Kimi Code CLI
Kimi Code CLI — The Starting Point for Next-Gen Agents observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
76/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 86
- Longevity 7
Flags: young
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 1
- age_days: 103
- days_rel: 13
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 68
Adoption not part of the score
7089 stars · 1130 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Kimi Code CLI (formerly Kimi CLI) is a terminal-based AI coding agent from Moonshot AI that reads and edits code, executes shell commands, searches the web, and autonomously plans multi-step development tasks. It integrates with editors via the Agent Client Protocol (ACP) and a VS Code extension, and is backed by Kimi's flagship models through a subscription service.
Use cases
- refactor code from the terminal with an AI agent
- let an AI read and edit my codebase and run shell commands
- use an AI coding agent inside Zed or JetBrains via ACP
- run shell commands without leaving my AI assistant
- connect Kimi models to Claude Code or other third-party tools
- orchestrate multiple AI agents on a coding task
- search the web and fetch docs while coding in the terminal
When to choose
- you want a terminal-first AI coding agent powered by Kimi models
- you use editors like Zed or JetBrains that support ACP
- you want integrated shell command execution alongside AI assistance
- you already subscribe to Kimi membership and want coding benefits
When to avoid
- you need a fully self-hosted or offline coding agent
- you require pay-as-you-go API billing instead of a subscription
- you depend on the legacy Python/uv version, which is no longer maintained
- you need non-interactive, scripted batch usage, which the terms prohibit
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
agent-framework cli developer-tools chatbot mcp developer-tools artificial-intelligence large-language-models cli windows cross-platform ai-coding-agent terminal-agent kimi moonshot-ai acp vscode-extension shell-mode coding-assistant command-line ai-agents macos linux nodejs
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code · fetched 2026-08-28 · 8472ada47afc
- homepage: https://www.kimi.com/code/docs/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 30f526b38a26
- site_page: https://www.kimi.com/code/docs/kimi-code/faq.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · f4d43a6a8ded
- site_page: https://www.kimi.com/code/docs/kimi-code/error-reference.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · a5e582c33ab0
- site_page: https://www.kimi.com/code/docs/kimi-code/contact-and-feedback.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 40ea10746486
- site_page: https://www.kimi.com/code/docs/en · fetched 2026-08-29 · 273b8e2f1ef2
- site_page: https://www.kimi.com/code/docs/kimi-code/models.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0ab602efddec
- site_page: https://www.kimi.com/code/docs/kimi-code/membership.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · df14ad5e6b4a
- site_page: https://www.kimi.com/code/docs/kimi-code/whats-new.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · a290b74ba974
- site_page: https://www.kimi.com/code/docs/kimi-code/community-guidelines.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 9da06978bcc7
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| MoonshotAI/kimi-code | main | 76 |
| MoonshotAI/kimi-cli | mirror | 76 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="MoonshotAI/kimi-code")
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