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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": 511, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1218, "categoryRank": 13, "methodology": "0.7", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 71, "maintenance": 72, "payments": 60, "reliability": 68, "schema": 85, "security": 45, "transparency": 63 }, "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": "0.7", "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": 62, "checked": { "categories": { "ergonomics": "2026-10-18", "maintenance": "2026-10-18", "payments": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "2026-10-18", "schema": "2026-10-18", "security": "2026-10-18", "transparency": "2026-10-18" }, "last": "2026-10-18", "lastMoved": "2026-10-27", "oldest": "2026-10-18", "stale": false, "staleAfterDays": 90 } }, "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": 62 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kimi-code-cli.json", "live": { "slug": "kimi-code-cli", "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "MoonshotAI/kimi-code", "version": "@moonshot-ai/kimi-code@2.3.3", "released": "2026-10-26", "seenAt": "2026-10-27T11:08:46.031033007Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@moonshot-ai/kimi-code", "version": "2.3.3", "seenAt": "2026-10-27T11:08:45.697924356Z" } ], "githubStars": 8038, "npmWeekly": 6810, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://moonshotai.github.io/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-27T15:32:36.42288472Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://moonshotai.github.io/kimi-code/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-27T14:58:19.949606888Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "github.io", "checkedAt": "2026-10-25T13:54:29.184658481Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://moonshotai.github.io/kimi-code/en/release-notes/changelog", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-27T03:50:25.310282547Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-27T03:50:25.310282547Z", "fingerprint": "4925ccdf1026" }, { "url": "https://www.kimi.ai/user/agreement/userPrivacy?version=v2", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-27T04:02:11.943628368Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-24T02:33:16.472023693Z", "fingerprint": "e735a31befb7" }, { "url": "https://www.kimi.ai/user/agreement/modelUse?version=v2", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-27T04:02:09.531803671Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-24T02:33:13.953797656Z", "fingerprint": "a067685cfb90" } ], "github": { "repo": "moonshotai/kimi-code", "checkedAt": "2026-10-26T07:48:01.844605675Z", "stars": 8022, "archived": false, "issuesEnabled": true, "pushedAt": "2026-10-26T07:37:30Z", "openIssues": 1171, "openPRs": 482, "issuesOpened90d": 870, "issuesClosed90d": 210, "prsMerged90d": 765, "ci": { "branch": "main", "runs": 50, "success": 43, "failure": 4, "other": 3, "latest": "success", "latestAt": "2026-10-26T07:29:54Z" }, "replies": { "sampled": 11, "unanswered": 11 } }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-27T15:32:36.42288472Z" } }, "answer": "Kimi Code CLI scores 62.1 (B) on agent readiness against Unstoppable's 34.9 (F), and leads in every scored category.", "b": { "slug": "unstoppable", "name": "Unstoppable", "vendor": "Unstoppable Domains, Inc.", "vendorUrl": "https://unstoppable.ai/", "kind": "harness", "category": "agent-harnesses", "summary": "Unstoppable, from Unstoppable Domains, is a desktop agent IDE for macOS and Windows that runs Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other coding agents side by side in separate Git worktrees, with Remote Control from iOS, Android and the web.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/unstoppable", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/unstoppable.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/unstoppable.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/unstoppable.json", "license": "Proprietary, under Unstoppable Domains, Inc.'s Terms of Service. No source published", "transports": [], "packages": [], "auth": "none", "authNotes": "No credential for an outside agent, because the app exposes no agent interface. A person can use the desktop app as a guest, or sign in through the browser with Google or GitHub, with optional authenticator-app two-factor authentication. Claude, Codex and Cursor connect through their own sign-ins in Settings, Accounts.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Free to download, and the app is published as free. Agents run on the owner's Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor plan, on Ollama locally, or on AI credits. 10 free AI credits a day once turned on, no card. Credit prices appear only after sign-in. A 14 October post says a plan may not include Remote Control, and an 11 August post lists $19, $29 and $49 plans that no pricing page shows.", "priceSummary": "Freemium", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 on the site, the help centre, the terms or llms.txt (checked 2026-10-27). AI credits are bought on the billing page after sign-in; the site's content security policy allows Stripe.", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-27" }, "docsUrl": "https://unstoppable.ai/support", "llmsTxt": "https://unstoppable.ai/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "agent.multi-agent", "agent.harness", "agent.mcp-client", "code.git", "browser.control" ], "tags": [ "not-for-agents", "closed-source", "desktop-app", "macos", "windows", "ios", "android", "local", "hosted", "cloud-agent", "freemium", "byo-plan", "no-card", "approvals", "llms-txt", "new" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-23", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 