feat(tui): add About dialog by IamCoder18 · Pull Request #12466 · Kilo-Org/kilocode

IamCoder18 · 2026-07-22T17:29:54Z

Issue

Context

The TUI had no in-session way to view version, build, runtime, config path, or current provider info. Users filing bug reports had to leave the TUI to gather it from another shell.

This adds an About dialog reachable from the command palette (under "Kilo") and via a /about slash command. It shows version/channel/build, runtime, environment, provider/model, MCP/plugin/agent counts, helpful links, and a one-key action to copy a diagnostic block to the clipboard for bug reports.

Implementation

A new DialogAbout component (packages/opencode/src/kilocode/cli/cmd/tui/component/dialog-about.tsx) renders the existing dialog chrome (useDialog, useTheme) and reads from the same TUI contexts already used elsewhere. The body is wrapped in a <scrollbox> with a visible vertical scrollbar and a height clamped to a fraction of the terminal height so it stays usable on small terminals.

kilo.about is registered as a palette command in registerKiloCommands (the same place kilo.profile, kilo.teams, etc. live), which gives it both the command palette entry and the /about slash autocomplete through useCommandSlashes. A local useBindings call inside the dialog adds esc/return to close, c to copy diagnostics, and pageup/pagedown for keyboard scrolling.

InstallationVersion, InstallationChannel, InstallationBuildKind and Global.Path are reused for build identity; runtime detection falls back to process.versions.node when Bun is not present.

Both edited files live entirely under packages/opencode/src/kilocode/, so no kilocode_change markers are needed and there is no upstream-shared file changes.

Screenshots / Video

How to Test

Manual/local verification

Open the command palette (default ctrl+p) and search for "About". Confirm it appears under the Kilo category and opens the dialog.
From the prompt, type /about. Confirm it opens the dialog.
Press c inside the dialog. Confirm the toast "Diagnostics copied" appears and the clipboard now contains the multi-line block with version, runtime, provider, etc.
Resize the terminal to ~20 rows. Confirm the dialog stays bounded and a scrollbar appears.

Reviewer test steps

From the prompt, press ctrl+p, type about, select the entry.
Verify the dialog shows: version, channel, build kind, runtime, platform, $TERM, config path, project root, cwd, connected provider, default model, agent/MCP/plugin counts, and links.
Press c and paste somewhere to confirm the diagnostic block was copied.

Checklist

Issue linked above, or exception explained
Tests/verification described
Screenshots/video included for visual changes, or marked N/A
Changeset considered for user-facing changes
I personally reviewed the diff and can explain the changes, including any AI-assisted work.

Get in Touch

Discord: @IamCoder18

Adds a new "About" dialog accessible from the command palette and via the `/about` slash command. The dialog shows: - Version, channel, build kind, license - Runtime (Bun/Node), platform, $TERM - Config dir, project root, cwd - Connected providers, default model, agent/MCP/plugin counts - Helpful links (docs, GitHub, issues, Discord) - `c` to copy diagnostic info to the clipboard The body is wrapped in a scrollbox with a visible scrollbar and a height clamped to a fraction of the terminal height so the dialog stays usable on small terminals. `kilo.about` is registered as a palette command alongside the other Kilo Gateway commands in `registerKiloCommands`.

kilo-code-bot · 2026-07-22T17:34:56Z

Code Review Summary

Status: No Issues Found | Recommendation: Merge

Files Reviewed (2 files)

packages/opencode/src/kilocode/cli/cmd/tui/component/dialog-about.tsx
packages/opencode/src/kilocode/pii.ts

Previous Review Summaries (4 snapshots, latest commit abc5530)

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Previous review (commit `abc5530`)

Status: 2 Issues Found | Recommendation: Address before merge

Overview

Severity	Count
CRITICAL	0
WARNING	1
SUGGESTION	1

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WARNING

File	Line	Issue
`packages/opencode/src/kilocode/cli/cmd/tui/component/dialog-about.tsx`	104	Scrollbox and small-terminal keyboard scrolling were removed; content can overflow on small terminals with no way to scroll (author notes this is intentional given the simplified dialog)

