Kilo CLI with Nbility

This guide targets Kilo CLI releases using kilo.json / kilo.jsonc and AI SDK providers. See Kilo Code for the extension or Kilo for graphical setup.

Register a providerCopy link

Edit user-level ~/.config/kilo/kilo.json, adjusting for your XDG configuration directory:

{
  "model": "nbility/YOUR_MODEL_ID",
  "provider": {
    "nbility": {
      "npm": "@ai-sdk/openai-compatible",
      "name": "Nbility",
      "options": {
        "baseURL": "https://api.nbility.ai/v1",
        "apiKey": "{env:NBILITY_API_KEY}"
      },
      "models": {
        "YOUR_MODEL_ID": {
          "name": "Nbility model",
          "limit": { "context": 8192, "output": 1024 }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace both YOUR_MODEL_ID occurrences with the same exact ID from Models. Adjust the illustrative context and output limits to the real model.

Supply the key and launchCopy link

export NBILITY_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"
kilo

Confirm the Nbility model in the session’s picker, test plain text, and check Usage logs.

TroubleshootingCopy link

Keep environment references in user-level configuration. A project kilo.jsonc can override settings, and project variable expansion may depend on version or trust policy. If a reference stays unexpanded, check the release’s documentation and launch environment rather than committing a real key.

If your installed release uses a different format, use its provider wizard or matching official documentation.

ReferencesCopy link

Adapted and rewritten for Nbility from aicentos’s Kilo CLI guide, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Its account, plan, and proprietary service instructions do not apply here. See the client’s official documentation.