{ "data": { "a": { "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. 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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" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-18T23:44:58.354116633Z" } }, "answer": "Kimi Code CLI and Muse Code score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 62.1 (B) and 61.3 (C). 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It is the only route to Muse Wonder Full. It is closed source with undated release notes and no free route, and subscriptions allow training on code unless Contributor mode is turned off.", "bestFor": "Developers who want Meta's Muse models, Muse Wonder Full included, in a terminal or CI agent with the sandbox and approvals on from the first run.", "strengths": [ "Sandbox on by default (Seatbelt on macOS, bubblewrap on Linux), with `.git`, `.muse` and `.agents` read-only and shell commands refused if containment can't be confirmed", "Network access is proxy-only by default, and the first connection to each new host, port or protocol stops for review", "`muse exec --json` streams JSONL events, with exit codes 0, 1, 2, 130 and 143 documented and `--max-model-steps` to cap a run", "A versioned session protocol (`muse serve`, `muse schema`) with MIT-licensed TypeScript and Python SDKs released in step with the CLI", "MCP over stdio and streamable HTTP with OAuth 2.1 sign-in, and named toolsets that select MCP tools by name or prefix" ], "weaknesses": [ "Closed source, with no public CI or issue tracker for the CLI found and release notes that carry no dates", "Subscriptions default to Contributor mode, which lets Meta train on prompts, code and responses until it's turned off", "No free route. Plans run from $5 to $200 a month, and pay-as-you-go billing needs a card", "New sessions start in Auto-review, where an automated judge clears eligible approvals rather than a person", "MCP tools run outside the sandbox, and settings list telemetry options without documenting what is sent or the defaults" ], "agentNotes": [ "Set `META_API_KEY` for headless runs. Browser sign-in isn't available in CI or for Meta Managed Accounts", "Gate on your own test command, not the exit code. `muse exec` returns 0 when the turn completes even if tests still fail", "Pass `--max-model-steps` on unattended runs so a stuck task can't loop", "Prefer `--disable-approval` to `--yolo` in CI so the sandbox stays on. 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The subscription page adds the Meta Subscription Terms of Service.", "The privacy field is the Meta Privacy Policy, which the terms link. www.facebook.com's robots.txt asks readers like ours not to fetch it, as the 8 October policy reading records, so it wasn't read.", "RDAP for meta.ai gives a registration date of 16 December 2017. The model calls go to api.meta.ai, and the binaries download from lookaside.facebook.com.", "No status page for Meta Model API was found. dev.meta.ai/status redirects to the home page.", "dev.meta.ai/.well-known/security.txt returns 404. The SDK repository's SECURITY.md sends vulnerability reports to bugbounty.meta.com.", "dev.meta.ai/code and developer.meta.com/ai/products/muse-code redirect to dev.meta.ai/products/muse-code." ], "score": 68 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/muse-code.json", "live": { "slug": "muse-code", "versions": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@muse-code/sdk", "version": "1.4.10", "seenAt": "2026-10-18T03:03:18.351331243Z" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "muse-code-sdk", "version": "1.4.10", "released": "2026-10-16", "seenAt": "2026-10-18T03:03:19.258670675Z" } ], "githubStars": 67, "npmWeekly": 87736, "pypiWeekly": 577, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://meta.ai/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T15:54:29.002676333Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://dev.meta.ai/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T14:25:34.652740384Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "meta.ai", "registered": "2017-12-16", "source": "https://rdap.identitydigital.services/rdap/domain/meta.ai", "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T13:39:00.851805812Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://dev.meta.ai/docs/muse-code/changelog", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:26:01.299574263Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-16T22:19:34.198051619Z", "fingerprint": "d7a18ee5968d" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-18T23:26:01.299574263Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "Agent harness", "b": "Agent harness", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Moonshot AI", "b": "Meta", "name": "Vendor" }, { "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": "Free", "b": "Paid", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "MIT", "b": "Proprietary binary, used under the Meta Model API Terms of Service, which cover Meta's coding harness. 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The TypeScript and Python SDKs in the linked repository are MIT.", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "no", "b": "yes", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-10-14", "b": "2026-10-11", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "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": "37k npm/wk", "b": "63k npm/wk", "name": "Popularity" }, { "a": "3/5 (4)", "b": "3.3/5 (4)", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Kimi Code CLI and Muse Code score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 62.1 (B) and 61.3 (C). 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"https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cli-manager-vs-muse-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harness-autonomous-vs-kimi-code-cli.json", "title": "Harness vs Kimi Code CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harness-autonomous-vs-kimi-code-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harness-autonomous-vs-muse-code.json", "title": "Harness vs Muse Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harness-autonomous-vs-muse-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-paperclip.json", "title": "Kimi Code CLI vs Paperclip", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-paperclip" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-parallax-agents.json", "title": "Kimi Code CLI vs Parallax", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-parallax-agents" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/muse-code-vs-paperclip.json", "title": "Muse Code vs Paperclip", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/muse-code-vs-paperclip" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/muse-code-vs-parallax-agents.json", "title": "Muse Code vs Parallax", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/muse-code-vs-parallax-agents" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 23, "edge": "kimi-code-cli", "key": "reliability", "kimi-code-cli": 68, "muse-code": 45, "name": "Reliability", "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 1, "edge": "kimi-code-cli", "key": "schema", "kimi-code-cli": 85, "muse-code": 84, "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "weight": 13 }, { "by": 8, "edge": "muse-code", "key": "ergonomics", "kimi-code-cli": 71, "muse-code": 79, "name": "Agent