{ "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. 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" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-18T23:44:58.354116633Z" } }, "answer": "Kimi Code CLI scores 62.1 (B) on agent readiness against Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API)'s 59.8 (C), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API) leads on security \u0026 auth, maintenance \u0026 community and transparency \u0026 trust.", "b": { "slug": "warp", "name": "Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API)", "vendor": "Warp", "vendorUrl": "https://www.warp.dev", "kind": "harness", "category": "agent-harnesses", "summary": "Warp's coding agent, run interactively in any terminal as the Warp Agent CLI (`warp`), or started from scripts through the Warp Platform API (the Oz Agent API) and the legacy Oz CLI, on Warp-hosted or self-hosted workers.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/warp", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/warp.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/warp.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/warp.json", "repo": "https://github.com/warpdotdev/warp", "license": "Mixed. The client, including the `warp` and `oz` binaries, is AGPL-3.0 with the `warpui_core` and `warpui` crates under MIT. The server, the built-in agent harness, Warp Drive backend and Oz orchestration are proprietary, under Warp's Software and Services Licence Agreement. The SDKs are Apache-2.0", "transports": [], "packages": [ { "registry": "pypi", "name": "warp-platform-sdk" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@warp-dot-dev/warp-platform-sdk" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "A Warp account is required. The `warp` CLI signs in with a device code in the browser, or takes a Warp API key in `WARP_API_KEY` (or `--api-key`). The Oz CLI uses `oz login` or the same key. The API takes the key as a bearer token. Personal keys act as the user, agent keys run as one cloud agent on the team, and each key expires after 1, 30 or 90 days or never.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Free is $0 with Warp Agent CLI access and limited cloud agent use, but no bundled Warp inference, so the agent needs purchased usage (at a premium on Free) or your own provider key. Build is $20 a month with $20 of usage at API rates, Max $200 with $200, Business $50 a seat a month with $20 a seat, and Enterprise by quote. Cloud runs add compute and agent-hour platform charges, and no agent-hour rate was found on the pricing page (checked 2026-10-18).", "priceSummary": "$20 / mo", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs bundles, the OpenAPI file or the pricing page (checked 2026-10-18).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-18" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.warp.dev/agents/cli/", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.warp.dev/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://docs.warp.dev/openapi.json", "capabilities": [ "agent.harness", "agent.mcp-client", "agent.multi-agent" ], "tags": [ "official", "harness", "coding-agent", "cli", "cloud-agent", "mcp", "llms-txt", "openapi", "sdk", "python", "typescript", "status-page", "free-tier", "open-source", "rust", "telemetry-default-on", "pre-1.0" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-15", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 59.8, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 592, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1146, "categoryRank": 18, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 66, "maintenance": 84, "payments": 20, "reliability": 52, "schema": 89, "security": 52, "transparency": 72 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-18" }, "negative": -1, "negativeNotes": [ "2026-05-06. The release of 6 May 2026 fixed a command injection vulnerability when opening files in external editors on Linux. It is recorded as one changelog line with no advisory, CVE or affected versions that we found, and api.osv.dev listed no advisories for the project's packages on 18 October 2026 (our GitHub record). Fixed, so 1 point. Judgement call. Dependency updates for GHSA-5pmw-9j92-3c4c (15 April) and CVE-2026-50185 (31 July) were not counted (https://docs.warp.dev/changelog/2026/)" ], "verdict": "The Warp Platform API has a public OpenAPI file, RFC 7807 errors with a `retryable` flag and Python and TypeScript SDKs. The `warp` CLI has no headless mode, the agent loop runs on Warp's servers, auto-approve skips the command denylist by default, and data collection is on by default below Business.", "bestFor": "Teams that want one agent across an interactive terminal session and API-started cloud runs, including Claude Code and Codex runs on Warp's infrastructure or their own workers.", "strengths": [ "An OpenAPI 3.0 file for the Warp Platform API with 293 schemas, and RFC 7807 errors that carry a machine-readable code and a `retryable` flag", "Runs can be started, listed, followed up, interrupted and cancelled over HTTP, with cursor pagination and filters by state, task status and name", "Execution profiles set shell, edit, read, MCP and child-agent permissions separately, and the default denylist covers `rm`, `curl`, `wget`, `eval` and `ssh`", "Weekly dated releases, 15 between 23 July and 15 October 2026, from an AGPL-3.0 client repository with CI on pull requests", "Cloud runs can use the Warp Agent, Claude Code or Codex harness, on Warp-hosted or self-hosted workers" ], "weaknesses": [ "The `warp` CLI has no print or headless mode. Scripts go through the legacy Oz CLI or the API, both of which need a Warp account", "Auto-approve bypasses the command denylist by default, and no local OS sandbox is documented for the CLI", "AI interactions and console inputs are collected by default on Free and on paid plans below Business, and the documented opt-out is in the desktop app", "The agent harness and Oz orchestration are proprietary and run server-side. Only the client is open source", "The install script checks no checksum, and no security.txt, bug bounty or SLA was found", "The terms forbid accessing the Services by robot, scraper or other automated means and using them to build a competitive product" ], "agentNotes": [ "For unattended work, call `POST https://app.warp.dev/api/v1/agent/runs` with `Authorization: Bearer $WARP_API_KEY`. The `warp` CLI is