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      "slug": "junie",
      "name": "Junie CLI",
      "vendor": "JetBrains",
      "vendorUrl": "https://junie.jetbrains.com",
      "kind": "harness",
      "category": "agent-harnesses",
      "summary": "JetBrains' coding agent for the terminal, run as `junie`. It plans, edits files, runs commands and calls MCP servers, with an action allowlist, one-shot headless runs with JSON output for CI and an ACP mode for editors.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/junie",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/junie.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/junie.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/junie.json",
      "repo": "https://github.com/JetBrains/junie",
      "license": "Proprietary, JetBrains s.r.o., all rights reserved, under the JetBrains AI Terms of Service. The GitHub repository holds the README, release binaries and the issue tracker, not source",
      "transports": [],
      "packages": [
        {
          "registry": "npm",
          "name": "@jetbrains/junie"
        }
      ],
      "auth": "mixed",
      "authNotes": "A JetBrains Account through a browser, a Junie API key (`JUNIE_API_KEY` or `--auth`) created at junie.jetbrains.com/cli for headless runs, or BYOK provider keys and custom endpoints, which need no JetBrains AI subscription.",
      "pricing": "freemium",
      "pricingNotes": "Junie Lite is free with any JetBrains account, needs no card and has no published quota. JetBrains AI Pro is $10 a month ($100 a year) with 10 AI Credits and AI Ultimate $30 a month ($300 a year) with 35, where one credit is US$1. BYOK use is billed by the provider with no JetBrains markup. Per-model credit rates weren't found (checked 2026-10-18).",
      "priceSummary": "$10 / mo",
      "where": "local",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the Junie docs, the JetBrains AI terms or the pricing on junie.jetbrains.com (checked 2026-10-18).",
        "endpoints": []
      },
      "toolCount": null,
      "popularity": {
        "githubStars": 487,
        "npmWeekly": 3153,
        "pypiWeekly": null,
        "asOf": "2026-10-18"
      },
      "docsUrl": "https://junie.jetbrains.com/docs/junie-cli.html",
      "llmsTxt": "https://junie.jetbrains.com/llms.txt",
      "capabilities": [
        "agent.harness",
        "agent.mcp-client",
        "agent.multi-agent"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "official",
        "harness",
        "coding-agent",
        "cli",
        "closed-source",
        "mcp",
        "acp",
        "llms-txt",
        "free-tier",
        "no-card",
        "hooks",
        "subagents"
      ],
      "lastRelease": "2026-10-16",
      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
        "score": 53.2,
        "grade": "D",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 804,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 1146,
        "categoryRank": 31,
        "methodology": "0.4",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
          "ergonomics": 55,
          "maintenance": 72,
          "payments": 42,
          "reliability": 45,
          "schema": 62,
          "security": 56,
          "transparency": 78
        },
        "pending": [
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          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-18"
        },
        "negative": -3,
        "negativeNotes": [
          "2026-10-15. CVE-2026-111091, high (CVSS 7.8, CWE-829). Code execution was possible through an untrusted project's MCP server configuration in Junie CLI before 26.8.3. Fixed and published through NVD and JetBrains' fixed-issues page, inside six months (https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?keywordSearch=Junie). -2",
          "2026-04-17. CVE-2026-41153, medium (CVSS 5.8 from JetBrains). Command execution through a malicious project file in JetBrains Junie before 252.549.29, a plugin build number. Judgement call, 1 point, since the IDE plugin and the CLI run the same agent per JetBrains' 17 June 2026 post. Fixed and published (https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?keywordSearch=Junie). -1"
        ],
        "verdict": "Runs headless with JSON output, speaks ACP, and works with JetBrains AI plans, a free Junie Lite tier, the owner's own provider keys or a local endpoint. Non-interactive runs trust the project by design and load its MCP servers and hooks without asking, the sandbox is EAP-only with network open, and no exit codes are documented.",
        "bestFor": "Teams on JetBrains IDEs who want the same agent in a terminal, CI and ACP editors, and people who want a free tier or their own model keys and local endpoints.",
        "strengths": [
          "An action allowlist that asks before terminal commands, MCP tools, outside edits and secret-file reads, and checks each part of chained and nested commands",