ergonomics", "weight": 13 }, { "by": 22, "edge": "muse-code", "key": "security", "kimi-code-cli": 45, "muse-code": 67, "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "weight": 14 }, { "by": 40, "edge": "kimi-code-cli", "key": "payments", "kimi-code-cli": 60, "muse-code": 20, "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 3, "edge": "muse-code", "key": "maintenance", "kimi-code-cli": 72, "muse-code": 75, "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "weight": 7 }, { "by": 5, "edge": "kimi-code-cli", "key": "transparency", "kimi-code-cli": 62, "muse-code": 57, "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Kimi Code CLI and Muse Code score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 62.1 (B) and 61.3 (C). Muse Code leads on agent ergonomics and security \u0026 auth. Both do agent harnesses.", "tutorials": [], "verdicts": { "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.", "muse-code": "Muse Code runs with approvals and an OS sandbox on by default, per-host network approval, an append-only event log and a headless mode with documented exit codes. It is the only route to Muse Wonder Full. It is closed source with undated release notes and no free route, and subscriptions allow training on code unless Contributor mode is turned off." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-muse-code", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-muse-code.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-muse-code.md", "mcp": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-muse-code.min.md" }, "markdown": "Kimi Code CLI and Muse Code score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 62.1 (B) and 61.3 (C). Muse Code leads on agent ergonomics and security \u0026 auth. Both do agent harnesses.\n\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- Muse Code: grade C, 61.3/100, rank #521 of 1146. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/muse-code.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/muse-code.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### 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- Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 20\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 62 against 57\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Free to start without a card\n- Open source\n\nWatch for: Print mode approves every tool call under Never Ask, where the dangerous-command guard is off\n\n### Muse Code (C)\n\nGood for: Developers who want Meta's Muse models, Muse Wonder Full included, in a terminal or CI agent with the sandbox and approvals on from the first run.\n\nAhead on:\n- Agent ergonomics, 79 against 71\n- Security \u0026 auth, 67 against 45\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- No incidents deducted, where Kimi Code CLI loses 4 points for them\n\nWatch for: Closed source, with no public CI or issue tracker for the CLI found and release notes that carry no dates\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Kimi Code CLI | Muse Code | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 68 | 45 | Kimi Code CLI +23 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 85 | 84 | Kimi Code CLI +1 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 71 | 79 | Muse Code +8 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 45 | 67 | Muse Code +22 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 60 | 20 | Kimi Code CLI +40 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 72 | 75 | Muse Code +3 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 62 | 57 | Kimi Code CLI +5 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -4 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **62.1 · B** | **61.3 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Kimi Code CLI | Muse Code |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Agent harness | Agent harness |\n| Vendor | Moonshot AI | Meta |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports | | |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Free | Paid |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | MIT | Proprietary binary, used under the Meta Model API Terms of Service, which cover Meta's coding harness. Subscriptions are also under the Meta Subscription Terms of Service. The TypeScript and Python SDKs in the linked repository are MIT. |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-11 |\n| Terms last updated | | |\n| Privacy policy last updated | | couldn't be read |\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 | 37k npm/wk | 63k npm/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 3/5 (4) | 3.3/5 (4) |\n\n## Verdicts\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**Muse Code.** Muse Code runs with approvals and an OS sandbox on by default, per-host network approval, an append-only event log and a headless mode with documented exit codes. It is the only route to Muse Wonder Full. It is closed source with undated release notes and no free route, and subscriptions allow training on code unless Contributor mode is turned off.\n\n## Before you call either\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### Muse Code\n\n1. Set `META_API_KEY` for headless runs. Browser sign-in isn't available in CI or for Meta Managed Accounts\n2. Gate on your own test command, not the exit code. `muse exec` returns 0 when the turn completes even if tests still fail\n3. Pass `--max-model-steps` on unattended runs so a stuck task can't loop\n4. Prefer `--disable-approval` to `--yolo` in CI so the sandbox stays on. On Linux the runner needs a working bubblewrap and a non-musl build\n5. Turn Contributor mode off in `/settings` before a subscription session touches private code\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Kimi Code CLI or Muse Code?\n\nKimi Code CLI and Muse Code score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 62.1 (B) and 61.3 (C). Muse Code leads on agent ergonomics and security \u0026 auth.\n\n### Are Kimi Code CLI and Muse Code open source?\n\nKimi Code CLI is open source (MIT). No open-source release is listed for Muse Code.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-muse-code.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-muse-code.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"kimi-code-cli\", \"b\": \"muse-code\"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare kimi-code-cli muse-code`\n- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/kimi-code-cli.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/muse-code.json\n\n## Other comparisons with Kimi Code CLI or Muse Code\n\n- [Agent Zero vs Kimi Code CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-zero-vs-kimi-code-cli.md)\n- [Agent Zero vs Muse Code](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-zero-vs-muse-code.md)\n- [Aider vs Kimi Code CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aider-vs-kimi-code-cli.md)\n- [Aider vs Muse Code](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aider-vs-muse-code.md)\n- [Amp vs Kimi Code CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/amp-vs-kimi-code-cli.md)\n- [Amp vs Muse Code](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/amp-vs-muse-code.md)\n- [Antigravity CLI vs Kimi Code CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/antigravity-cli-vs-kimi-code-cli.md)\n- [Antigravity CLI vs Muse 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