34.9, "grade": "F", "agentReady": false, "rank": 1133, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1218, "categoryRank": 42, "methodology": "0.7", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 5, "maintenance": 58, "payments": 30, "reliability": 45, "schema": 30, "security": 36, "transparency": 58 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-27" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Unstoppable runs several coding agents side by side in separate worktrees on the owner's Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor plans, with dated help articles and a public changelog. It has no API, MCP server or documented command an outside agent can call, every chat starts in Full access, and its pages disagree on which parts need a paid plan.", "bestFor": "A developer who runs Claude Code, Codex and Cursor on existing plans and wants parallel worktrees, pipelines and phone check-ins in one app.", "strengths": [ "Each task runs in its own Git worktree, so parallel agents don't overwrite each other, and the app opens the pull request when asked", "Runs Claude Code, Codex and Cursor on the owner's own plans, Ollama models locally, or hosted models on AI credits, with 10 free credits a day and no card", "Activity sharing to Unstoppable's cloud is Off for every activity type on every plan by default, and secrets are removed before any upload, per the privacy policy", "Approval modes Ask and Accept edits with allow and deny rules by command, file write, MCP tool or network host, where deny wins and safety rules block force-pushes", "A dated changelog for versions 1.12.0 to 1.15.0 (20 to 23 October 2026) and 22 help articles updated between 19 and 24 October 2026" ], "weaknesses": [ "No API, MCP server, SDK or documented CLI for an outside agent. A Linux command-line tool and MCP tools for cloud tasks appear only in changelog lines", "Every kind of chat starts in Full access, which skips approval prompts and the safety rules for risky commands, until the person changes the default", "The home page says every app feature is free when signed in, while a 14 October post says a plan may not include Remote Control and the governance page ties controls to subscriptions", "AI credit prices are shown only after sign-in, and no status page covers the accounts, cloud agents or Remote Control relay", "No security.txt on unstoppable.ai. The parent's security.txt expired on 22 January 2024 and its bug bounty policy link returns 404" ], "agentNotes": [ "Don't plan to drive Unstoppable from another agent. It has no documented API, MCP server or CLI. Call Claude Code, Codex or Cursor directly and let the person use Unstoppable around them", "Inside Unstoppable, check the approval mode before acting. New chats start in Full access unless the person set Ask or Accept edits in Settings, Approvals", "When a Claude or Codex usage limit is reached, ask the person before choosing Use credits now or Always use credits, since both spend their AI credits", "Keep each task in its own worktree and let the person review the diff and press Create PR, rather than pushing to a shared branch" ], "metrics": { "kind": "local", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "F", "methodology": "0.7", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 34.9 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 5, "maintenance": 58, "payments": 30, "reliability": 45, "schema": 30, "security": 36, "transparency": 40 }, "provenanceScore": 76, "checked": { "categories": { "ergonomics": "2026-10-27", "maintenance": "2026-10-27", "payments": "2026-10-27", "reliability": "2026-10-27", "schema": "2026-10-27", "security": "2026-10-27", "transparency": "2026-10-27" }, "last": "2026-10-27", "oldest": "2026-10-27", "stale": false, "staleAfterDays": 90 } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/agent.multi-agent", "tool": "https://letme.dev/unstoppable" }, "area": "frameworks", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Unstoppable Domains, Inc.", "domain": "unstoppable.ai", "domainRegistered": "2021-01-05", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "https://unstoppable.ai/terms", "privacy": "https://unstoppable.ai/privacy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://unstoppable.ai/changelog", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-27", "notes": [ "The terms (effective 6 October 2026) name Unstoppable Domains, Inc., choose Delaware law and AAA arbitration, and cover the desktop app, web surface, a command-line interface and an optional agent cloud.", "The privacy policy (effective 8 October 2026) is written for this product and names privacy@unstoppabledomains.com as the contact.", "RDAP gives a registration date of 5 January 2021 for unstoppable.ai, with a registrar transfer on 28 July 2026.", "unstoppable.ai/.well-known/security.txt returned 404 on 27 October 2026. unstoppabledomains.com/.well-known/security.txt expired on 22 January 2024 and its policy link, /bug-bounty, returns 404.", "status.unstoppabledomains.com lists the domains business's web application and APIs, with no component for Unstoppable.ai.", "No endpoint an agent calls, so none is recorded." ], "score": 76 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/unstoppable.json" }, "facts": [ { "a": "Agent harness", "b": "Agent harness", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Moonshot AI", "b": "Unstoppable Domains, Inc.", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "no (local only)", "b": "no (local only)", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth or key", "b": "None", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Free", "b": "Freemium", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "MIT", "b": "Proprietary, under Unstoppable Domains, Inc.'s Terms of Service. No source published", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-10-14", "b": "2026-10-23", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "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": "none", "name": "Popularity" }, { "a": "3/5 (4)", "b": "none", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Kimi Code CLI scores 62.1 (B) on agent readiness against Unstoppable's 34.9 (F), and leads in every scored category.