agent · ai-coding-agents
CatDoes vs Kilo Code
55 fields both were evaluated on, 29 of them different — including where one discloses something the other does not. Every value links to the document it came from. 26 further fields are disclosed by neither and are listed at the end rather than tabled.
Assurance
| Field | CatDoes | Kilo Code |
|---|---|---|
| Audit trail· | “CatDoes Watch is our error monitoring solution that's built into every project. When you encounter any errors during development, or when you publish your app and your users encounter any errors or crashes, you can see them in your dashboard and ask the AI agents to fix it.”catdoes.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | “Audit the prompt, context window, and decisions in MIT-licensed source.”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 |
| Explainability· | “An autonomous AI agent plans the work, writes the code, runs the tests, and ships the build.”catdoes.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | “Audit the prompt, context window, and decisions in MIT-licensed source.”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 |
Agency
| Field | CatDoes | Kilo Code |
|---|---|---|
| Autonomy level· | “An autonomous AI agent plans the work, writes the code, runs the tests, and ships the build.”catdoes.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | no public information kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 |
| Human oversight· | “Edit the code. Own the code. Open any file from the dashboard and edit it yourself.”catdoes.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | no public information kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 |
| Goal complexity· | “Describe what you need. An autonomous AI agent plans the work, writes the code, runs the tests, and ships the build.”catdoes.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | no public information kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 |
| Action space· | “An autonomous AI agent plans the work, writes the code, runs the tests, and ships the build.”catdoes.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | no public information kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 |
| Operating environment· | “The AI agent runs in the cloud on its own computer.”catdoes.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | VS Code, JetBrains, IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, CLI, Cloud Agents, Slack “Kilo works where you work. Build alone or with your team. VS Code JetBrains IntelliJ PyCharm WebStorm CLI Cloud Agents Slack”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 |
| Initiative· | “An autonomous AI agent plans the work, writes the code, runs the tests, and ships the build.”catdoes.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | no public information kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 |
Safety
| Field | CatDoes | Kilo Code |
|---|---|---|
| Incident reporting· | “CatDoes Watch is our error monitoring solution that's built into every project. When you encounter any errors during development, or when you publish your app and your users encounter any errors or crashes, you can see them in your dashboard and ask the AI agents to fix it.”catdoes.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | no public information kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 |
| Data handling· | no public information catdoes.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Practicality
| Field | CatDoes | Kilo Code |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model· | “Aligned pricing Models at cost. No markup. No lock-in.”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 | |
| Price point· | ||
| Availability· | ||
| Deployment options· | “The AI agent runs in the cloud on its own computer.”catdoes.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | VS Code, JetBrains, CLI, Cloud “Choose where to start with Kilo VS Code JetBrains CLI Cloud”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 |
| Integrations· | “GitHub integration lets you import an existing repo or export the full codebase any time.”catdoes.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | VS Code, JetBrains, IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, CLI, Cloud Agents, Slack “VS Code JetBrains IntelliJ PyCharm WebStorm CLI Cloud Agents Slack”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 |
| Support model· | no public information kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 |
Foundation models
| Field | CatDoes | Kilo Code |
|---|---|---|
| Base models· | no public information catdoes.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | “500+ models, zero markup: frontier, open weight, or your own keys.”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 |
| Model provider· | no public information catdoes.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | “500+ models, zero markup: frontier, open weight, or your own keys.”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 |
| Model swappable· | no public information catdoes.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | |
| Open weights· | no public information catdoes.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | “500+ models, zero markup: frontier, open weight, or your own keys.”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 |
Ecosystem
| Field | CatDoes | Kilo Code |
|---|---|---|
| Protocols supported· | no public information catdoes.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | MCP (Model Context Protocol) “Does Kilo support MCP (Model Context Protocol)?”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 |
| Tool use· | “An autonomous AI agent plans the work, writes the code, runs the tests, and ships the build.”catdoes.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | no public information kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 |
| Multi-agent· | no public information catdoes.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | “Agent command center One portal for every agent Control every agent from one place across IDEs, CLI, and cloud. Local and cloud agents Parallel isolated worktrees”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 |
| Open source· | no public information catdoes.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | MIT-licensed open source; vendor states users can inspect, fork, modify and self-host the agent. “Open source No black boxes. Inspect everything. Audit the prompt, context window, and decisions in MIT-licensed source. Fork, modify, self-host”kilo.ai · checked Sep 9, 2026 |
| Marketplace presence· | no public information catdoes.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Impact
| Field | CatDoes | Kilo Code |
|---|---|---|
| User base· | “Real apps and websites, shipped by CatDoes users.”catdoes.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | |
| Deployment scale· | Vendor-reported: "5M+ Kilo Coders" and "10T+ tokens processed every month". No independent counter is named. “5M+ Kilo Coders 10T+ tokens processed every month”kilo.ai · checked Sep 9, 2026 | |
| Target sectors· | “Business Owners Designers Startup Founders People with Ideas”catdoes.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | developers at the world's most innovative companies “Trusted by developers at the world's most innovative companies”kilo.ai · checked Aug 8, 2026 |
| Documented incidents· | no public information catdoes.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | Disclosed a security incident at business-intelligence provider Metabase impacting Kilo Code data (originally Aug 7, 2026), with the latest update posted Aug 14, 2026 23:19 UTC. “Metabase Incident Impacting Kilo Code Data August 14, 2026 23:19 UTC Update Aug 7, 2026”kilo.ai · checked Aug 18, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 16, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations |
Disclosed by neither
Both CatDoes and Kilo Code publish nothing on these 26 fields. That is a finding about the category rather than a difference between them, so it is recorded here instead of as 26 identical table rows. Each is shown with its source check on the individual profiles.
- High-risk domains
- Supported regions
- Fine-tuning
- Context window
- API access
- Safety evaluations
- Red teaming
- Safety policy
- Usage restrictions
- Model or system card
- Third-party evaluations
- Insurance available
- Insurance carriers
- Coverage limits
- Indemnification
- Liability cap
- Tamper-evident log
- Runtime governance
- Permission scopes
- Compliance certifications
- Regulatory alignment
- Outcome-based pricing
- Settlement mechanism
- Dispute process
- SLA terms
- Evaluation coverage
Questions
- How do CatDoes and Kilo Code compare on documented incidents?
- CatDoes: no public information disclosed. Kilo Code: Disclosed a security incident at business-intelligence provider Metabase impacting Kilo Code data (originally Aug 7, 2026), with the latest update posted Aug 14, 2026 23:19 UTC..
- How do CatDoes and Kilo Code compare on protocols supported?
- CatDoes: no public information disclosed. Kilo Code: MCP (Model Context Protocol).
- How do CatDoes and Kilo Code compare on open source?
- CatDoes: no public information disclosed. Kilo Code: MIT-licensed open source; vendor states users can inspect, fork, modify and self-host the agent..