Short answers first, then a link to the full guide. Each answer shows when we last checked it.
The basics
What is KilatBot?
KilatBot gives your business AI agents you shape to your work. Start from a template, then change its role, skills, schedules and tools. You chat with your agents on the web or on Telegram. They remember your work, run your schedules and use tools, and they ask before risky steps.
You can start from Social Media Planner, Operations Reporter, General Assistant, and Coder. A template sets the agent's persona, skill and schedules. You can change all of them later, or start blank instead.
No. KilatBot works next to the assistant you already use, such as ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini. Your assistant helps you think and write. Your agents keep your business work going. They remember it, run schedules and reply on Telegram.
Last checked November 13, 2026
Who runs KilatBot? Is it CloudKilat?
KilatBot is run by PT Kilat Inovasi Cerdas, a company in Kota Bogor, Indonesia (NIB 1910260001491). It is not affiliated with CloudKilat or PT Infinys System Indonesia.
No. KilatBot is a managed service. We run the agents, model access and workspace for you, and there is no self-hosted edition. The open-source software it builds on is credited in the Terms.
Business is US$9 a month, or US$86 a year (save 20%). It includes 3 agents, up to 5 people and Kilat AI usage every month. Prices show in your currency. Payments aren't open yet. Join the waitlist; invited people get a code for Business free for a set time.
Not yet. Payments open soon, and nothing can be charged until then. Join the waitlist. Invited people get a single-use code that gives them Business free for a set time.
No. Agents need a plan. Payments aren't open yet. Join the waitlist; invited people get a code for Business free for a set time.
Last checked November 13, 2026
How many people can share a workspace?
Up to 5 people on Business, the owner included. Each person is an owner, admin or member. Everyone can chat with the agents and answer their questions. Admins also manage agents and members. Only the owner handles billing.
Last checked November 13, 2026
Do I need my own AI model API key?
No. Agents start on Kilat AI, KilatBot's own model service, and your plan includes Kilat AI usage every month. You can add your own provider key in an agent's Settings instead. Your provider then bills you for that usage.
Last checked November 13, 2026
Can I use my Claude or ChatGPT subscription instead of an API key?
No. KilatBot doesn't sign in with a Claude or ChatGPT chat subscription. Use Kilat AI, which your plan includes, or add an API key from your model provider in the agent's Settings.
Last checked November 13, 2026
Where it works
How do I connect Telegram and choose who can talk to my agent?
Create a bot with BotFather, paste its token in your agent's Channels, then message the bot. It replies with a pairing code. Approve it in Channels. Nobody else can talk to your agent until you approve them. In a team, the owner approves and chooses whose Telegram it is.
Not today. You can talk to your agents on the web and on Telegram, and from Claude through KilatBot's connector.
Last checked November 13, 2026
Can I use KilatBot from Claude?
Yes. KilatBot is listed in Claude's Connectors Directory, or you can add a custom connector with https://kilat.host/mcp. Sign in and approve the app on the KilatBot page that opens. It gets read access unless you also allow changes.
Setup steps for ChatGPT, Claude Code, Cursor and Codex are in the docs. Each connects to https://kilat.host/mcp and signs in with KilatBot. Claude is the one we have connected end to end so far. We haven't tested the others end to end yet.
Yes. An owner or admin connects GitHub in Integrations and installs the KilatBot GitHub App on the repositories they choose. Your agent can then read code, push branches and open pull requests as kilatbot[bot]. It asks you in chat before it pushes, opens a pull request or comments.
Last checked November 13, 2026
How is KilatBot different from Claude Duet, OpenAI dots, Meta Muse or Grok Bot?
KilatBot is a separate service you shape to your business. Your agents start from templates you change, chat on the web and Telegram, and run on Kilat AI or your own model key, for one plan from US$9 a month. Which one fits depends on your task, your channels and where you are.
Risky commands, purchases and making a shared page public ask you first. Low-risk actions run without asking, and schedules you set up deliver on their own. Publishing a website needs the Publish websites tool; only the Coder template starts with it on, and it is told to ask you first.
Last checked November 13, 2026
Is my agent always on?
No. Your agent sleeps when idle and usually wakes in seconds for a chat, a Telegram message or a schedule that's due. Its files, memory and settings are kept while it sleeps. It runs best effort, with no uptime guarantee.
Your agents and their files run in Jakarta, and the live browser runs in Singapore. Prompts go to a model provider, Kilat AI's or yours if you add a key, which may process them in other countries. We don't promise local-only processing.
Yes, in the dashboard chat. Watch the live browser and take control when needed, for example to sign in or pay, then hand it back. On Telegram it browses in the background and asks you to open the dashboard when it needs you. Nothing is recorded.