Kilo (experimental)

Happier supports Kilo as a local CLI-backed provider.

Requirements

• Kilo CLI installed locally
• binary available on PATH (or set HAPPIER_KILO_PATH)

Install Kilo

Install Kilo on your machine, then restart Happier:

npm install -g @kilocode/cli@latest
kilo --version

Happier can install it for you:

happier install provider kilo
kilo --version

Local authentication in Happier

Kilo supports launching its native login flow from:

• Settings → AI & Agents → AI backends → Kilo

From there you can:

• open Kilo and start its /connect flow directly inside Happier
• use Check now to re-run auth detection on the selected machine

Auth-status detection for Kilo is currently conservative. Happier can open the login flow, but may still show Unknown if Kilo does not expose a safe non-interactive local auth signal.

For the shared user guide, see Provider authentication.

Enable Kilo in Happier (experimental)

Kilo is behind Happier’s experimental providers rollout.

In the app:

1. Settings
2. AI & Agents → AI backends
3. Kilo (experimental)

Notes

• Kilo runs locally on your machine through the real Kilo CLI.
• Session capabilities such as resume, models, modes, and permissions remain capability-driven and can evolve with the installed runtime.
• When in doubt, treat Kilo’s own CLI configuration as the source of truth for provider-native behavior.

Troubleshooting

“Kilo not found”

• Confirm Kilo is installed: kilo --version
• Restart Happier after installing.
• If Kilo isn’t on PATH, set HAPPIER_KILO_PATH to the absolute path of the kilo binary.

“Not authenticated”

Use the Kilo provider settings page in Happier or run Kilo’s normal local login flow in your terminal, then use Check now.

Related

• Agent capabilities — what this agent supports, generated from the manifest.
• Choosing an agent
• Model and engine selection
• Agent authentication