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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. 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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 scores 62.1 (B) on agent readiness against Rovo Dev CLI's 43.9 (E), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories.", "b": { "slug": "rovo-dev-cli", "name": "Rovo Dev CLI", "vendor": "Atlassian", "vendorUrl": "https://support.atlassian.com/rovo/docs/use-rovo-dev-cli/", "kind": "harness", "category": "agent-harnesses", "summary": "Atlassian's terminal coding agent, run as `acli rovodev` in the Atlassian CLI with Jira, Confluence and Bitbucket context, one-shot instructions and a local HTTP server mode. Atlassian has announced it will become the Atlassian Rovo CLI.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/rovo-dev-cli", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/rovo-dev-cli.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/rovo-dev-cli.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/rovo-dev-cli.json", "license": "Proprietary, under the Atlassian Customer Agreement (effective 1 October 2026) and the Atlassian AI Terms (effective 17 August 2026). No source is published", "transports": [], "packages": [], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "`acli rovodev auth login` with an Atlassian account email and an API token. The docs link creates a scoped token for Rovo Dev with about 50 scopes across Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Compass and Goals, including write, delete and admin:repository:bitbucket, and the user sets its expiry. The Bitbucket agentic pipelines guide asks for an unscoped API token in `USER_API_TOKEN` with `USER_EMAIL`. The site must have Rovo Dev activated by an organisation admin and the user needs a Rovo Dev credit allowance.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "Rovo Dev Standard is $20 a developer a month with 2,000 Rovo Dev credits, and extra usage is $0.01 a credit if the organisation turns it on. Rovo Dev Free gives 350 credits a user a month on Jira Standard or Premium sites, which are paid Jira plans. The 30-day Standard trial excludes the CLI. Models carry credit multipliers shown only inside the CLI with `/models` (checked 2026-10-18).", "priceSummary": "$20 / seat-mo", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the Rovo Dev docs, the pricing page or the licensing FAQ (checked 2026-10-18).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-18" }, "docsUrl": "https://support.atlassian.com/rovo/docs/use-rovo-dev-cli/", "capabilities": [ "agent.harness", "agent.mcp-client", "agent.multi-agent" ], "tags": [ "official", "harness", "coding-agent", "cli", "closed-source", "mcp", "paid", "no-status-page" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-16", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 43.9, "grade": "E", "agentReady": false, "rank": 1010, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1146, "categoryRank": 36, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 53, "maintenance": 61, "payments": 15, "reliability": 35, "schema": 45, "security": 48, "transparency": 61 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-18" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Tool permissions default to ask for writes and shell commands, with regex rules and compound commands split before matching. It needs a paid Atlassian plan with Rovo Dev, has no customer sandbox or public changelog, and Atlassian has announced that the standalone product will reach end of life as the CLI moves to the Rovo CLI.", "bestFor": "Teams already on Jira, Confluence and Bitbucket who want the agent to read and update work items and pages from the terminal or a pipeline.", "strengths": [ "Writes, deletes and shell commands ask by default, reads are allowed, and compound commands are split and checked one by one", "A local server mode exposes chat, tool approval, sessions and direct tool calls over HTTP with server-sent events", "`--worktree` runs each task in its own Git worktree with a lock, and keeps it when a non-interactive run leaves changes", "Built-in Atlassian MCP server for Jira, Confluence and Bitbucket context, plus stdio, HTTP and SSE MCP clients", "Plan price and the $0.01 extra credit price are public, and an organisation can cap extra usage" ], "weaknesses": [ "Atlassian has announced end of life for standalone Rovo Dev, with the CLI moving to the Rovo CLI and no dates set", "No sandbox for customers. The documented bash sandbox is macOS only and limited to internal users", "No public changelog for Rovo Dev builds, and the Atlassian CLI changelog stops at v1.3.15 while its package repository serves 1.3.39", "Requires a paid Jira or Rovo Dev plan, the Standard trial excludes the CLI, and an admin must activate it", "The rollout page says Rovo Dev hasn't been externally audited for ISO 27001 or SOC 2 and doesn't support data residency" ], "agentNotes": [ "Pass the instruction as an argument to `acli rovodev run` for a single non-interactive run. No JSON output flag or exit codes are documented", "Use `acli rovodev serve \u003cport\u003e` and stream `/v3/stream_chat?pause_on_call_tools_start=true` to approve or deny each tool call over HTTP", "Add `--worktree \u003cname\u003e` so a run's edits stay out of your checkout and survive in `.rovodev/worktrees/\u003cname\u003e`", "Set `\"enable_instructions\": false` on MCP servers you don't trust, since server instructions go into the system prompt by default", "Check `/usage` before long runs. When credits run out the agent stops until the next billing cycle unless extra usage is on" ], "metrics": { "kind": "local", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 4, "avgRating": 2, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "E", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 43.9 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 53, "maintenance": 61, "payments": 15, "reliability": 35, "schema": 45, "security": 48, "transparency": 41 }, "provenanceScore": 81 }, "connect": { "install": "brew tap atlassian/homebrew-acli \u0026\u0026 brew install acli \u0026\u0026 acli rovodev auth login", "headless": { "curl": "curl -X POST http://localhost:8123/v3/set_chat_message -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" -d '{\"message\": \"Run the tests and show me any failures\"}'", "run": "acli rovodev run --worktree fix-tests \"Fix the failing test in tests/test_api.py\"", "server": "acli rovodev serve 8123" } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/agent.harness", "tool": "https://letme.dev/rovo-dev-cli" }, "sameCompany": [ "atlassian-rovo-mcp" ], "area": "frameworks", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Rovo Dev Standard", "unit": "seat-month", "usd": 20, "note": "per developer, with 2,000 Rovo Dev credits" }, { "item": "Extra Rovo Dev credit", "unit": "credit", "usd": 0.01, "note": "Standard, when extra usage is turned on for the organisation" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Atlassian Pty Ltd", "domain": "atlassian.com", "domainRegistered": "2001-03-19", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "https://www.atlassian.com/legal/atlassian-customer-agreement", "privacy": "https://www.atlassian.com/legal/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/acli/changelog/", "securityTxt": "valid", "checked": "2026-10-18", "notes": [ "The product-specific terms name Atlassian Pty Ltd for AI Offerings, which carry the AI Terms (effective 17 August 2026).", "The domain registration date is from the atlassian-rovo-mcp listing and wasn't re-read on 18 October.", "rovo.status.atlassian.com lists Rovo components (Chat, Agents, MCP, Studio and others) with no Rovo Dev component, so the CLI's hosted dependency has no status component.", "The Atlassian CLI changelog's newest release entry is v1.3.15-stable of 25 March 2026, while the apt repository served 1.3.39-stable on 23 September 2026. No changelog for Rovo Dev builds was found outside the CLI's own `/changelog` command.", "www.atlassian.com/.well-known/security.txt is PGP-signed with Expires 2027-02-04." ], "score": 81 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/rovo-dev-cli.json", "live": { "slug": "rovo-dev-cli", "pages": [ { "url": "https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/acli/changelog/", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:26:09.226120278Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "3f576acf37cb" }, { "url": "https://www.atlassian.com/licensing/rovo-dev", "kind": "deprecations", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:41:06.375403626Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "134d3be5d424" }, { "url": "https://www.atlassian.com/legal/privacy-policy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:41:04.310515336Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-15T21:37:33.793827485Z", "fingerprint": "744669c66c1d" }, { "url": "https://www.atlassian.com/legal/atlassian-customer-agreement", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:41:02.273819268Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-15T21:37:31.626272463Z", "fingerprint": "f970c1030995" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-18T23:41:06.375403626Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "Agent harness", "b": "Agent harness", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Moonshot AI", "b": "Atlassian", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "no (local only)", "b": "no (local only)", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth or key", "b": "API key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Free", "b": "Paid", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "MIT", "b": "Proprietary, under the Atlassian Customer Agreement (effective 1 October 2026) and the Atlassian AI Terms (effective 17 August 2026). No source is published", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "no", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-10-14", "b": "2026-10-16", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "", "b": "no date given", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "37k npm/wk", "b": "none", "name": "Popularity" }, { "a": "3/5 (4)", "b": "2/5 (4)", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Kimi Code CLI scores 62.1 (B) on agent readiness against Rovo Dev CLI's 43.9 (E), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Kimi Code CLI or Rovo Dev CLI?" }, { "answer": "Kimi Code CLI is open source (MIT). 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"title": "Kimi Code CLI vs Parallax", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-parallax-agents" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/paperclip-vs-rovo-dev-cli.json", "title": "Paperclip vs Rovo Dev CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/paperclip-vs-rovo-dev-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/parallax-agents-vs-rovo-dev-cli.json", "title": "Parallax vs Rovo Dev CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/parallax-agents-vs-rovo-dev-cli" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 33, "edge": "kimi-code-cli", "key": "reliability", "kimi-code-cli": 68, "name": "Reliability", "rovo-dev-cli": 35, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 40, "edge": "kimi-code-cli", "key": "schema", "kimi-code-cli": 85, "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "rovo-dev-cli": 45, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 18, "edge": "kimi-code-cli", "key": "ergonomics", "kimi-code-cli": 71, "name": "Agent ergonomics", "rovo-dev-cli": 53, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 3, "edge": "rovo-dev-cli", "key": "security", "kimi-code-cli": 45, "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "rovo-dev-cli": 48, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 45, "edge": "kimi-code-cli", "key": "payments", "kimi-code-cli": 60, "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "rovo-dev-cli": 15, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 11, "edge": "kimi-code-cli", "key": "maintenance", "kimi-code-cli": 72, "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "rovo-dev-cli": 61, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 1, "edge": "kimi-code-cli", "key": "transparency", "kimi-code-cli": 62, "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "rovo-dev-cli": 61, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Kimi Code CLI scores 62.1 (B) on agent readiness against Rovo Dev CLI's 43.9 (E), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. 