consult-kilo

name	consult-kilo
description	Get a second opinion from kilo (opencode fork) via its headless CLI. Use when the user says "/consult-kilo", "ask kilo", "kilo second opinion", or wants an outside model's take on a question, plan, or code.

consult-kilo

Query kilo for a second opinion, non-interactively.

When to use

User asks "ask kilo" / "/consult-kilo" / second opinion from Kilo.

The one command that works

powershell -NoProfile -Command 'Set-Location $env:TEMP; kilo run "PROMPT"'

The model's reply is printed directly to stdout as plain text. The entire trimmed stdout is the answer.

Why each flag is mandatory

Flag	Purpose
Set-Location $env:TEMP (via PowerShell)	Runs the CLI from a clean temp directory outside any repository — prevents kilo discovering repo-local config / rules that pollute the opinion or break headless mode.
run "PROMPT"	One-shot headless execution: sends the message, receives the reply, prints to stdout, exits.

Verify alive

powershell -NoProfile -Command 'Set-Location $env:TEMP; kilo run "reply with exactly: PONG"'

Known issues

• Repo CWD pollution — starting inside a git repo loads project config/tools. Set-Location $env:TEMP is mandatory for an uncontaminated opinion.
• Authentication required — if the command returns an auth/permission error, kilo has no model provider configured. Run kilo interactively once to set up a provider / API key; subsequent headless calls succeed.
• May HANG with no output — like its opencode parent, kilo run can block silently if no provider is configured. Run with a timeout (~120s). NOT yet verified working headless on this machine.
• kilo is an opencode fork — the consult-opencode skill is its twin.