docs: add 'Using Kilo for Free' documentation page#5742
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Add a new documentation page covering: - Free models available through Kilo Gateway and OpenRouter - Free autocomplete setup with Mistral Codestral - CLI background tasks (session titles, context summarization) - Graceful degradation when credits aren't available
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- Add opening context about free models for agentic tasks - Make content evergreen by not referencing specific free models - Remove OpenRouter free tier section - Link to mistral-setup page instead of reproducing steps - Replace 'Supported Autocomplete providers' with 'How it works' section - Add CLI background tasks configuration info (small_model parameter) - Keep CLI background tasks section as-is
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| You can configure which model the CLI uses for background tasks by setting the `small_model` parameter in `~/.kilocode/config.json`. By default, this is set to `gpt-5-nano`, which is not free. |
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WARNING: CLI config path may be incorrect
This page references ~/.kilocode/config.json, but the CLI config file path in cli/src/config/persistence.ts is ~/.kilocode/cli/config.json (see CONFIG_DIR/CONFIG_FILE). If the docs intend to describe the CLI config file, the path should match the implementation.
| You can configure which model the CLI uses for background tasks by setting the `small_model` parameter in `~/.kilocode/config.json`. By default, this is set to `gpt-5-nano`, which is not free. | |
| You can configure which model the CLI uses for background tasks by setting the `small_model` parameter in `~/.kilocode/cli/config.json`. By default, this is set to `gpt-5-nano`, which is not free. |
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Summary
Add a new documentation page called "Using Kilo for Free" to help users understand how to use Kilo Code without spending money.
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Documentation Page
apps/kilocode-docs/pages/getting-started/using-kilo-for-free.mdNavigation Update
apps/kilocode-docs/lib/nav/getting-started.tsContent Covered
1. Free Models for Agentic Tasks
2. Free Autocomplete
3. CLI Background Tasks
small_modelparameter in~/.kilocode/config.jsongpt-5-nanois the default (not free) and how to configure a free modelTesting
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