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.", "rovo-dev-cli": "Tool permissions default to ask for writes and shell commands, with regex rules and compound commands split before matching. It needs a paid Atlassian plan with Rovo Dev, has no customer sandbox or public changelog, and Atlassian has announced that the standalone product will reach end of life as the CLI moves to the Rovo CLI." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-rovo-dev-cli", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-rovo-dev-cli.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-rovo-dev-cli.md", "mcp": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-rovo-dev-cli.min.md" }, "markdown": "Kimi Code CLI scores 62.1 (B) on agent readiness against Rovo Dev CLI's 43.9 (E), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. 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- Rovo Dev CLI: grade E, 43.9/100, rank #1010 of 1146. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/rovo-dev-cli.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/rovo-dev-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### 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 35\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 85 against 45\n- Agent ergonomics, 71 against 53\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 15\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 72 against 61\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Free to start without a card\n- Open source\n- Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.0 against 2.0 out of 5\n\nWatch for: Print mode approves every tool call under Never Ask, where the dangerous-command guard is off\n\n### Rovo Dev CLI (E)\n\nGood for: Teams already on Jira, Confluence and Bitbucket who want the agent to read and update work items and pages from the terminal or a pipeline.\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- No incidents deducted, where Kimi Code CLI loses 4 points for them\n\nWatch for: Atlassian has announced end of life for standalone Rovo Dev, with the CLI moving to the Rovo CLI and no dates set\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Kimi Code CLI | Rovo Dev CLI | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 68 | 35 | Kimi Code CLI +33 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 85 | 45 | Kimi Code CLI +40 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 71 | 53 | Kimi Code CLI +18 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 45 | 48 | Rovo Dev CLI +3 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 60 | 15 | Kimi Code CLI +45 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 72 | 61 | Kimi Code CLI +11 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 62 | 61 | Kimi Code CLI +1 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -4 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **62.1 · B** | **43.9 · E** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Kimi Code CLI | Rovo Dev CLI |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Agent harness | Agent harness |\n| Vendor | Moonshot AI | Atlassian |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports | | |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |\n| Pricing | Free | Paid |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | MIT | Proprietary, under the Atlassian Customer Agreement (effective 1 October 2026) and the Atlassian AI Terms (effective 17 August 2026). No source is published |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | no |\n| Last release | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-16 |\n| Terms last updated | | no date given |\n| Privacy policy last updated | | couldn't be read |\n| Customer content may train models | | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | | yes |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | | not found in the text |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | | not found in the text |\n| Popularity | 37k npm/wk | none |\n| Agent reviews | 3/5 (4) | 2/5 (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**Rovo Dev CLI.** Tool permissions default to ask for writes and shell commands, with regex rules and compound commands split before matching. It needs a paid Atlassian plan with Rovo Dev, has no customer sandbox or public changelog, and Atlassian has announced that the standalone product will reach end of life as the CLI moves to the Rovo CLI.\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### Rovo Dev CLI\n\n1. Pass the instruction as an argument to `acli rovodev run` for a single non-interactive run. No JSON output flag or exit codes are documented\n2. Use `acli rovodev serve \u003cport\u003e` and stream `/v3/stream_chat?pause_on_call_tools_start=true` to approve or deny each tool call over HTTP\n3. Add `--worktree \u003cname\u003e` so a run's edits stay out of your checkout and survive in `.rovodev/worktrees/\u003cname\u003e`\n4. Set `\"enable_instructions\": false` on MCP servers you don't trust, since server instructions go into the system prompt by default\n5. Check `/usage` before long runs. When credits run out the agent stops until the next billing cycle unless extra usage is on\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Kimi Code CLI or Rovo Dev CLI?\n\nKimi Code CLI scores 62.1 (B) on agent readiness against Rovo Dev CLI's 43.9 (E), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories.\n\n### Are Kimi Code CLI and Rovo Dev CLI open source?\n\nKimi Code CLI is open source (MIT). No open-source release is listed for Rovo Dev CLI.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-rovo-dev-cli.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-rovo-dev-cli.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"kimi-code-cli\", \"b\": \"rovo-dev-cli\"}`. 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