interactive only", "Use an agent key, scoped to one cloud agent and given an expiry, for CI rather than a personal key. Keys are created in the Oz web app or the Warp app", "Set `auto_approve_bypasses_command_denylist = false` under `[agents.warp_agent.other]` before starting `warp --auto-approve`", "Read `code` and `retryable` in error bodies. A 429 `resource_unavailable` means capacity is full and the platform retries the task itself", "Pin a version with `WARP_TUI_VERSION` at install, or set `general.autoupdate_enabled = false`, because script installs update themselves in the background" ], "metrics": { "kind": "local", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 4, "avgRating": 3.3, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 59.8 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 66, "maintenance": 84, "payments": 20, "reliability": 52, "schema": 89, "security": 52, "transparency": 57 }, "provenanceScore": 86 }, "connect": { "install": "curl -fsSL https://app.warp.dev/download/agent-cli | bash # or: brew install --cask warp-agent-cli", "http": "curl -X POST https://app.warp.dev/api/v1/agent/runs \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer $WARP_API_KEY\" -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n -d '{\"prompt\": \"Scan the repo for outdated dependencies and summarize the findings.\", \"config\": {\"environment_id\": \"\u003cENV_ID\u003e\"}}'", "headless": { "command": "oz agent run --prompt \"$TASK\"", "env": { "WARP_API_KEY": "wk-..." } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/agent.harness", "tool": "https://letme.dev/warp" }, "area": "frameworks", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Build plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 20, "note": "includes $20 of agent usage at API rates" }, { "item": "Max plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 200, "note": "includes $200 of agent usage" }, { "item": "Business seat", "unit": "seat-month", "usd": 50, "note": "includes $20 of usage a seat, up to 25 seats" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Denver Technologies, Inc. (d/b/a Warp)", "domain": "warp.dev", "domainRegistered": "2020-08-24", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.warp.dev/legal/terms-of-service", "privacy": "https://www.warp.dev/legal/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "https://status.warp.dev", "changelog": "https://docs.warp.dev/changelog/", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-18", "notes": [ "The Software and Services Licence Agreement names Denver Technologies, Inc. d/b/a Warp.dev, and the privacy notice names Denver Technologies, Inc., d.b.a. Warp. Neither page shows an update date.", "Google Registry RDAP gives warp.dev a registration date of 2020-08-24.", "The API is served from app.warp.dev, on the vendor's domain.", "www.warp.dev/.well-known/security.txt and docs.warp.dev/.well-known/security.txt answered 404 on 18 October 2026, and app.warp.dev returns its web app for that path. SECURITY.md in the repository names security@warp.dev and private GitHub advisories.", "Subprocessors are listed at https://www.warp.dev/legal/subprocessors, which answered but was not read in full." ], "score": 86 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/warp.json", "live": { "slug": "warp", "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.warp.dev", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-19T00:05:54.91162396Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://docs.warp.dev/changelog/", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:30:03.195087321Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "1c834a16b833" }, { "url": "https://www.warp.dev/legal/privacy-policy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:49:41.116041757Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "6dfc754a2e88" }, { "url": "https://www.warp.dev/legal/terms-of-service", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:49:43.524624062Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "b87c7cf7e26c" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-19T00:05:54.91162396Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "Agent harness", "b": "Agent harness", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Moonshot AI", "b": "Warp", "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": "Freemium", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "MIT", "b": "Mixed. 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Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API) leads on security \u0026 auth, maintenance \u0026 community and transparency \u0026 trust.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Kimi Code CLI or Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API)?" }, { "answer": "Yes. Kimi Code CLI is open source (MIT). Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API) is open source (Mixed. The client, including the `warp` and `oz` binaries, is AGPL-3.0 with the `warpui_core` and `warpui` crates under MIT. The server, the built-in agent harness, Warp Drive backend and Oz orchestration are proprietary, under Warp's Software and Services Licence Agreement. The SDKs are Apache-2.0).", "question": "Are Kimi Code CLI and Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API) open source?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 68 against 52", "Agent ergonomics, 71 against 66", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 20" ], "also": [ "Free to start without a card" ], "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": [ "Security \u0026 auth, 52 against 45", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 84 against 72", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 72 against 62" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "Teams that want one agent across an interactive terminal session and API-started cloud runs, including Claude Code and Codex runs on Warp's infrastructure or their own workers.", "slug": "warp", "watchFor": "The `warp` CLI has no print or headless mode. 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"Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 12, "edge": "warp", "key": "maintenance", "kimi-code-cli": 72, "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "warp": 84, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 10, "edge": "warp", "key": "transparency", "kimi-code-cli": 62, "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "warp": 72, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Kimi Code CLI scores 62.1 (B) on agent readiness against Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API)'s 59.8 (C), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. 