Import, Export, and Reset Settings

Kilo Code allows you to manage your configuration settings effectively through export, import, and reset options. These features are useful for backing up your setup, sharing configurations with others, or restoring default settings if needed.

You can find these options at the bottom of the Kilo Code settings page, accessible via the gear icon () in the Kilo Code chat view.

Image: Export, Import, and Reset buttons.

Export Settings

Clicking the Export button saves your current Kilo Code settings to a JSON file.

• What's Exported: The file includes your configured API Provider Profiles and Global Settings (UI preferences, mode configurations, context settings, etc.).
• Security Warning: The exported JSON file contains all your configured API Provider Profiles and Global Settings. Crucially, this includes API keys in plaintext. Treat this file as highly sensitive. Do not share it publicly or with untrusted individuals, as it grants access to your API accounts.
• Process:
  1. Click Export.
  2. A file save dialog appears, suggesting kilo-code-settings.json as the filename (usually in your ~/Documents folder).
  3. Choose a location and save the file.

This creates a backup of your configuration or a file you can share.

Import Settings

Clicking the Import button allows you to load settings from a previously exported JSON file.

• Process:
  1. Click Import.
  2. A file open dialog appears. Select the kilo-code-settings.json file (or similarly named file) you want to import.
  3. Kilo Code reads the file, validates its contents against the expected schema, and applies the settings.
• Merging: Importing settings merges the configurations. It adds new API profiles and updates existing ones and global settings based on the file content. It does not delete configurations present in your current setup but missing from the imported file.
• Validation: Only valid settings matching the internal schema can be imported, preventing configuration errors. A success notification appears upon completion.

Reset Settings

Clicking the Reset button completely clears all Kilo Code configuration data and returns the extension to its default state. This is a destructive action intended for troubleshooting or starting fresh.

• Warning: This action is irreversible. It permanently deletes all API configurations (including keys stored in secret storage), custom modes, global settings, and task history.

• Process:

  1. Click the red Reset button.
  2. A confirmation dialog appears, warning that the action cannot be undone.
  3. Click "Yes" to confirm.

• What is Reset:

  • API Provider Profiles: All configurations are deleted from settings and secret storage.
  • Global Settings: All preferences (UI, modes, approvals, browser, etc.) are reset to defaults.
  • Custom Modes: All user-defined modes are deleted.
  • Secret Storage: All API keys and other secrets managed by Kilo Code are cleared.
  • Task History: The current task stack is cleared.

• Result: Kilo Code returns to its initial state, as if freshly installed, with default settings and no user configurations.

Use this option only if you are certain you want to remove all Kilo Code data or if instructed during troubleshooting. Consider exporting your settings first if you might want to restore them later.