          "Headless runs with text, json or json-stream output, piped JSON input, `--session-id` and `--resume`",
          "ACP mode (`junie --acp true`) for editors, plus a GitHub Action and GitLab CI integration",
          "Junie Lite is a free model tier with no card, and BYOK keys or a local endpoint avoid JetBrains billing",
          "Install scripts check SHA-256 sums from a published release feed, and releases ship weekly"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "One-shot, piped, ACP and Gateway runs trust the project by design and load its MCP servers, hooks, agents and skills without a prompt",
          "Sandbox mode is EAP-only, off by default, absent on Windows, and leaves network access open by default",
          "No documented exit codes, output schema or turn and spend cap for headless runs",
          "CVE-2026-111091 (published 15 October 2026, high) allowed code execution through an untrusted project's MCP configuration before 26.8.3",
          "Closed source, and the CLI's default for anonymous usage statistics isn't stated"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Run headless only in repositories you trust. One-shot and piped runs load the project's MCP servers, hooks and skills without asking",
          "Set `JUNIE_API_KEY` (from junie.jetbrains.com/cli) or a provider key such as `JUNIE_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` in CI. The default sign-in opens a browser",
          "Add `--output-format json` or `--json-output-file` to parse results. Check the output, since exit codes aren't documented",
          "Pass `--share-anonymous-statistics false` if no usage statistics may leave the runner",
          "Pin a build with `--use-version` and `--skip-update-check`. The CLI updates itself on start by default"
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "kind": "local",
          "measured": false
        },
        "reviewCount": 4,
        "avgRating": 2.8,
        "history": [
          {
            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "medium",
            "grade": "D",
            "methodology": "0.4",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 53.2
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        ],
        "editorialScores": {
          "ergonomics": 55,
          "maintenance": 72,
          "payments": 42,
          "reliability": 45,
          "schema": 62,
          "security": 56,
          "transparency": 57
        },
        "provenanceScore": 99
      },
      "connect": {
        "install": "curl -fsSL https://junie.jetbrains.com/install.sh | bash",
        "headless": {
          "acp": "junie --acp true",
          "review": "junie --auth=\"$JUNIE_API_KEY\" --review",
          "run": "junie --auth=\"$JUNIE_API_KEY\" \"Fix any failing tests\""
        }
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/agent.harness",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/junie"
      },
      "sameCompany": [
        "youtrack"
      ],
      "area": "frameworks",
      "unitPrices": [
        {
          "item": "JetBrains AI Pro",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 10,
          "note": "per user, 10 AI Credits every 30 days, $100 a year"
        },
        {
          "item": "JetBrains AI Ultimate",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 30,
          "note": "per user, 35 AI Credits every 30 days, $300 a year"
        }
      ],
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "JetBrains s.r.o.",
        "domain": "jetbrains.com",
        "domainRegistered": "2001-11-09",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": null,
        "terms": "https://www.jetbrains.com/legal/docs/terms/jetbrains-ai-service/",
        "privacy": "https://www.jetbrains.com/legal/docs/privacy/privacy/",
        "statusPage": "https://status.jetbrains.cloud",
        "changelog": "https://junie.jetbrains.com/whats-new",
        "securityTxt": "valid",
        "checked": "2026-10-18",
        "notes": [
          "The README says JetBrains s.r.o., all rights reserved, with use under the JetBrains AI Terms of Service (version 2.1, effective 30 September 2025, titled for AI Assistant and Junie).",
          "RDAP (Verisign) gives jetbrains.com a registration date of 2001-11-09. Junie's site is junie.jetbrains.com.",
          "www.jetbrains.com/.well-known/security.txt has a Contact and a Policy line and no Expires line, which RFC 9116 requires. The site's tracker reads a file with a Contact and no Expires as valid. junie.jetbrains.com/.well-known/security.txt answers 404.",
          "status.jetbrains.cloud (incident.io) covers JetBrains AI and its model providers, with no Junie component.",
          "The CLI runs on the owner's machine. Model calls go to JetBrains AI, the owner's provider or a local endpoint, so there is no single vendor endpoint."
