Kilo Code adds in-editor image generation

This is a smart expansion for AI coding agents: frontend work is not just code completion, it is asset creation, iteration, and implementation in one loop. Kilo is betting that the winning developer agent will handle the messy visual parts of shipping software, not just write TypeScript faster.

• –The feature runs through Kilo’s own tool layer and calls Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview in the background, so image generation becomes part of the same agent workflow as coding
• –Keeping image creation inside VS Code and JetBrains matters for frontend teams that constantly switch between mockups, assets, and implementation
• –Because Kilo is open source and works in standard IDEs instead of a forked editor, the feature broadens what “AI coding assistant” means without forcing a new workflow
• –The same release also shipped task-completion diffs, GA autocomplete, and a security patch, which makes the image feature look more like part of a maturing platform than a one-off demo