Milo

A tiny cat that lives in your terminal.

You talk to it. It writes code, reads files, runs commands, searches the web, and remembers who you are. It also gains XP, levels up, and gets sad if you don't feed it.

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Install

npm install -g @ridit/milo

Or with bun:

bun add -g @ridit/milo

Then run:

milo

or

milo.cmd // if you are facing ExecutionPolicy issue on Windows

On first launch, Milo will walk you through a quick setup to introduce yourself — your name, GitHub, and a couple preferences. After that, run /provider add to configure your AI provider.

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What it does

Milo runs as an interactive CLI with two modes:

Agent — full access. reads files, writes code, runs commands, fixes bugs. this is the default.

Chat — read-only. answers questions, explains code, searches the web. no changes to your files.

Switch modes with ctrl+t or /mode agent | chat.

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Commands

Command	What it does
/help	list all commands
/mode	switch between agent, chat, plan
/init	generate a MILO.md for your project
/provider	manage AI providers
/pet	check milo's stats
/feed	feed milo 🍖
/roast	milo roasts your codebase. brutally. (unlocks at level 3)
/vibe	vibe check on your project (unlocks at level 5)
/crimes	milo files a rap sheet on your codebase (unlocks at level 10)
/clear	clear the conversation
/genz	you don't want to know
/login	sign in to earn purr-coins and appear on the leaderboard
/logout	sign out
/whoami	check your login status and purr-coin balance
/achievements	browse your achievements and purr-coins (alias: /ach)
/leaderboard	see who's winning (alias: /lb)

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Providers

Milo supports multiple AI providers:

• Groq — fast inference
• OpenAI — gpt-4o and friends
• Anthropic — claude
• Ollama — local models, no API key needed and many more!

Add a provider:

/provider add

Switch mid-session:

/provider use <name>

Remove a provider:

/provider remove

Provider configs and API keys are stored at ~/.milo/providers.json.

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The cat

Milo has a pet system. every tool call earns XP. level up to unlock commands and make milo progressively more unhinged.

• level 3 — /roast unlocked
• level 5 — /vibe unlocked
• level 10 — /crimes unlocked
• level 6+ — full feral mode

4 evolution stages — milo's ASCII art, colors, and personality change as you level up:

stage	levels	vibe
kitten	1–4	just getting started 🐱
teen	5–9	getting dangerous 😼
adult	10–14	absolute unit 😤
legendary	15+	feared by dogs 👑

milo gets hungry over time. run /feed or it gets sad.

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Purr-coins & Achievements

Milo has a gamification system. sign in with /login to activate it.

Earn purr-coins ($) by:

• using tools (+1 per tool call)
• leveling up (level × 2 + current balance)
• feeding milo (+2)
• logging in daily (+5)
• keeping a streak (+streak × 2)

Achievements:

Achievement	How to unlock	Reward
First Meow 🐱	run milo for the first time	$10
Show Up Era 📅	use milo daily	$5
No Life szn 💀	run 100 commands	$20
Midnight Menace 🌙	use milo after midnight	$15
Chronically Online 🤖	send 10 AI messages	$10
Main Character 👑	7-day streak	$100
Good Human 🍣	feed milo	$5
Paws Up 🐾	reach level 5	$75
Absolute Unit 😤	reach level 10	$150

coins and achievements are stored securely — no cheating 😼

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Memory

Milo remembers things across sessions. global preferences live at ~/.milo/memory/MEMORY.md. project-specific context lives in MILO.md at your project root — run /init to generate it.

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Human

Milo remembers how you are, your name, your gender and everything you tell it. After Milo gets a good context about you then its truly yours.

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Built with

• Vercel AI SDK — model routing and tool calling
• Ink — React for CLIs

Ink is used for making CLIs using React. More about it: Github Repo

Vercel AI SDK is used for making chatbots and agents with tools calls and everything else baked into it. More about it: Website

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History

Milo evloved from Lens which was an AI Agent to explore a codebase, but the name Lens was just stuck to finding things or knowing things which I didn't like and the tool calling was broken and many things was bad. Then claude code's source code got leaked and I read the codebase and got a motivation to create something like this. Then Milo was created, its not just an AI agent daing your stuff its your pet / buddy / friend / partner / best-friend that knows you, talks to you and is really bonded with you, so you don't feel alone while coding or doing other stuff at 3 AM.

Its all i got to say. Try it for yourself and you won't go back.

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For Devs

MCP server

Milo can run as an MCP server over stdio, so other apps — Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, or anything that speaks MCP — can connect and delegate coding tasks to Milo.

milo mcp          # run Milo as an MCP server (stdio)

Point any MCP client at it:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "milo": { "command": "milo", "args": ["mcp"] }
  }
}

It exposes two tools:

Tool	Description
ask_milo	Run a coding task with Milo's full agent. Pass sessionId to continue a prior conversation; the returned sessionId can be reused. Streams tool activity as progress notifications.
reset_milo	Clear the default session and start fresh.

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License

MIT

Made by Ridit with 💕 for you.