        "Coding Max": {
          "name": "coding-max",
          "reasoning": true
        },
        "General Max": {
          "name": "general-max",
          "reasoning": true
        },
        "Coding Pro thinking": {
          "name": "coding-pro-thinking"
        },
        "General Pro": {
          "name": "general-pro"
        },
        "BGE M3": {
          "name": "bge-m3"
        },
        "Qwen3 VL Embedding": {
          "name": "qwen3-vl-embedding-8b"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "permission": {
    "bash": "allow"
  },
  "model": "ig1-ai/Coding Max Thinking"",
  "small_model": "ig1-ai/Coding Pro Thinking"
}%

Please set the correct URL endpoint under baseURL.

Step 3: Test your setup​

Launch Kilo code

kilo

Then on the CLI, type /models. A Menu is displayed with all configured models.