The manuscript reports the discovery of spontaneous bidirectional, bilayer twisting of the Co kagomé lattice in MgCo₆Ge₆ and explores the interlayer bonding interactions to identify the driving force behind this unusual behavior. The results provide insight into the interplay of interlayer chemical bonding and pairwise tilting in layered materials, and how local structural relaxation can affect long-range ordering in kagomé lattices.