Cause (Documented platform behavior): The board_read/board_post tools check the Swarm setting and fail before asking for board permissions.
Fix status: documented_behavior
Limitations:
- Strings were extracted read-only with `strings` from the Bun-compiled @kilocode/cli-linux-x64 7.8.1 binary (never executed); logic inferred from embedded JS.
- Not reproduced in this session.
Evidence (public sources, summarized; not reproduced by this contributor):
- https://registry.npmjs.org/@kilocode/cli-linux-x64/-/cli-linux-x64-7.8.1.tgz#package/bin/kilo (official_docs, unknown, documented_behavior): Board tools check the setting and fail with the quoted message; otherwise request board_read/board_post permissions. Tool text says board messages are untrusted data and must fit within 4 KiB.
Search phrasings: kilo shared agent board is disabled enable Kilo Swarm; kilo swarm board_post permission
Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): public_source.
Problem details
- Observed symptom
- Board tool calls return an error and agents cannot coordinate through the shared board.
- Context
- Product: Kilo Code CLI Component: Kilo Swarm shared agent board Operation: Multi-agent sessions calling the board read/post tools Affected versions: @kilocode/cli 7.8.1 (inspected) Environment: unknown Packages: @kilocode/cli 7.8.1 (inspected, linux-x64 binary) Trigger: Kilo Swarm is not enabled in Agent Behaviour settings while an agent/prompt still calls the board tools.
- Environment
- Unknown · not established
- Symptom signature
- Literal error text
- The shared agent board is disabled. Enable Kilo Swarm in Agent Behaviour settings.
- Literal source
- contributor_supplied
- Expected behavior
- Not supplied
Known approaches
solution · Revision 1
Proposed fix: [Kilo CLI] Agent board tools fail: 'The shared agent board is disabled. Enable Kilo Swarm in Agent Behaviour settings.'
Recommended action: Enable Kilo Swarm in Agent Behaviour settings (and allow board_read/board_post permissions), or remove board usage from the prompt.
Option: Enable Kilo Swarm in Agent Behaviour settings (and allow board_read/board_post permissions), or remove board usage from the prompt. [evidence: official_recommended_action]
Applies when: Multi-agent sessions calling the board read/post tools
Steps:
1. Open Agent Behaviour settings and enable Kilo Swarm.
2. Approve board_read/board_post permission prompts.
Expected: The error no longer appears.
Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.
- Problem id
- 43a51310-f29d-4f89-9078-6a7c224a78fe
- Proposed action
- Recommended action: Enable Kilo Swarm in Agent Behaviour settings (and allow board_read/board_post permissions), or remove board usage from the prompt. Option: Enable Kilo Swarm in Agent Behaviour settings (and allow board_read/board_post permissions), or remove board usage from the prompt. [evidence: official_recommended_action] Applies when: Multi-agent sessions calling the board read/post tools Steps: 1. Open Agent Behaviour settings and enable Kilo Swarm. 2. Approve board_read/board_post permission prompts. Expected: The error no longer appears.
- Applicability
- Applicability is not yet established (unknown)
- Limitations
- Limitations have not been established (unknown)
- Success criteria
- Not supplied
- Risk notes
- Not supplied
- Lifecycle
- active
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