kimi

kimi [options]kimi command [options]

Kimi Code CLI is Moonshot AI's command-line agent for AI-driven coding and terminal operations. It can read and edit code, run shell commands, search files, fetch web pages, and plan its next steps based on feedback. It works with Moonshot AI's Kimi models out of the box and can be configured for other compatible providers.Interactive sessions offer slash commands such as /login, /model, /plan, /sessions and /mcp-config. MCP servers are configured in ~/.kimi-code/mcp.json (user level) or .kimi-code/mcp.json (project level), or conversationally with /mcp-config.

-p, --prompt PROMPT

Run a single prompt non-interactively and write the answer to stdout.

Output format for non-interactive runs.

Resume the most recent session in the current directory.

Resume a previous session; without an ID a session picker opens.

Model alias to use for this launch.

"Ask When Needed" mode: routine edits and commands run without approval.

"Never Ask" mode: never interrupts for approval.

Start in Plan mode (read-only exploration).

Use a named agent, or load a custom agent from a Markdown file, as the main agent.

Load skills from an extra directory (repeatable).

Add an extra workspace directory (repeatable).

Print the version.

Show help.

login

Log in via OAuth without opening the TUI

Start as Agent Client Protocol server for IDE integration (Zed, JetBrains)

Run a local server with a web UI

Validate configuration files

Package a session into a ZIP file

Manage model providers

Import config, MCP servers and sessions from the legacy Python Kimi CLI

Check for and install updates

!

Enter shell mode (on an empty input line) to run shell commands directly

Toggle Plan mode

Edit the input in an external editor

Interrupt the current turn

Requires a Kimi Code account or a Moonshot AI Open Platform API key (run /login on first launch). The kimi mcp subcommands and Ctrl+X shell toggle of the legacy Python Kimi CLI do not exist in Kimi Code CLI; use /mcp-config and ! instead.

Moonshot AI first released Kimi CLI in 2025 as an open-source Python tool (Apache 2.0) built around the Kimi K2 models. In 2026 it was archived and replaced by Kimi Code CLI, a TypeScript rewrite distributed as a single binary under the MIT license, which keeps the kimi command name and can migrate legacy data from ~/.kimi/ with kimi migrate.

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