Kilo Gateway

Kilo Gateway

Kilo Gateway provides a unified API that routes requests to many models behind a single endpoint and API key. It is OpenAI-compatible, so most OpenAI SDKs work by switching the base URL.

Getting an API key

1. Go to app.kilo.ai
2. Sign in or create an account
3. Navigate to API Keys and generate a new key

CLI setup

openclaw onboard --kilocode-api-key <key>

Or set the environment variable:

export KILOCODE_API_KEY="<your-kilocode-api-key>" # pragma: allowlist secret

Config snippet

{
  env: { KILOCODE_API_KEY: "<your-kilocode-api-key>" }, // pragma: allowlist secret
  agents: {
    defaults: {
      model: { primary: "kilocode/kilo/auto" },
    },
  },
}

Default model

The default model is kilocode/kilo/auto, a smart routing model that automatically selects the best underlying model based on the task:

• Planning, debugging, and orchestration tasks route to Claude Opus
• Code writing and exploration tasks route to Claude Sonnet

Available models

OpenClaw dynamically discovers available models from the Kilo Gateway at startup. Use /models kilocode to see the full list of models available with your account.

Any model available on the gateway can be used with the kilocode/ prefix:

kilocode/kilo/auto              (default - smart routing)
kilocode/anthropic/claude-sonnet-4
kilocode/openai/gpt-5.2
kilocode/google/gemini-3-pro-preview
...and many more

Notes

• Model refs are kilocode/<model-id> (e.g., kilocode/anthropic/claude-sonnet-4).
• Default model: kilocode/kilo/auto
• Base URL: https://api.kilo.ai/api/gateway/
• For more model/provider options, see /concepts/model-providers.
• Kilo Gateway uses a Bearer token with your API key under the hood.