Kairo
Coline's agent, and how to work with it.
Kairo is the agent built into Coline. It can read everything you can open in your workspace, and act in it on your behalf: drafting, editing, searching, scheduling, filing tasks, running code and working on the web. It never sees anything you can't.
Where to find it
| Kairo page | Full conversations, with history, search and attachments |
Kairo sidebar (⌘.) | A side panel next to whatever you're working on |
Search (⌘K) | Ask a quick question from the command bar |
Quick dialog (⇧⌘K) | A floating Kairo from anywhere |
@kairo in conversations | Ask about a channel, DM or thread |
| In editors | Draft and rewrite in Docs, Notes, Mail and Code |
It knows what you're looking at
The sidebar, ⌘K and the quick dialog send what you have open and selected with each message: the email, doc, note, sheet, task, event, file or code you're on, and your selection. A Looking at chip shows what's included; dismiss it to leave it out. On the Kairo page, use Attach what's open in the + menu. Turn this off in Preferences.
What it can do
- Your workspace: search and read files, messages, mail, tasks, calendar and code. Create and edit docs, sheets, notes and tasks; draft and send mail and messages; schedule events; work with repositories and Change Requests. Installed apps add their own tools.
- The web: search the web and read any page you point it to. Sources show as chips, and answers cite them inline.
- Visuals: Kairo draws charts, tables and interactive views in its replies when they help, and updates them as it writes. Copy them as images, export PNG, HTML or CSV, or share a public link. Mermaid diagrams and math render too.
- Code: run sandboxed JavaScript to compute, parse or check something, or hand repository work to Code.
- A computer: start a cloud computer with a browser, terminal and desktop for work that needs one. See Kairo's computer.
- Memory: remember decisions, preferences and how your team works. See memory.
Permission modes
Choose how much Kairo may do without asking, from the composer:
| Mode | Kairo |
|---|---|
| Default | Reads and edits your workspace freely. Asks before sending, deleting, sharing, buying, or running commands |
| Auto | A quick check reviews risky actions and asks only when something looks off or wasn't requested |
| Full access | Does everything without asking |
Signing in to a website always comes back to you, since you have the password.
Models and reasoning
Pick a model from the model picker, a searchable list. The reasoning control next to it sets how hard Kairo thinks; higher levels take longer and use more credits. Supported models also have Pro mode for the hardest work. See plans and credits.
Conversations
- The Kairo sidebar lists conversations, with replies still in progress in their own section. Rename, link or delete any conversation.
- Hand a conversation to a crew member when the work should keep going without you. Kairo starts it as their goal and links it in the chat.
- Type
/in the composer for commands and skills.
Kairo in a team
In a team workspace, Kairo is a member you can DM and mention. It answers in shared conversations using only what's in that conversation and what everyone there can see. For agents with their own job, see Kairo Crew.