Kimi CLI (Archived)

Kimi Code CLI | Migration Guide | 迁移指南 | Legacy Docs

[!CAUTION] This project has been archived and is no longer maintained. Kimi CLI (Python) has been replaced by Kimi Code CLI, the next-generation terminal AI agent from the same team.

• This repository is read-only. There will be no further releases, bug fixes, or security updates.
• Existing installations are no longer supported and will stop working. Please migrate as soon as possible.
• Please file issues, feature requests, and security reports for Kimi Code CLI at MoonshotAI/kimi-code.

本项目已归档，不再维护。Python 版 Kimi CLI 已由 Kimi Code CLI 取代，旧版将无法继续使用，请参考 迁移指南 尽快升级。

Migrate to Kimi Code CLI

1. Install Kimi Code CLI:

sh # macOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://code.kimi.com/kimi-code/install.sh | bash

powershell # Windows (PowerShell) irm https://code.kimi.com/kimi-code/install.ps1 | iex

Also available via Homebrew (brew install kimi-code) and npm (npm install -g @moonshot-ai/kimi-code).

2. Open a new terminal and run kimi. On first launch, it detects your Kimi CLI data in ~/.kimi/ and offers to migrate your config, MCP servers, input history, and sessions. You can also run kimi migrate at any time. Your original data in ~/.kimi/ is never modified or deleted.
3. Run /login again, and re-authorize your MCP servers. Login credentials, MCP authorizations, and Kimi CLI plugins are not migrated.
4. Uninstall the legacy CLI after migrating, e.g. uv tool uninstall kimi-cli or brew uninstall kimi-cli.

See the full migration guide for details.

Packages in this repository

All packages below are archived together with this repository. Published versions remain on PyPI, but will not receive any further updates.

License

The source code remains available under the Apache License 2.0.

Thank you to everyone who used Kimi CLI, reported issues, and contributed code. Your feedback shaped Kimi Code CLI.

{
  "agent_servers": {
    "Kimi CLI": {
      "type": "custom",
      "command": "kimi",
      "args": ["acp"],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

git clone https://github.com/MoonshotAI/zsh-kimi-cli.git \
  ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/kimi-cli

plugins=(... kimi-cli)

# Add streamable HTTP server:
kimi mcp add --transport http context7 https://mcp.context7.com/mcp --header "CONTEXT7_API_KEY: ctx7sk-your-key"

# Add streamable HTTP server with OAuth authorization:
kimi mcp add --transport http --auth oauth linear https://mcp.linear.app/mcp

# Add stdio server:
kimi mcp add --transport stdio chrome-devtools -- npx chrome-devtools-mcp@latest

# List added MCP servers:
kimi mcp list

# Remove an MCP server:
kimi mcp remove chrome-devtools

# Authorize an MCP server:
kimi mcp auth linear

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "context7": {
      "url": "https://mcp.context7.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "CONTEXT7_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    },
    "chrome-devtools": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "chrome-devtools-mcp@latest"]
    }
  }
}

kimi --mcp-config-file /path/to/mcp.json

git clone https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-cli.git
cd kimi-cli

make prepare  # prepare the development environment

uv run kimi  # run Kimi CLI

make format  # format code
make check  # run linting and type checking
make test  # run tests
make test-kimi-cli  # run Kimi CLI tests only
make test-kosong  # run kosong tests only
make test-pykaos  # run pykaos tests only
make build-web  # build the web UI and sync it into the package (requires Node.js/npm)
make build  # build python packages
make build-bin  # build standalone binary
make help  # show all make targets