feat(vscode): add contribute CTA to marketplace (#9099)

Invites users to propose new skills, modes, or MCP servers via
github.com/Kilo-Org/kilo-marketplace. Shown as a subtle footer under
the card grid and inside the empty search-results state.

.changeset/marketplace-contribute-cta.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"kilo-code": minor
+---
+
+Add a "Contribute on GitHub" call-to-action in the Marketplace view so users can easily propose a new skill, mode, or MCP server. The CTA appears as a subtle footer below the card grid and inside the empty search-results state, linking to the `kilo-marketplace` repository.

packages/kilo-docs/source-links.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Source Code Links
 
 <!-- Auto-generated by script/extract-source-links.ts — DO NOT EDIT -->
-<!-- 79 unique URLs extracted from extension and CLI source -->
+<!-- 80 unique URLs extracted from extension and CLI source -->
 
 - <https://api.apertis.ai/v1>
   <!-- packages/opencode/src/provider/model-cache.ts -->
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@
   <!-- packages/opencode/src/lsp/server.ts -->
 - <https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/main/packages/core/src/utils/editCorrector.ts>
   <!-- packages/opencode/src/tool/edit.ts -->
+- <https://github.com/Kilo-Org/kilo-marketplace>
+  <!-- packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/marketplace/MarketplaceContribute.tsx -->
 - <https://github.com/Kilo-Org/kilocode>
   <!-- packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/settings/AboutKiloCodeTab.tsx -->
 - <https://github.com/Kilo-Org/kilocode/issues/6986>

packages/kilo-i18n/src/ar.ts

@@ -69,4 +69,6 @@ export const dict = {
   "marketplace.warning.busyMany": "عدة جلسات تعمل وستتوقف",
   "marketplace.warning.installAnyway": "تثبيت على أي حال",
   "marketplace.warning.cancel": "إلغاء",
+  "marketplace.contribute.prompt": "هل تفتقد مهارة أو وضعًا أو خادم MCP؟",
+  "marketplace.contribute.cta": "ساهم على GitHub",
 }

packages/kilo-i18n/src/br.ts

@@ -69,4 +69,6 @@ export const dict = {
   "marketplace.warning.busyMany": "Várias sessões estão em execução e serão interrompidas",
   "marketplace.warning.installAnyway": "Instalar mesmo assim",
   "marketplace.warning.cancel": "Cancelar",
+  "marketplace.contribute.prompt": "Está faltando uma skill, modo ou servidor MCP?",
+  "marketplace.contribute.cta": "Contribuir no GitHub",
 }

packages/kilo-i18n/src/bs.ts

@@ -74,4 +74,6 @@ export const dict = {
   "marketplace.warning.busyMany": "Nekoliko sesija je pokrenuto i bit će prekinuto",
   "marketplace.warning.installAnyway": "Instaliraj svejedno",
   "marketplace.warning.cancel": "Otkaži",
+  "marketplace.contribute.prompt": "Nedostaje vještina, način rada ili MCP server?",
+  "marketplace.contribute.cta": "Doprinesi na GitHub-u",
 }

packages/kilo-i18n/src/da.ts

@@ -69,4 +69,6 @@ export const dict = {
   "marketplace.warning.busyMany": "Flere sessioner kører og vil blive afbrudt",
   "marketplace.warning.installAnyway": "Installer alligevel",
   "marketplace.warning.cancel": "Annuller",
+  "marketplace.contribute.prompt": "Mangler du en skill, tilstand eller MCP-server?",
+  "marketplace.contribute.cta": "Bidrag på GitHub",
 }

packages/kilo-i18n/src/de.ts

@@ -69,4 +69,6 @@ export const dict = {
   "marketplace.warning.busyMany": "Mehrere Sitzungen laufen und werden unterbrochen",
   "marketplace.warning.installAnyway": "Trotzdem installieren",
   "marketplace.warning.cancel": "Abbrechen",
+  "marketplace.contribute.prompt": "Fehlt ein Skill, Modus oder MCP-Server?",
+  "marketplace.contribute.cta": "Auf GitHub beitragen",
 }

packages/kilo-i18n/src/en.ts

@@ -71,4 +71,6 @@ export const dict = {
   "marketplace.warning.busyMany": "Several sessions are running and will be interrupted",
   "marketplace.warning.installAnyway": "Install anyway",
   "marketplace.warning.cancel": "Cancel",
+  "marketplace.contribute.prompt": "Missing a skill, mode, or MCP server?",
+  "marketplace.contribute.cta": "Contribute on GitHub",
 }