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Kimi Code CLI or Unstoppable?" }, { "answer": "Kimi Code CLI is open source (MIT). No open-source release is listed for Unstoppable.", "question": "Are Kimi Code CLI and Unstoppable open source?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 68 against 45", "Schema \u0026 documentation, 85 against 30", "Agent ergonomics, 71 against 5", "Security \u0026 auth, 45 against 36", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 30", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 72 against 58", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 63 against 58" ], "also": [ "Open source" ], "goodFor": "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.", "slug": "kimi-code-cli", "watchFor": "Print mode approves every tool call under Never Ask, where the dangerous-command guard is off" }, { "aheadOn": null, "also": [ "No key needed to call it", "No incidents deducted, where Kimi Code CLI loses 4 points for them" ], "goodFor": "A developer who runs Claude Code, Codex and Cursor on existing plans and wants parallel worktrees, pipelines and phone check-ins in one app.", "slug": "unstoppable", "watchFor": "No API, MCP server, SDK or documented CLI for an outside agent. A Linux command-line tool and MCP tools for cloud tasks appear only in changelog lines" } ], "job": { "capability": "agent.harness", "name": "Agent harnesses" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-zero-vs-kimi-code-cli.json", "title": "Agent Zero vs Kimi Code CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-zero-vs-kimi-code-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-zero-vs-unstoppable.json", "title": "Agent Zero vs Unstoppable", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-zero-vs-unstoppable" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aider-vs-kimi-code-cli.json", "title": "Aider vs Kimi Code CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aider-vs-kimi-code-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aider-vs-unstoppable.json", "title": "Aider vs Unstoppable", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aider-vs-unstoppable" }, { "json": 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"https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/junie-vs-kimi-code-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/junie-vs-unstoppable.json", "title": "Junie CLI vs Unstoppable", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/junie-vs-unstoppable" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kilo-code-cli-vs-kimi-code-cli.json", "title": "Kilo Code CLI vs Kimi Code CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kilo-code-cli-vs-kimi-code-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kilo-code-cli-vs-unstoppable.json", "title": "Kilo Code CLI vs Unstoppable", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kilo-code-cli-vs-unstoppable" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-kiro-cli.json", "title": "Kimi Code CLI vs Kiro CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-kiro-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-mini-swe-agent.json", "title": "Kimi Code CLI vs mini-swe-agent", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-mini-swe-agent" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "Kimi Code CLI vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-mistral-vibe-cli.json", "title": "Kimi Code CLI vs Mistral Vibe CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-mistral-vibe-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-muse-code.json", "title": "Kimi Code CLI vs Muse Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-muse-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-openai-codex.json", "title": "Kimi Code CLI vs OpenAI Codex", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-openai-codex" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-opencode.json", "title": "Kimi Code CLI vs OpenCode", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-opencode" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-openhands.json", "title": "Kimi Code CLI vs OpenHands", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-openhands" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-prime-agent.json", "title": "Kimi Code CLI vs Prime Agent", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-prime-agent" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-qoder-cli.json", "title": "Kimi Code CLI vs Qoder CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-qoder-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-qwen-code.json", "title": "Kimi Code CLI vs Qwen Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-qwen-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-reflection-mirror.json", "title": "Kimi Code CLI vs Mirror CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-reflection-mirror" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-rovo-dev-cli.json", "title": "Kimi Code CLI vs Rovo Dev CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-rovo-dev-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-vibe-trading.json", "title": "Kimi