Use Spec Kitty in Kilo Code

Tier: supported. Workflow mechanism. Citation (accessed 2026-05-21): https://kilocode.ai/docs

Prerequisites

• Spec Kitty CLI installed. See Install Spec Kitty.
• Project initialized for this harness:

  spec-kitty init --ai kilocode
  

• Kilo Code installed and configured. Follow the Kilo Code documentation for installation and authentication.

Where Spec Kitty installs files

Per the supported-harnesses matrix, Kilo Code uses the workflow mechanism. Spec Kitty installs:

• Directory: .kilocode/workflows/
• Files: spec-kitty.specify.md, spec-kitty.plan.md, spec-kitty.tasks.md, spec-kitty.implement.md, spec-kitty.review.md, spec-kitty.accept.md, spec-kitty.merge.md, spec-kitty.dashboard.md, spec-kitty.status.md, spec-kitty.charter.md, spec-kitty.analyze.md, spec-kitty.research.md.

Canonical invocation

Inside Kilo Code, the workflow files are surfaced as slash commands:

/spec-kitty.specify "<one-line mission description>"
/spec-kitty.plan
/spec-kitty.tasks
/spec-kitty.implement WP01

If your installed Kilo Code version uses a different workflow-invocation convention, consult the host docs at https://kilocode.ai/docs for the current syntax.

Worked example

1. Open your project in Kilo Code.
2. At the agent prompt, type:

   /spec-kitty.specify "a hello world page"
   

3. Spec Kitty's interview prompts appear — answer them inline.
4. When asked for a kebab-case slug, supply something short, e.g. hello-world-page.
5. The mission spec lands at kitty-specs/hello-world-page-<mid8>/spec.md.

Troubleshooting

• /spec-kitty.* workflows do not appear. Run spec-kitty agent config sync from the repo root. This rewrites .kilocode/workflows/ from the canonical source templates. Restart Kilo Code.

• Profile not loading. Run inside Kilo Code:

  /ad-hoc-profile-load researcher-robbie
  

  Use the profile id from the work-package frontmatter.

Where to learn more about Kilo Code

Authoritative documentation: https://kilocode.ai/docs (accessed 2026-05-21).