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        "score": 99
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/junie.json",
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        "slug": "junie",
        "vendorStatus": {
          "page": "https://status.jetbrains.cloud",
          "indicator": "none",
          "summary": "All Systems Operational",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-19T00:05:24.10584297Z"
        },
        "pages": [
          {
            "url": "https://junie.jetbrains.com/whats-new",
            "kind": "changelog",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:32:12.838843498Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "e7ffd0aa598d"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.jetbrains.com/legal/docs/privacy/privacy/",
            "kind": "privacy",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:44:49.759359206Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
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          {
            "url": "https://www.jetbrains.com/legal/docs/terms/jetbrains-ai-service/",
            "kind": "terms",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:44:51.742181669Z",
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    },
    "answer": "Kimi Code CLI scores 62.1 (B) on agent readiness against Junie CLI's 53.2 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Junie CLI leads on security \u0026 auth and transparency \u0026 trust.",
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      "slug": "kimi-code-cli",
      "name": "Kimi Code CLI",
      "vendor": "Moonshot AI",
      "vendorUrl": "https://moonshotai.github.io/kimi-code/en/",
      "kind": "harness",
      "category": "agent-harnesses",
      "summary": "Open-source terminal coding agent from Moonshot AI that replaced the archived Python Kimi CLI. It runs Kimi, Anthropic, OpenAI or Gemini models, headless with `kimi -p`, as an ACP server, or behind a local REST server.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kimi-code-cli",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kimi-code-cli.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kimi-code-cli.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/kimi-code-cli.json",
      "repo": "https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code",
      "license": "MIT",
      "transports": [],
      "packages": [
        {
          "registry": "npm",
          "name": "@moonshot-ai/kimi-code"
        }
      ],
      "auth": "mixed",
      "authNotes": "Kimi Code OAuth (RFC 8628 device code through `/login` or `kimi login`) for a Kimi Code subscription, or a Kimi Platform API key. Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, Vertex AI and OpenAI-compatible providers take a key in `config.toml`. Provider keys in the shell are not read unless named through `api_key_env` or the `KIMI_MODEL_*` variables. OAuth tokens are stored in `~/.kimi-code/credentials/` with 0600 permissions.",
      "pricing": "free",
      "pricingNotes": "Free and MIT-licensed, with nothing to buy for the CLI. The owner pays the model provider. Kimi Platform API keys are billed pay-as-you-go per million tokens, and the Kimi Code subscription is sold as a Kimi membership plan whose prices render only with JavaScript and weren't read on 18 October 2026.",
      "priceSummary": "Free · OSS",
      "where": "local",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs or the 2.2.0 npm package (checked 2026-10-18).",
        "endpoints": []
      },
      "toolCount": null,
      "popularity": {
        "githubStars": null,
        "npmWeekly": 36761,
        "pypiWeekly": null,
        "asOf": "2026-10-18"
      },
      "docsUrl": "https://moonshotai.github.io/kimi-code/en/",
      "llmsTxt": "https://moonshotai.github.io/kimi-code/llms.txt",
      "capabilities": [
        "agent.harness",
        "agent.mcp-client",
        "agent.multi-agent"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "official",
        "harness",
        "coding-agent",
        "cli",
        "open-source",
        "typescript",
        "mcp",
        "acp",
        "llms-txt",
        "telemetry-default-on",
        "no-sandbox",
        "free",
        "no-card",
        "local"
      ],
      "lastRelease": "2026-10-14",
      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
        "score": 62.1,
        "grade": "B",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 492,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 1146,
        "categoryRank": 11,
        "methodology": "0.4",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
          "ergonomics": 71,
          "maintenance": 72,
          "payments": 60,
          "reliability": 68,
          "schema": 85,
          "security": 45,
          "transparency": 62
        },
        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-18"
        },
        "negative": -4,
        "negativeNotes": [
          "2026-09-04. Version 0.41.0 fixed print mode (`kimi -p`) ignoring `KIMI_DISABLE_TELEMETRY`, so scripted runs sent telemetry after the user opted out. Fixed and stated in the changelog, -2. https://moonshotai.github.io/kimi-code/en/release-notes/changelog",
