Kimi Code CLI
github.com/moonshotai/kimi-code- Category
- AI Agents
- Rank
- No. 1029Tools index
- Pricing
- Freemium
- Platform
- cli · desktop
- Type
- AGENT
- Builder
- moonshotai
- GitHub
- 6.8k stars
- Latest release
- @moonshot-ai/kimi-code@0.36.1
- Added
- Aug 16, 2026
About
An AI coding agent that runs in the terminal, reading and editing code, executing shell commands, searching files, and fetching web pages while deciding its own next steps. It supports video input, MCP server configuration, subagents (coder, explore, plan), lifecycle hooks, and integrates with editors like Zed and JetBrains via the Agent Client Protocol, backed by Moonshot AI's Kimi models.
What it can do
Read and edit code files
Source code files → Modified code
Execute shell commands
Shell command → Command output
Search files in a project
Search query → Matching files or file contents
Fetch web pages
URL → Web page content
Run specialized subagents (coder, explore, plan)
Task description → Subagent results
Why it made the leaderboard
Gives developers a credible, open-source alternative to Claude Code or Codex CLI, backed by Kimi models and installable in one line. The video-input mode (demonstrate a task instead of describing it) and ACP support for Zed/JetBrains are genuinely uncommon in agent CLIs.
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