🧩 VS Code Plugin Integration (Kilo)

For developers who use VS Code daily, integrating an AI assistant directly into the editor can significantly boost productivity. Kilo is a well‑regarded VS Code AI extension.

With the steps below, you can configure Kilo to call powerful code models such as claude-sonnet-4-6 via Old Dog AI.

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📥 Step 1: Install the Kilo extension

1. Open VS Code.
2. Click Extensions in the Activity Bar (shortcut Ctrl+Shift+X or Cmd+Shift+X).
3. Search for Kilo.
4. Find Kilo and click Install.

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⚙️ Step 2: Configure provider and API key

After installation, point the extension to our server:

1. Click the Kilo icon in the VS Code sidebar to open Kilo.
2. Click Settings (gear icon) in the top-right of the Kilo panel.
3. In the left menu, select Providers.
4. Choose provider: select Anthropic (we will use Claude models for coding).
5. API key: paste your sk-... token from the Old Dog AI Console into the Anthropic API Key field.

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🔗 Step 3: Override the Base URL (important)

This is the key step:

1. Under the key field, enable Use custom Base URL.

2. Enter our endpoint:

   https://api.olddog.shop

   (⚠️ Some plugin versions may require https://api.olddog.shop/v1. If it doesn’t connect, try appending /v1.)

3. Select model: choose or manually enter claude-sonnet-4-6, claude-opus-4-6, etc.

4. Click Save in the top-right.

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🚀 Step 4: Start code review & generation

1. Return to Kilo’s main chat panel.
2. Send hello to test connectivity. If the model replies, you’re set.
3. Now you can select code and ask for code review, tests, or new features.