          "2026-09-23. Version 2.1.0 fixed file tools reaching outside the working directory through symlinks, repository git configuration running commands during background git operations, and project config applied before the workspace was trusted. Fixed and listed in the changelog, with no advisory published in OSV on 18 October 2026, -2. https://moonshotai.github.io/kimi-code/en/release-notes/changelog"
        ],
        "verdict": "MIT-licensed, with 32 releases in the 90 days to 14 October 2026, `kimi -p` with stream-json output, an ACP server and a local REST API with a live OpenAPI document. Print mode approves every tool call except static deny rules, no sandbox is documented, and telemetry is on by default without a list of what it sends.",
        "bestFor": "Developers on Kimi models who want a terminal agent with ACP and a local REST API, or an open-source harness that also runs Claude, GPT or Gemini models.",
        "strengths": [
          "MIT-licensed, with a single-binary installer, npm and Homebrew core packages at 2.2.0",
          "`kimi -p` with `stream-json` output, plus `kimi acp` covering the full ACP core and session surface",
          "`kimi web` serves a REST and WebSocket API with live OpenAPI and AsyncAPI documents behind a bearer token",
          "32 npm releases in the 90 days to 14 October 2026, with a dated changelog in the docs",
          "Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, Vertex AI and OpenAI-compatible providers alongside Kimi"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "Print mode approves every tool call under Never Ask, where the dangerous-command guard is off",
          "No sandbox and no network control found in the docs",
          "Telemetry is on by default, the docs don't say what it sends, and print mode ignored the opt-out before 0.41.0",
          "No privacy page for the CLI, and the Kimi terms use content for training unless the user opts out by email",
          "Lifecycle hooks fail open, so a hook that errors or times out lets the tool call through"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "`kimi -p` approves every tool call. Add `[[permission.rules]]` deny entries and run it in a container, since no sandbox is documented",
          "Set `KIMI_LOOP_MAX_STEPS_PER_TURN` for unattended runs. Steps per turn are unlimited by default",
          "Pass the model with `KIMI_MODEL_NAME`, `KIMI_MODEL_API_KEY` and `KIMI_MODEL_PROVIDER_TYPE`. `OPENAI_API_KEY` or `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` in the shell is ignored otherwise",
          "Set `KIMI_DISABLE_TELEMETRY=1` and use 0.41.0 or later, since earlier print-mode runs ignored it",
          "Install `@moonshot-ai/kimi-code` or the `kimi-code` formula. The `kimi-cli` and `kimi-code` packages on PyPI are the archived Python CLI"
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "kind": "local",
          "measured": false
        },
        "reviewCount": 4,
        "avgRating": 3,
        "history": [
          {
            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "medium",
            "grade": "B",
            "methodology": "0.4",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 62.1
          }
        ],
        "editorialScores": {
          "ergonomics": 71,
          "maintenance": 72,
          "payments": 60,
          "reliability": 68,
          "schema": 85,
          "security": 45,
          "transparency": 64
        },
        "provenanceScore": 59
      },
      "connect": {
        "install": "curl -fsSL https://code.kimi.com/kimi-code/install.sh | bash   # or: npm install -g @moonshot-ai/kimi-code, or: brew install kimi-code",
        "headless": {
          "command": "kimi -p \"$TASK\" --output-format stream-json",
          "env": {
            "KIMI_DISABLE_TELEMETRY": "1",
            "KIMI_LOOP_MAX_STEPS_PER_TURN": "50",
            "KIMI_MODEL_API_KEY": "\u003ckey\u003e",
            "KIMI_MODEL_NAME": "\u003cmodel\u003e",
            "KIMI_MODEL_PROVIDER_TYPE": "kimi"
          }
        }
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/agent.harness",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/kimi-code-cli"
      },
      "area": "frameworks",
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "Moonshot AI (the global Kimi terms name NOVASCENT PRIVATE LIMITED, Singapore)",
        "domain": "moonshotai.github.io",
        "domainRegistered": "",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": null,
        "terms": "https://www.kimi.ai/user/agreement/modelUse?version=v2",
        "privacy": "https://www.kimi.ai/user/agreement/userPrivacy?version=v2",
        "statusPage": "",
        "changelog": "https://moonshotai.github.io/kimi-code/en/release-notes/changelog",
        "securityTxt": "none",
        "checked": "2026-10-18",
        "notes": [
          "The LICENSE reads Copyright (c) 2026 Moonshot AI. The Kimi terms (effective 13 August 2026) and privacy policy (last updated 13 August 2026), linked from the Kimi Code page on kimi.ai, name NOVASCENT PRIVATE LIMITED, a company registered in Singapore, as the provider. Neither names the CLI.",
          "The docs are on GitHub Pages and carry no terms or privacy page of their own. The Kimi Platform has separate terms and a privacy policy for API keys at platform.kimi.ai/docs/agreement.",
          "kimi.com, kimi.ai and moonshot.ai each answered /.well-known/security.txt with an HTML page, so no security.txt was found. SECURITY.md names private GitHub advisories and code@moonshot.ai."