packages/kilo-i18n/src/es.ts

@@ -69,4 +69,6 @@ export const dict = {
   "marketplace.warning.busyMany": "Varias sesiones están en ejecución y se interrumpirán",
   "marketplace.warning.installAnyway": "Instalar de todas formas",
   "marketplace.warning.cancel": "Cancelar",
+  "marketplace.contribute.prompt": "¿Falta una skill, modo o servidor MCP?",
+  "marketplace.contribute.cta": "Contribuir en GitHub",
 }

packages/kilo-i18n/src/fr.ts

@@ -69,4 +69,6 @@ export const dict = {
   "marketplace.warning.busyMany": "Plusieurs sessions sont en cours et seront interrompues",
   "marketplace.warning.installAnyway": "Installer quand même",
   "marketplace.warning.cancel": "Annuler",
+  "marketplace.contribute.prompt": "Il manque une skill, un mode ou un serveur MCP ?",
+  "marketplace.contribute.cta": "Contribuer sur GitHub",
 }

packages/kilo-i18n/src/ja.ts

@@ -67,4 +67,6 @@ export const dict = {
   "marketplace.warning.busyMany": "複数のセッションが実行中で中断されます",
   "marketplace.warning.installAnyway": "それでもインストール",
   "marketplace.warning.cancel": "キャンセル",
+  "marketplace.contribute.prompt": "スキル、モード、MCP サーバーが見つかりませんか？",
+  "marketplace.contribute.cta": "GitHub で貢献する",
 }

packages/kilo-i18n/src/ko.ts

@@ -67,4 +67,6 @@ export const dict = {
   "marketplace.warning.busyMany": "여러 세션이 실행 중이며 중단됩니다",
   "marketplace.warning.installAnyway": "그래도 설치",
   "marketplace.warning.cancel": "취소",
+  "marketplace.contribute.prompt": "스킬, 모드 또는 MCP 서버가 없나요?",
+  "marketplace.contribute.cta": "GitHub에서 기여하기",
 }

packages/kilo-i18n/src/nl.ts

@@ -71,4 +71,6 @@ export const dict = {
   "marketplace.warning.busyMany": "Er zijn meerdere sessies actief en deze zullen worden onderbroken",
   "marketplace.warning.installAnyway": "Toch installeren",
   "marketplace.warning.cancel": "Annuleren",
+  "marketplace.contribute.prompt": "Mist er een skill, modus of MCP-server?",
+  "marketplace.contribute.cta": "Bijdragen op GitHub",
 }

packages/kilo-i18n/src/no.ts

@@ -69,4 +69,6 @@ export const dict = {
   "marketplace.warning.busyMany": "Flere økter kjører og vil bli avbrutt",
   "marketplace.warning.installAnyway": "Installer uansett",
   "marketplace.warning.cancel": "Avbryt",
+  "marketplace.contribute.prompt": "Mangler du en skill, modus eller MCP-server?",
+  "marketplace.contribute.cta": "Bidra på GitHub",
 }

packages/kilo-i18n/src/pl.ts

@@ -69,4 +69,6 @@ export const dict = {
   "marketplace.warning.busyMany": "Kilka sesji jest uruchomionych i zostanie przerwanych",
   "marketplace.warning.installAnyway": "Zainstaluj mimo to",
   "marketplace.warning.cancel": "Anuluj",
+  "marketplace.contribute.prompt": "Brakuje skilla, trybu lub serwera MCP?",
+  "marketplace.contribute.cta": "Wnieś wkład na GitHubie",
 }

packages/kilo-i18n/src/ru.ts

@@ -69,4 +69,6 @@ export const dict = {
   "marketplace.warning.busyMany": "Несколько сеансов выполняются и будут прерваны",
   "marketplace.warning.installAnyway": "Установить в любом случае",
   "marketplace.warning.cancel": "Отмена",
+  "marketplace.contribute.prompt": "Не хватает навыка, режима или MCP-сервера?",
+  "marketplace.contribute.cta": "Внести вклад на GitHub",
 }

packages/kilo-i18n/src/th.ts

@@ -69,4 +69,6 @@ export const dict = {
   "marketplace.warning.busyMany": "มีหลายเซสชันกำลังทำงานและจะถูกขัดจังหวะ",
   "marketplace.warning.installAnyway": "ติดตั้งต่อไป",
   "marketplace.warning.cancel": "ยกเลิก",
+  "marketplace.contribute.prompt": "ไม่พบทักษะ โหมด หรือเซิร์ฟเวอร์ MCP ที่ต้องการ?",
+  "marketplace.contribute.cta": "ร่วมสมทบบน GitHub",
 }