SUGGESTION

File	Line	Issue
`packages/opencode/src/kilocode/kilo-commands.tsx`	24	Inconsistent import style vs. neighboring imports

Files Reviewed (2 files, incremental)

packages/opencode/src/kilocode/cli/cmd/tui/component/dialog-about.tsx - Hardcoded "MIT" License row was removed, resolving the prior hardcoded-license-value finding. The scrollbox-removal warning remains unresolved (unchanged in this update).
.changeset/tui-about-dialog.md - Description updated to match the simplified dialog scope; no issues.

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Previous review (commit `9112b77`)

Status: 2 Issues Found | Recommendation: Address before merge

Overview

Severity	Count
CRITICAL	0
WARNING	2
SUGGESTION	0

Issue Details (click to expand)

WARNING

File	Line	Issue
`packages/opencode/src/kilocode/cli/cmd/tui/component/dialog-about.tsx`	115	Hardcoded `"MIT"` license value may be inaccurate for a diagnostic dialog
`packages/opencode/src/kilocode/cli/cmd/tui/component/dialog-about.tsx`	104	Scrollbox and `dialog.setSize("large")` were removed; content can now overflow on small terminals with no way to scroll, contradicting the PR's own description and test steps

Files Reviewed (1 file, incremental)

packages/opencode/src/kilocode/cli/cmd/tui/component/dialog-about.tsx - simplified significantly (removed scrollbox/keyboard scrolling, build kind, arch row, MCP/plugin/agent counts, plugin list); License hardcoded-value issue persists at its new location, and the scrollbox removal is a new regression risk

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Previous review (commit `81d2828`)

Status: 1 Issue Found | Recommendation: Address before merge

Overview

Severity	Count
CRITICAL	0
WARNING	1
SUGGESTION	0

Issue Details (click to expand)

WARNING

File	Line	Issue
`packages/opencode/src/kilocode/cli/cmd/tui/component/dialog-about.tsx`	171	Hardcoded `"MIT"` license value may be inaccurate for a diagnostic dialog

Files Reviewed (2 files, incremental)

packages/opencode/src/kilocode/kilo-commands.tsx - previous import-style suggestion resolved (now uses relative .js import), no new issues
packages/kilo-docs/source-links.md - regenerated source links, no issues

The previous SUGGESTION about the @/kilocode/... import alias in kilo-commands.tsx has been resolved in this update. The WARNING about the hardcoded license string in dialog-about.tsx remains outstanding since that file was not modified in this incremental update.

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Previous review (commit `4f8fac0`)

Status: 2 Issues Found | Recommendation: Address before merge

Overview

Severity	Count
CRITICAL	0
WARNING	1
SUGGESTION	1

Issue Details (click to expand)

WARNING

File	Line	Issue
`packages/opencode/src/kilocode/cli/cmd/tui/component/dialog-about.tsx`	171	Hardcoded `"MIT"` license value may be inaccurate for a diagnostic dialog

SUGGESTION

File	Line	Issue
`packages/opencode/src/kilocode/kilo-commands.tsx`	24	New import uses `@/kilocode/...` alias instead of the relative style used by neighboring imports in this file

Files Reviewed (3 files)

packages/opencode/src/kilocode/cli/cmd/tui/component/dialog-about.tsx - 1 issue
packages/opencode/src/kilocode/kilo-commands.tsx - 1 issue
.changeset/tui-about-dialog.md - no issues (well-written, user-facing description)

Both changed files live entirely under packages/opencode/src/kilocode/, so no upstream merge-conflict or kilocode_change marker concerns apply.