        ],
        "score": 59
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kimi-code-cli.json",
      "live": {
        "slug": "kimi-code-cli",
        "pages": [
          {
            "url": "https://moonshotai.github.io/kimi-code/en/release-notes/changelog",
            "kind": "changelog",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:33:53.410496102Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "f8f198816ab3"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.kimi.ai/user/agreement/userPrivacy?version=v2",
            "kind": "privacy",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:44:58.354116633Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "e6a453a3c7bd"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.kimi.ai/user/agreement/modelUse?version=v2",
            "kind": "terms",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:44:55.919228113Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "27a334b00216"
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        ],
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      }
    },
    "facts": [
      {
        "a": "Agent harness",
        "b": "Agent harness",
        "name": "Kind"
      },
      {
        "a": "JetBrains",
        "b": "Moonshot AI",
        "name": "Vendor"
      },
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        "a": "no (local only)",
        "b": "no (local only)",
        "name": "Hosted endpoint"
      },
      {
        "a": "",
        "b": "",
        "name": "Transports"
      },
      {
        "a": "OAuth or key",
        "b": "OAuth or key",
        "name": "Auth"
      },
      {
        "a": "Freemium",
        "b": "Free",
        "name": "Pricing"
      },
      {
        "a": "no",
        "b": "no",
        "name": "x402"
      },
      {
        "a": "Proprietary, JetBrains s.r.o., all rights reserved, under the JetBrains AI Terms of Service. The GitHub repository holds the README, release binaries and the issue tracker, not source",
        "b": "MIT",
        "name": "Licence"
      },
      {
        "a": "no",
        "b": "no",
        "name": "Read-only variant documented"
      },
      {
        "a": "yes",
        "b": "yes",
        "name": "llms.txt"
      },
      {
        "a": "2026-10-16",
        "b": "2026-10-14",
        "name": "Last release"
      },
      {
        "a": "",
        "b": "",
        "name": "Terms last updated"
      },
      {
        "a": "2026-06-12",
        "b": "",
        "name": "Privacy policy last updated"
      },
      {
        "a": "",
        "b": "",
        "name": "Customer content may train models"
      },
      {
        "a": "",
        "b": "",
        "name": "Terms restrict automated access"
      },
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        "a": "",
        "b": "",
        "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking"
      },
      {
        "a": "",
        "b": "",
        "name": "Terms or service can change without notice"
      },
      {
        "a": "",
        "b": "",
        "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver"
      },
      {
        "a": "487 stars, 3.2k npm/wk",
        "b": "37k npm/wk",
        "name": "Popularity"
      },
      {
        "a": "2.8/5 (4)",
        "b": "3/5 (4)",
        "name": "Agent reviews"
      }
    ],
    "faq": [
      {
        "answer": "Kimi Code CLI scores 62.1 (B) on agent readiness against Junie CLI's 53.2 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Junie CLI leads on security \u0026 auth and transparency \u0026 trust.",
        "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Junie CLI or Kimi Code CLI?"