packages/kilo-i18n/src/tr.ts

@@ -69,4 +69,6 @@ export const dict = {
   "marketplace.warning.busyMany": "Birden fazla oturum çalışıyor ve kesintiye uğrayacak",
   "marketplace.warning.installAnyway": "Yine de yükle",
   "marketplace.warning.cancel": "İptal",
+  "marketplace.contribute.prompt": "Bir yetenek, mod veya MCP sunucusu mu eksik?",
+  "marketplace.contribute.cta": "GitHub'da katkıda bulun",
 }

packages/kilo-i18n/src/uk.ts

@@ -69,4 +69,6 @@ export const dict = {
   "marketplace.warning.busyMany": "Виконується кілька сесій, їх буде перервано",
   "marketplace.warning.installAnyway": "Встановити все одно",
   "marketplace.warning.cancel": "Скасувати",
+  "marketplace.contribute.prompt": "Бракує навички, режиму або MCP-сервера?",
+  "marketplace.contribute.cta": "Зробити внесок на GitHub",
 }

packages/kilo-i18n/src/zh.ts

@@ -66,4 +66,6 @@ export const dict = {
   "marketplace.warning.busyMany": "多个会话正在运行，将被中断",
   "marketplace.warning.installAnyway": "仍然安装",
   "marketplace.warning.cancel": "取消",
+  "marketplace.contribute.prompt": "缺少技能、模式或 MCP 服务器？",
+  "marketplace.contribute.cta": "在 GitHub 上贡献",
 }

packages/kilo-i18n/src/zht.ts

@@ -66,4 +66,6 @@ export const dict = {
   "marketplace.warning.busyMany": "多個工作階段正在執行，將被中斷",
   "marketplace.warning.installAnyway": "仍然安裝",
   "marketplace.warning.cancel": "取消",
+  "marketplace.contribute.prompt": "缺少技能、模式或 MCP 伺服器？",
+  "marketplace.contribute.cta": "在 GitHub 上貢獻",
 }

packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/marketplace/MarketplaceContribute.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { Button } from "@kilocode/kilo-ui/button"
+import { useVSCode } from "../../context/vscode"
+import { useLanguage } from "../../context/language"
+
+const REPO_URL = "https://github.com/Kilo-Org/kilo-marketplace"
+
+export const MarketplaceContribute = () => {
+  const vscode = useVSCode()
+  const { t } = useLanguage()
+  const open = () => vscode.postMessage({ type: "openExternal", url: REPO_URL })
+  return (
+    <div class="marketplace-contribute">
+      <span>{t("marketplace.contribute.prompt")}</span>
+      <Button variant="ghost" size="small" onClick={open}>
+        {t("marketplace.contribute.cta")}
+      </Button>
+    </div>
+  )
+}

packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/marketplace/MarketplaceListView.tsx

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import type {
 import { useLanguage } from "../../context/language"
 import { isInstalled } from "./utils"
 import { ItemCard } from "./ItemCard"
+import { MarketplaceContribute } from "./MarketplaceContribute"
 
 interface StatusOption {
   value: string
@@ -124,7 +125,15 @@ export const MarketplaceListView = (props: Props) => {
           </div>
         }
       >
-        <Show when={filtered().length > 0} fallback={<p class="marketplace-empty">{props.emptyMessage}</p>}>
+        <Show
+          when={filtered().length > 0}
+          fallback={
+            <div class="marketplace-empty">
+              <span class="marketplace-empty-message">{props.emptyMessage}</span>
+              <MarketplaceContribute />
+            </div>
+          }
+        >
           <div class="marketplace-grid">
             <For each={filtered()}>
               {(item) => {
@@ -144,6 +153,7 @@ export const MarketplaceListView = (props: Props) => {
               }}
             </For>
           </div>
+          <MarketplaceContribute />
         </Show>
       </Show>
     </div>

packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/marketplace/marketplace.css

@@ -77,9 +77,39 @@
 }
 
 .marketplace-empty {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 12px;
+  padding: 32px 16px;
   text-align: center;
   color: var(--text-weak);
-  padding: 24px;
+}
+
+.marketplace-empty-message {
+  font-size: 13px;
+}
+
+/* Contribute CTA (footer + inside empty state) */
+
+.marketplace-contribute {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  gap: 8px;
+  padding: 12px 0;
+  margin-top: 12px;
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--border-base, var(--vscode-widget-border, transparent));
+  color: var(--text-weak);
+  font-size: 12px;
+}
+
+/* Inside the empty state, drop the border — message is already the lead-in. */
+.marketplace-empty .marketplace-contribute {
+  border-top: none;
+  margin-top: 0;
+  padding-top: 0;
 }
 
 /* Grid */