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User-facing new feature in @kilocode/cli: About dialog reachable from the command palette and via `/about`.

marius-kilocode · 2026-07-28T12:42:19Z

@IamCoder18 I like the idea, but I am not sure if we really need all of those infos. I think we should simplify this and only include the most important infos for that that matter.

Drop counts (agents/MCP/plugins), plugin list, build kind, terminal, and CWD; combine runtime+platform into a single row. Inline the copy-diagnostics payload instead of a dedicated helper. Remove License from the copied payload.

The MIT literal could go stale and mislead in a diagnostic surface meant for accurate bug reports. Drop the row and refresh the changeset to list only the items the dialog actually shows.

IamCoder18 · 2026-07-28T17:10:05Z

@IamCoder18 I like the idea, but I am not sure if we really need all of those infos. I think we should simplify this and only include the most important infos for that that matter.

I dropped the agent/MCP/plugin counts, the plugins list, Build, Terminal, license, and CWD rows, and folded Runtime + Platform into a single row.

Example copy diagnositics:

Kilo CLI local (local)
Runtime: Bun 1.3.14 (linux/x64)
Config: /home/aarav/.config/kilo
Project: /home/aarav/apps/kilocode
Providers: kilo
Default model: kilo/minimax/minimax-m3

IamCoder18 · 2026-08-22T15:50:15Z

Comment to prevent this PR from automatically closing due to 30 days of inactivity.

johnnyeric · 2026-08-25T14:29:04Z

+      `Config: ${Global.Path.config}`,
+      `Project: ${projectRoot()}`,


Should we consider the existing privacy mode here, and abbreviate/redact paths according to the privacy settings?

johnnyeric · 2026-08-25T14:29:32Z

+          <Row theme={theme} label="Runtime" value={`${runtime()} (${process.platform}/${process.arch})`} muted />
+          <Row theme={theme} label="Config" value={truncate(Global.Path.config, 60)} muted />
+          <Row theme={theme} label="Project" value={truncate(projectRoot(), 60)} muted />


See above comment about privacy mode.

johnnyeric · 2026-08-25T15:46:34Z

+    const connected = sync.data.provider_next.connected
+    return connected.length ? connected.join(", ") : "(none connected)"
+  }
+  const defaultModel = () => sync.data.config.model ?? ""


The selected model here may differ from the model picker. Please take a look at how debug dialog uses local.model.current().

IamCoder18 · 2026-08-28T16:17:33Z

@johnnyeric

Thanks for the review.

I've integrated privacy mode and aligned the current model with the debug dialog.

- Use live picker selection for default model via useLocal().model.current() - Run config fallback through Model.name() for consistent format - Apply privacy_mode redaction to Config/Project in both copy() and display - Use shared pathLabel helper so clipboard matches on-screen rendering - Add REDACTED_PATH constant to keep path redaction distinct from balance

johnnyeric · 2026-08-31T12:03:48Z

Thanks @IamCoder18 for addressing the comments - looks great. Merged.

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IamCoder18 force-pushed the feat/tui-about-dialog branch from 4f8fac0 to 5c1bcc8 Compare July 22, 2026 17:47

docs(changeset): add entry for TUI About dialog

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User-facing new feature in @kilocode/cli: About dialog reachable from the command palette and via `/about`.

IamCoder18 force-pushed the feat/tui-about-dialog branch 2 times, most recently from 6979196 to 81d2828 Compare July 22, 2026 19:13

refactor(tui): simplify About dialog

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Drop counts (agents/MCP/plugins), plugin list, build kind, terminal, and CWD; combine runtime+platform into a single row. Inline the copy-diagnostics payload instead of a dedicated helper. Remove License from the copied payload.

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IamCoder18 added 2 commits July 28, 2026 10:56

fix(tui): drop hardcoded License row from About dialog

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The MIT literal could go stale and mislead in a diagnostic surface meant for accurate bug reports. Drop the row and refresh the changeset to list only the items the dialog actually shows.

Merge branch 'main' into feat/tui-about-dialog

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