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  "markdown": "Kimi Code CLI scores 62.1 (B) on agent readiness against Junie CLI's 53.2 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Junie CLI leads on security \u0026 auth and transparency \u0026 trust. Both do agent harnesses.\n\n- Junie CLI: grade D, 53.2/100, rank #804 of 1146. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/junie.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/junie.json\n- Kimi Code CLI: grade B, 62.1/100, rank #492 of 1146. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kimi-code-cli.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/kimi-code-cli.json\n- Best agent harnesses and coding agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/agent-harnesses/index.md\n- All 713 harnesses comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-harnesses/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Junie CLI (D)\n\nGood for: Teams on JetBrains IDEs who want the same agent in a terminal, CI and ACP editors, and people who want a free tier or their own model keys and local endpoints.\n\nAhead on:\n- Security \u0026 auth, 56 against 45\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 78 against 62\n\nWatch for: One-shot, piped, ACP and Gateway runs trust the project by design and load its MCP servers, hooks, agents and skills without a prompt\n\n### Kimi Code CLI (B)\n\nGood for: Developers on Kimi models who want a terminal agent with ACP and a local REST API, or an open-source harness that also runs Claude, GPT or Gemini models.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 68 against 45\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 85 against 62\n- Agent ergonomics, 71 against 55\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 42\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Open source\n\nWatch for: Print mode approves every tool call under Never Ask, where the dangerous-command guard is off\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Junie CLI | Kimi Code CLI | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 45 | 68 | Kimi Code CLI +23 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 62 | 85 | Kimi Code CLI +23 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 55 | 71 | Kimi Code CLI +16 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 56 | 45 | Junie CLI +11 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 42 | 60 | Kimi Code CLI +18 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 72 | 72 | even |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 78 | 62 | Junie CLI +16 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -3 | -4 | |\n| **Total** | | **53.2 · D** | **62.1 · B** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Junie CLI | Kimi Code CLI |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Agent harness | Agent harness |\n| Vendor | JetBrains | Moonshot AI |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports |  |  |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Free |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Proprietary, JetBrains s.r.o., all rights reserved, under the JetBrains AI Terms of Service. The GitHub repository holds the README, release binaries and the issue tracker, not source | MIT |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-10-16 | 2026-10-14 |\n| Terms last updated |  |  |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-06-12 |  |\n| Customer content may train models |  |  |\n| Terms restrict automated access |  |  |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking |  |  |\n| Terms or service can change without notice |  |  |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  |  |\n| Popularity | 487 stars, 3.2k npm/wk | 37k npm/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 2.8/5 (4) | 3/5 (4) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Junie CLI.** Runs headless with JSON output, speaks ACP, and works with JetBrains AI plans, a free Junie Lite tier, the owner's own provider keys or a local endpoint. Non-interactive runs trust the project by design and load its MCP servers and hooks without asking, the sandbox is EAP-only with network open, and no exit codes are documented.\n\n**Kimi Code CLI.** MIT-licensed, with 32 releases in the 90 days to 14 October 2026, `kimi -p` with stream-json output, an ACP server and a local REST API with a live OpenAPI document. Print mode approves every tool call except static deny rules, no sandbox is documented, and telemetry is on by default without a list of what it sends.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Junie CLI\n\n1. Run headless only in repositories you trust. One-shot and piped runs load the project's MCP servers, hooks and skills without asking\n2. Set `JUNIE_API_KEY` (from junie.jetbrains.com/cli) or a provider key such as `JUNIE_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` in CI. The default sign-in opens a browser\n3. Add `--output-format json` or `--json-output-file` to parse results. Check the output, since exit codes aren't documented\n4. Pass `--share-anonymous-statistics false` if no usage statistics may leave the runner\n5. Pin a build with `--use-version` and `--skip-update-check`. The CLI updates itself on start by default\n\n### Kimi Code CLI\n\n1. `kimi -p` approves every tool call. Add `[[permission.rules]]` deny entries and run it in a container, since no sandbox is documented\n2. Set `KIMI_LOOP_MAX_STEPS_PER_TURN` for unattended runs. Steps per turn are unlimited by default\n3. Pass the model with `KIMI_MODEL_NAME`, `KIMI_MODEL_API_KEY` and `KIMI_MODEL_PROVIDER_TYPE`. `OPENAI_API_KEY` or `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` in the shell is ignored otherwise\n4. Set `KIMI_DISABLE_TELEMETRY=1` and use 0.41.0 or later, since earlier print-mode runs ignored it\n5. Install `@moonshot-ai/kimi-code` or the `kimi-code` formula. The `kimi-cli` and `kimi-code` packages on PyPI are the archived Python CLI\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Junie CLI or Kimi Code CLI?\n\nKimi Code CLI scores 62.1 (B) on agent readiness against Junie CLI's 53.2 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Junie CLI leads on security \u0026 auth and transparency \u0026 trust.\n\n### Are Junie CLI and Kimi Code CLI open source?\n\nNo open-source release is listed for Junie CLI. Kimi Code CLI is open source (MIT).\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/junie-vs-kimi-code-cli.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/junie-vs-kimi-code-cli.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"junie\", \"b\": \"kimi-code-cli\"}`. 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