Kilo Code v7.4.3 Changelog

This update is all about making the AI assistant feel more like a creative, multi-media helper. It introduces a brand-new way to generate and view images, adds a quick "reload" button so you don't have to restart the app to apply changes, and fixes a bunch of visual glitches. It really matters for developers who use Kilo Code daily and want a smoother, less frustrating experience.

What's new

• AI Image Generation: You can now ask the AI to create images from text or edit existing ones. You have to turn this on first using the experimental.image_generation setting, and it works by connecting to an AI image service.
• Inline Image Previews: When the AI reads an image file from your computer, the picture will now show up right in the chat. You can click it to see a full-size version.
• Project Memory: The AI can now remember things about your specific project. You can control this in the settings, type /memory in the chat to manage it, and the AI will use this memory to give you better answers.
• Jupyter Notebook Autocomplete: If you code in Jupyter Notebooks (a popular tool for data science), the AI can now auto-complete your code as you type across different programming languages.
• Quick Reload Button: If you change settings or add new tools on your computer, you usually have to restart the app. Now, you can just hit a "reload" button (or type /reload) to update everything instantly without losing your chat history.
• Timeline Jumping: You can now click on bars in the task timeline (or press Enter/Space) to instantly jump to that specific part of the chat history.

Improvements

• Smarter Branch Naming: When the AI creates a new workspace for a task, it waits until it actually understands what you're doing before naming the branch, instead of guessing based on your very first message.
• Commit Messages in Your Language: When the AI writes a summary of your code changes (a "commit message"), it will now write it in whatever language you set for your app, instead of always defaulting to English.
• Better Text Selection: Highlighting text with Shift+Arrow keys now works smoothly, even when jumping over file names you've tagged in the chat.
• Wider Settings Inputs: The text box where you type file paths in the security settings is wider now, making it easier to see long folder locations.
• Microphone Delay Fixed: The app now waits until your microphone is actually recording before showing the recording light, so you don't accidentally miss the beginning of what you say.

Fixes

• Cut-off Dropdown Menus: Fixed an issue where dropdown menus in the "New Worktree" dialog were getting chopped off at the bottom, making it impossible to see all the options.
• Confusing Commit Error: If you tried to make the AI write a commit message when you hadn't actually changed any code, it used to say "Unexpected server error." Now it clearly says "No changes found."
• Right-to-Left Text Fixes: Fixed typing and display issues for languages that read right-to-left (like Arabic or Hebrew), including fixing problems with arrow keys when tagging files.
• Translated Settings Labels: Fixed the settings menu from cutting off words when the app was set to a language other than English.
• Respecting Ignore Files: The AI now correctly pays attention to hidden .gitignore and .kilocodeignore files inside sub-folders when scanning your project, so it doesn't look at files you told it to ignore.
• Model Name Display: Fixed the usage panel so it shows the full name of the AI model being used (like tencent/hy3:free) instead of just cutting it off and showing the word "free."
• Dismissed Questions: If you dismissed a question the AI asked you, it used to disappear completely from your chat history. Now it shows up with a "Dismissed" label so you have a record of it.
• Mode Reset Bug: Fixed an issue where the AI would forget what "mode" (like coding vs. asking) you selected when you sent your very first message, which could cause it to use the wrong instructions.

Breaking changes

No breaking changes in this release.