🛡️ Privacy-first AI coding

The only AI coding workspace where agents work in parallel on YOUR machine — not someone else's cloud

Three agents now. Ten agents architected. Run entirely on local Ollama, or burst to cloud when you choose. Open source, VS Code-native, no vendor lock-in.

View on GitHub Why Kuma

Active development · MVP coming soon · Foundation: Kilo Code (17K stars)

Four pillars

Why Kuma is different

Most AI coding tools force a trade-off: power vs. privacy. Kuma refuses that trade.

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Local-first by default

Run agents on your local Ollama or LM Studio. Your code, your prompts, your context — none of it leaves your network unless you opt in.

$ kuma --local-only

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Multi-agent in parallel — locally

Planner, Coder, and Reviewer agents work simultaneously on your task. Each picks the right model for its job. Architecture supports scaling to 10 agents.

3 agents → 10 agents

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Skill packs that punch above their weight

1GB modular skill packs make a 3B local model perform like a 70B-class model on TypeScript, React, and Vite. Two-level lookup keeps inference fast.

3B model → 70B output

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Learning loop, anywhere

Your agents learn from your patterns whether you're running local Ollama or bursting to Ollama Cloud. Switch providers; the loop persists.

Local + Cloud

Built for teams that can't ship code to a third-party cloud

Kuma is designed for teams in regulated industries — finance, healthcare, defense, government — where source code can't leave the corporate network. A local-only configuration has zero required outbound connections.

Air-gapped operation with local Ollama / LM Studio
Open source code — auditable in a security review
No telemetry by default — verifiable in config.ts
Provider routing decisions surfaced in the UI before sending
SOC 2 controls and audit logging on the roadmap

Evaluating Kuma in a regulated context?

We provide data-flow diagrams and control mappings on request. Reach out and tell us about your environment — we'll work through the specifics with you.

Built on giants

An honest fork chain

Kuma Code ← Kilo Code ← Roo Code ← Cline

Kuma Code stands on the shoulders of three open-source projects with 57K+ combined GitHub stars. Each ancestor contributed something we kept and built on. Read the full ATTRIBUTION for technical detail and credit.