Code CLI vs Vibe-Trading", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-vibe-trading" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-warp.json", "title": "Kimi Code CLI vs Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API)", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-warp" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-unstoppable.json", "title": "Kiro CLI vs Unstoppable", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-unstoppable" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mini-swe-agent-vs-unstoppable.json", "title": "mini-swe-agent vs Unstoppable", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mini-swe-agent-vs-unstoppable" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-unstoppable.json", "title": "MiniMax Code vs Unstoppable", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-unstoppable" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mistral-vibe-cli-vs-unstoppable.json", "title": "Mistral Vibe CLI vs Unstoppable", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mistral-vibe-cli-vs-unstoppable" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/muse-code-vs-unstoppable.json", "title": "Muse Code vs Unstoppable", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/muse-code-vs-unstoppable" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-codex-vs-unstoppable.json", "title": "OpenAI Codex vs Unstoppable", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-codex-vs-unstoppable" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/opencode-vs-unstoppable.json", "title": "OpenCode vs Unstoppable", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/opencode-vs-unstoppable" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openhands-vs-unstoppable.json", "title": "OpenHands vs Unstoppable", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openhands-vs-unstoppable" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/prime-agent-vs-unstoppable.json", "title": "Prime Agent vs Unstoppable", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/prime-agent-vs-unstoppable" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qoder-cli-vs-unstoppable.json", "title": "Qoder CLI vs Unstoppable", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qoder-cli-vs-unstoppable" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qwen-code-vs-unstoppable.json", "title": "Qwen Code vs Unstoppable", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qwen-code-vs-unstoppable" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/reflection-mirror-vs-unstoppable.json", "title": "Mirror CLI vs Unstoppable", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/reflection-mirror-vs-unstoppable" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/rovo-dev-cli-vs-unstoppable.json", "title": "Rovo Dev CLI vs Unstoppable", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/rovo-dev-cli-vs-unstoppable" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cli-manager-vs-kimi-code-cli.json", "title": "CLI Manager vs Kimi Code CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cli-manager-vs-kimi-code-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cli-manager-vs-unstoppable.json", "title": "CLI Manager vs Unstoppable", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cli-manager-vs-unstoppable" }, { "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-unstoppable.json", "title": "Harness vs Unstoppable", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harness-autonomous-vs-unstoppable" }, { "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/paperclip-vs-unstoppable.json", "title": "Paperclip vs Unstoppable", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/paperclip-vs-unstoppable" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/parallax-agents-vs-unstoppable.json", "title": "Parallax vs Unstoppable", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/parallax-agents-vs-unstoppable" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/unstoppable-vs-vibe-trading.json", "title": "Unstoppable vs Vibe-Trading", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/unstoppable-vs-vibe-trading" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/unstoppable-vs-warp.json", "title": "Unstoppable vs Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API)", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/unstoppable-vs-warp" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 23, "edge": "kimi-code-cli", "key": "reliability", "kimi-code-cli": 68, "name": "Reliability", "unstoppable": 45, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 55, "edge": "kimi-code-cli", "key": "schema", "kimi-code-cli": 85, "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "unstoppable": 30, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 66, "edge": "kimi-code-cli", "key": "ergonomics", "kimi-code-cli": 71, "name": "Agent ergonomics", "unstoppable": 5, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 9, "edge": "kimi-code-cli", "key": "security", "kimi-code-cli": 45, "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "unstoppable": 36, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 30, "edge": "kimi-code-cli", "key": "payments", "kimi-code-cli": 60, "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "unstoppable": 30, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 14, "edge": "kimi-code-cli", "key": "maintenance", "kimi-code-cli": 72, "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "unstoppable": 58, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 5, "edge": "kimi-code-cli", "key": "transparency", "kimi-code-cli": 63, "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "unstoppable": 58, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Kimi Code CLI scores 62.1 (B) on agent readiness against Unstoppable's 34.9 (F), and leads in every scored category. 