From 5c9ac528760c60bcf440a3d01c6c2af80a56b510 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Vishal Kumar Singh Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:18:13 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] docs: clarify MCP config fallback --- packages/kilo-docs/pages/automate/mcp/using-in-kilo-code.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/packages/kilo-docs/pages/automate/mcp/using-in-kilo-code.md b/packages/kilo-docs/pages/automate/mcp/using-in-kilo-code.md index 6f332372e0a..f0fa48ebc53 100644 --- a/packages/kilo-docs/pages/automate/mcp/using-in-kilo-code.md +++ b/packages/kilo-docs/pages/automate/mcp/using-in-kilo-code.md @@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ You can edit MCP settings from the Kilo Code settings UI: From here you can add, edit, enable/disable, and delete MCP servers. Changes are written directly to the appropriate config file. +If the UI cannot add a server, edit a Kilo config file directly and add the server under the top-level `mcp` key. For project-specific servers, use `./.kilo/kilo.json` or `./.kilo/kilo.jsonc`. For servers you want in every workspace, use `~/.config/kilo/kilo.json` or `~/.config/kilo/kilo.jsonc`. + ### Config Format MCP servers are configured under the `mcp` key in `kilo.jsonc`: From 00014964120ee1d4e6b2ca34011b993e10c167a8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Vishal Kumar Singh Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:39:15 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] docs: include root MCP config fallback --- packages/kilo-docs/pages/automate/mcp/using-in-kilo-code.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/packages/kilo-docs/pages/automate/mcp/using-in-kilo-code.md b/packages/kilo-docs/pages/automate/mcp/using-in-kilo-code.md index f0fa48ebc53..38091055f81 100644 --- a/packages/kilo-docs/pages/automate/mcp/using-in-kilo-code.md +++ b/packages/kilo-docs/pages/automate/mcp/using-in-kilo-code.md @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ You can edit MCP settings from the Kilo Code settings UI: From here you can add, edit, enable/disable, and delete MCP servers. Changes are written directly to the appropriate config file. -If the UI cannot add a server, edit a Kilo config file directly and add the server under the top-level `mcp` key. For project-specific servers, use `./.kilo/kilo.json` or `./.kilo/kilo.jsonc`. For servers you want in every workspace, use `~/.config/kilo/kilo.json` or `~/.config/kilo/kilo.jsonc`. +If the UI cannot add a server, edit a Kilo config file directly and add the server under the top-level `mcp` key. For project-specific servers, edit `./kilo.json` or `./kilo.jsonc` if your project already has one; otherwise use `./.kilo/kilo.json` or `./.kilo/kilo.jsonc` for a cleaner setup. For servers you want in every workspace, use `~/.config/kilo/kilo.json` or `~/.config/kilo/kilo.jsonc`. ### Config Format