Kai Installation

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This section explains how to download and install Kai for RAD Studio.

Download Kai

Download Kai using the GetIt Package Manager in any edition of RAD Studio 13 Florence, Delphi 13 Florence, and C++Builder 13 Florence. This includes both versions 13.0 and 13.1, as well as the Trial SKU.

Users can also install Kai in RAD Studio 12.x, Delphi 12.x, and C++Builder 12.x (32-bit IDE only), except for the Community Editions.

Using the GetIt package manager, search for Kai and click Install.

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Another option is to download Kai from the Embarcadero customer portal with an active EDN account.

Kai Installation

Once the installation is complete, the RAD Studio splash screen displays a specific entry for the Kai package, along with its licensing status.

Kai license status.png

Additionally, users can now customize and configure Kai Options, such as Completions, the Chat, and additional MCP servers, by navigating to Tools > Options > Kai.

Installed CLIs

The following CLI local LLMs interfaces are preinstalled with Kai. These tools are installed in the main Kai folder by default.

  • Copilot Language Server
  • Copilot CLI
  • GitHub CLI
  • Codex CLI
  • Gemini CLI
  • LLM-LS
  • Codex ACP
  • Claude Agent ACP

Claude Integration

If you wish to integrate Claude Code as an LLM interface, you first need to have npm installed to install the Claude Agent ACP. The next step would be to install Claude Code.

Note:
Claude Code cannot be legally distributed within a third-party installer.

Follow the steps below to integrate Claude Code:

1. Download the Node.js LTS installer.

2. Install Node.js

3. Open a terminal to use npm, and run:

Npm install -g @agentclientprotocol/claude-agent-acp 

4. Install Claude Code from PowerShell and add it to the path as needed, for example:

Irm http://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex

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