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.", "unstoppable": "Unstoppable runs several coding agents side by side in separate worktrees on the owner's Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor plans, with dated help articles and a public changelog. It has no API, MCP server or documented command an outside agent can call, every chat starts in Full access, and its pages disagree on which parts need a paid plan." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-unstoppable", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-unstoppable.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-unstoppable.md", "mcp": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-unstoppable.min.md" }, "markdown": "Kimi Code CLI scores 62.1 (B) on agent readiness against Unstoppable's 34.9 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do agent harnesses.\n\n- Kimi Code CLI: grade B, 62.1/100, rank #511 of 1218. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kimi-code-cli.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/kimi-code-cli.json\n- Unstoppable: grade F, 34.9/100, rank #1133 of 1218. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/unstoppable.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/unstoppable.json\n- Best agent harnesses and coding agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/agent-harnesses/index.md\n- All 833 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- Schema \u0026 documentation, 85 against 30\n- Agent ergonomics, 71 against 5\n- Security \u0026 auth, 45 against 36\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 30\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 72 against 58\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 63 against 58\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### Unstoppable (F)\n\nGood for: A developer who runs Claude Code, Codex and Cursor on existing plans and wants parallel worktrees, pipelines and phone check-ins in one app.\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- No key needed to call it\n- No incidents deducted, where Kimi Code CLI loses 4 points for them\n\nWatch for: No API, MCP server, SDK or documented CLI for an outside agent. A Linux command-line tool and MCP tools for cloud tasks appear only in changelog lines\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Kimi Code CLI | Unstoppable | 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 | 30 | Kimi Code CLI +55 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 71 | 5 | Kimi Code CLI +66 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 45 | 36 | Kimi Code CLI +9 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 60 | 30 | Kimi Code CLI +30 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 72 | 58 | Kimi Code CLI +14 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 63 | 58 | Kimi Code CLI +5 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -4 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **62.1 · B** | **34.9 · F** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Kimi Code CLI | Unstoppable |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Agent harness | Agent harness |\n| Vendor | Moonshot AI | Unstoppable Domains, Inc. |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports | | |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | None |\n| Pricing | Free | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | MIT | Proprietary, under Unstoppable Domains, Inc.'s Terms of Service. No source published |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-23 |\n| Terms last updated | | |\n| Privacy policy last updated | | |\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 | none |\n| Agent reviews | 3/5 (4) | none |\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**Unstoppable.** Unstoppable runs several coding agents side by side in separate worktrees on the owner's Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor plans, with dated help articles and a public changelog. It has no API, MCP server or documented command an outside agent can call, every chat starts in Full access, and its pages disagree on which parts need a paid plan.\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### Unstoppable\n\n1. Don't plan to drive Unstoppable from another agent. It has no documented API, MCP server or CLI. Call Claude Code, Codex or Cursor directly and let the person use Unstoppable around them\n2. Inside Unstoppable, check the approval mode before acting. New chats start in Full access unless the person set Ask or Accept edits in Settings, Approvals\n3. When a Claude or Codex usage limit is reached, ask the person before choosing Use credits now or Always use credits, since both spend their AI credits\n4. Keep each task in its own worktree and let the person review the diff and press Create PR, rather than pushing to a shared branch\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Kimi Code CLI or Unstoppable?\n\nKimi Code CLI scores 62.1 (B) on agent readiness against Unstoppable's 34.9 (F), and leads in every scored category.\n\n### Are Kimi Code CLI and Unstoppable open source?\n\nKimi Code CLI is open source (MIT). No open-source release is listed for Unstoppable.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-unstoppable.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-unstoppable.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"kimi-code-cli\", \"b\": \"unstoppable\"}`. 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