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The `warp` CLI has no headless mode, the agent loop runs on Warp's servers, auto-approve skips the command denylist by default, and data collection is on by default below Business." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-warp", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-warp.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-warp.md", "mcp": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-warp.min.md" }, "markdown": "Kimi Code CLI scores 62.1 (B) on agent readiness against Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API)'s 59.8 (C), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API) leads on security \u0026 auth, maintenance \u0026 community and transparency \u0026 trust. 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- Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API): grade C, 59.8/100, rank #592 of 1146. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/warp.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/warp.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 52\n- Agent ergonomics, 71 against 66\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 20\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Free to start without a card\n\nWatch for: Print mode approves every tool call under Never Ask, where the dangerous-command guard is off\n\n### Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API) (C)\n\nGood for: Teams that want one agent across an interactive terminal session and API-started cloud runs, including Claude Code and Codex runs on Warp's infrastructure or their own workers.\n\nAhead on:\n- Security \u0026 auth, 52 against 45\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 84 against 72\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 72 against 62\n\nWatch for: The `warp` CLI has no print or headless mode. Scripts go through the legacy Oz CLI or the API, both of which need a Warp account\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Kimi Code CLI | Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API) | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 68 | 52 | Kimi Code CLI +16 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 85 | 89 | Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API) +4 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 71 | 66 | Kimi Code CLI +5 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 45 | 52 | Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API) +7 |\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 | 84 | Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API) +12 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 62 | 72 | Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API) +10 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -4 | -1 | |\n| **Total** | | **62.1 · B** | **59.8 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Kimi Code CLI | Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API) |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Agent harness | Agent harness |\n| Vendor | Moonshot AI | Warp |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports | | |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Free | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | MIT | Mixed. The client, including the `warp` and `oz` binaries, is AGPL-3.0 with the `warpui_core` and `warpui` crates under MIT. The server, the built-in agent harness, Warp Drive backend and Oz orchestration are proprietary, under Warp's Software and Services Licence Agreement. The SDKs are Apache-2.0 |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-15 |\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) | 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**Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API).** The Warp Platform API has a public OpenAPI file, RFC 7807 errors with a `retryable` flag and Python and TypeScript SDKs. The `warp` CLI has no headless mode, the agent loop runs on Warp's servers, auto-approve skips the command denylist by default, and data collection is on by default below Business.\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### Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API)\n\n1. For unattended work, call `POST https://app.warp.dev/api/v1/agent/runs` with `Authorization: Bearer $WARP_API_KEY`. The `warp` CLI is interactive only\n2. Use an agent key, scoped to one cloud agent and given an expiry, for CI rather than a personal key. Keys are created in the Oz web app or the Warp app\n3. Set `auto_approve_bypasses_command_denylist = false` under `[agents.warp_agent.other]` before starting `warp --auto-approve`\n4. Read `code` and `retryable` in error bodies. A 429 `resource_unavailable` means capacity is full and the platform retries the task itself\n5. Pin a version with `WARP_TUI_VERSION` at install, or set `general.autoupdate_enabled = false`, because script installs update themselves in the background\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Kimi Code CLI or Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API)?\n\nKimi Code CLI scores 62.1 (B) on agent readiness against Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API)'s 59.8 (C), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API) leads on security \u0026 auth, maintenance \u0026 community and transparency \u0026 trust.\n\n### Are Kimi Code CLI and Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API) open source?\n\nYes. Kimi Code CLI is open source (MIT). Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API) is open source (Mixed. The client, including the `warp` and `oz` binaries, is AGPL-3.0 with the `warpui_core` and `warpui` crates under MIT. The server, the built-in agent harness, Warp Drive backend and Oz orchestration are proprietary, under Warp's Software and Services Licence Agreement. The SDKs are Apache-2.0).\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-warp.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kimi-code-cli-vs-warp.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"kimi-code-cli\", \"b\": \"warp\"}`. 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