Kilo Code Tool Guide
Updated July 2026
Kilo Code is an AI coding agent used in a coding workspace. PromptDC for Desktop rewrites your prompt in place in Kilo Code and covers its integrated terminal.
Kilo Code tool guide
Rewrite prompts in place inside Kilo Code.
Works everywhere
PromptDC for Desktop works in any app on Mac or Windows. The Chrome extension covers any website.
In-Place Rewrites
Transform rough notes into clear, structured instructions instantly.
Why Use PromptDC with Kilo Code?
What PromptDC for Desktop does inside Kilo Code.
Review before Replace
Select your prompt, use the desktop shortcut, and review the rewrite before Replace or Copy.
Clearer prompts
Turn a rough request into a complete prompt with the details Kilo Code needs before you send it.
Supported app coverage
PromptDC for Desktop works in supported coding apps and their integrated terminals.
Set coding defaults
Choose any profile that fits, or add your own profiles and Custom Actions.
Reuse saved context
On the Code profile, use Always Include for project rules. Custom Action works with any profile for one-off guidance.
Choose output formats
On the Code profile, choose Regular, JSON, XML, or YAML output. Auto keeps your prompt's original language on every profile.
Before and after prompts for Kilo Code
Rough request on the left, the PromptDC rewrite on the right.
Before
Show shell commands as failed when they exit nonzero.
After
Mark every shell tool result with a nonzero exit code as failed. Inspect command execution, result serialization, and webview rendering in the open workspace. Preserve output order and keep successful command presentation unchanged. Add tests for zero, nonzero, signaled, and mixed standard output and error output cases.
Why this is better: The prompt adds end to end result rules so Kilo Code can display shell failures consistently.
Before
Let users exclude generated files from repository search.
After
Add user configured exclusion globs to repository search. Apply them after built in ignore rules and follow current settings conventions. Support negation and Windows separators while reporting invalid patterns without disabling valid ones. Add focused tests for precedence, path formats, negation, and malformed input.
Why this is better: The prompt defines glob behavior and edge cases so Kilo Code can filter context without hiding files.
Before
Why does a referenced migration vanish during long tasks?
After
Explain why a referenced migration file leaves context after several tool calls. Inspect token budgeting, message assembly, file reads, tool results, and summarization without editing. Identify the exact eviction condition and the first diagnostic signal that would expose it. Report evidence from the open repository and avoid guessing about unseen runtime state.
Why this is better: The prompt scopes a read only trace so Kilo Code can explain context eviction from repository evidence.
Frequently Asked Questions
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