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@Israleche Israleche released this 06 Jul 11:02
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Istar VSCode Setup v1.0.0

First combined release merging Kilo Code configs + Copilot Chat BYOK.

What's included

  • Kilo Code configuration -- CLI, extension, and project configs optimized for OpenRouter free tier
  • Istar Code agent -- 8-layer token-optimized agent (model-agnostic, works with any LLM)
  • VS Code Copilot Chat BYOK -- settings.json + chatLanguageModels.json for Groq, Cerebras, OpenRouter, Gemini
  • 4 skills -- istar-code-format, git-commit-helper, powershell-best-practices, token-optimizer
  • 12 scripts -- automated setup, backup, validation, recovery
  • 8 documentation files -- research, architecture, troubleshooting, OpenRouter guides
  • 6 memory files -- generic persistent agent memory templates
  • Token optimization -- context budgeting, progressive disclosure, output compression, tool batching

Model research highlights

  • Only 4 free models are consistently reliable: Gemma 4 26B, North Mini Code, Laguna XS 2.1, gpt-oss-20b
  • NVIDIA free-tier avoided (32 workers global -- <5% reliability)
  • DeepSeek V4 Flash (.05/M) is the best paid model for coding
  • Per-agent fallback chains with 3-4 levels and diverse providers

Quick start

See README.md for installation instructions.

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