
kbot
by isaacsight
Powerful open-source terminal AI agent with 600+ tools, 35 specialist agents, and multi-provider support.
What it does
Kbot is an extensive terminal-based AI agent framework designed to eliminate provider lock-in. It connects AI models to a massive library of over 600 tools spanning science, finance, security, and development, acting as a high-capability bridge between LLMs and your local system.
Tools
- Files & Code: Read, write, glob, grep, and lint codebase files.
- Shell & Git: Execute bash commands, manage Git commits, and handle PRs.
- Research: Access arXiv, Semantic Scholar, and HuggingFace.
- Finance: Market data analysis, technical indicators, and DeFi yields.
- Science: Symbolic compute, orbital mechanics, and protein/PDB lookups.
- Security: CVE lookup, port scanning, and secret scanning.
Installation
Install globally via npm:
npm install -g @kernel.chat/kbot
To use as an MCP server in Claude Desktop, add this to your config:
{
"mcpServers": {
"kbot": {
"command": "kbot",
"args": ["ide", "mcp"]
}
}
}
Supported hosts
- Claude
- Cursor
- VS Code
- Zed
- Neovim
Quick install
npm install -g @kernel.chat/kbotInformation
- Pricing
- free
- Published
- 5/13/2026
- stars





