# Kilo Code 7.4.3: experimental image generation, project memory in VS Code, on-disk config reload

> Adds an opt-in image generation tool, wires project memory into the VS Code extension, and introduces a reload action that picks up config, skills, agents, commands and MCP prompts changed on disk without losing sessions. Note: the published notes are headed 7.4.2 and the changelog text is truncated mid-entry, so this list may be incomplete.

| | |
|---|---|
| **Tool** | Kilo Code |
| **Version** | v7.4.3 |
| **Kind** | release |
| **Published** | 2026-07-09 |
| **Observed** | 2026-08-11 |
| **Significance** | 3/5 |
| **Breaking** | no |
| **Categories** | feature, fix, capability |

> **Note:** this classification is below our confidence threshold and is pending human review.

## What changed


**Minor**
- Experimental image generation (text-to-image and image editing) behind `experimental.image_generation`, via the Kilo Gateway or a user-supplied OpenRouter key.
- Images read by the agent render inline in chat, clickable for a full-size preview.
- Project memory surfaced in the VS Code extension: Context settings controls, task-header and assistant-message affordances, `/memory` command, command-palette entries.
- Autocomplete in Jupyter notebooks for supported languages.
- Reload action reboots the per-directory instance and re-reads config, skills, agents, commands and MCP prompts from disk; sessions and history survive. Exposed as `/reload`, a task-header and settings button, a `Kilo Code: Reload Config and Skills` command, and `POST /instance/reload` (returns 409 while a session is running).
- Task timeline bars are keyboard/click activatable to jump the transcript.

**Patch**
- Custom provider models can be marked image-capable in VS Code settings.
- Agent Manager delays automatic branch naming until a task looks durable; read-only questions no longer claim a branch name.
- Codebase indexing now respects nested `.gitignore` and `.kilocodeignore`.
- Commit-message endpoint returns a typed 422 with a clear "no changes" message instead of a generic server error.
- Model usage panel shows the full routed model id instead of collapsing it to `:free`.
- Fixes for dropdown clipping in the New Worktree dialog, bidirectional text input, Shift+Arrow selection across file mentions, and truncated localized settings labels.


## Sources

- [github_release](https://github.com/Kilo-Org/kilocode/releases/tag/v7.4.3) — retrieved 2026-08-11

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