MoonshotAI/kimi-code

Kimi Code CLI MoonshotAI/kimi-code is an MIT terminal AI coding agent from Moonshot AI that reads and edits code, runs shell commands, searches files, fetches web pages, and picks the next step from the feedback it receives, ships a non-interactive pipe-friendly mode and a full-screen TUI, installs in three ways (npm `npm install -g @kimi-com/kimi-code` or `npx kimi`, Homebrew `brew install kimi-c

Score8.5

Popularity2718.0

Risklow

TierGold

Score breakdown

Usefulness8.9

Novelty10.0

Momentum10.0

Maturity9.1

Open-source/build7.4

Evidence7.2

Workflow potential9.6

Setup ease6.5

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Useful for AI engineers, developers, indie hackers, and engineering teams who want a fast, vendor-backed terminal coding agent that can read + edit + run + observe + iterate in a real shell, because MoonshotAI/kimi-code is an MIT terminal AI coding agent from Moonshot AI that reads and edits code, runs shell commands, searches files, fetches web pages, and picks the next step from the feedback it

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