{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "kiro-cli", "name": "Kiro CLI", "vendor": "Amazon Web Services", "vendorUrl": "https://kiro.dev/cli/", "kind": "harness", "category": "agent-harnesses", "summary": "AWS's coding agent for the terminal and the successor to the Amazon Q Developer CLI. It runs interactive chat, non-interactive runs for pipelines with an API key, MCP servers and an Agent Client Protocol server for editors.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kiro-cli", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kiro-cli.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kiro-cli.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/kiro-cli.json", "repo": "https://github.com/kirodotdev/Kiro", "license": "Proprietary. Licensed as AWS Content under the AWS Customer Agreement and the AWS Intellectual Property Licence (https://kiro.dev/license/). The GitHub repository is the public issue tracker and doesn't hold the source", "transports": [], "packages": [], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "`kiro-cli login` with GitHub, Google, AWS Builder ID, AWS IAM Identity Centre or an external identity provider, in a browser or by device flow on a remote machine. Pipelines use an API key in `KIRO_API_KEY`, created at app.kiro.dev by Pro, Pro+, Pro Max and Power subscribers. Keys are long-lived, named and revocable, with no scopes, and API key generation is off by default for subscriptions an administrator manages. An active browser session takes precedence over the key.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Kiro Free is $0 with 50 credits a month and a reduced model list. Pro is $20 a user a month with 1,000 credits, Pro+ $40 with 2,000, Pro Max $100 with 5,000 and Power $200 with 10,000, and extra credits cost $0.04 each. Models use credits at different rates (Auto is the 1.0x baseline). API keys for headless runs need a paid plan, and a paid plan needs a card. GovCloud prices are about 20 per cent higher with no free tier (checked 2026-10-08).", "priceSummary": "$20 / mo", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs, the pricing page or the CLI changelog (checked 2026-10-08).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 4356, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-08" }, "docsUrl": "https://kiro.dev/docs/cli/", "llmsTxt": "https://kiro.dev/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "agent.harness", "agent.mcp-client", "agent.multi-agent" ], "tags": [ "official", "harness", "coding-agent", "cli", "closed-source", "mcp", "acp", "llms-txt", "free-tier", "no-card", "telemetry-default-on" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-14", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 60.6, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 562, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1175, "categoryRank": 14, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 67, "maintenance": 73, "payments": 40, "reliability": 57, "schema": 79, "security": 69, "transparency": 69 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-17" }, "negative": -4, "negativeNotes": [ "2026-08-04. CVE-2026-18656 and CVE-2026-18657 (bulletin 2026-074-AWS), an uncontrolled search path on Windows let a planted executable in a crafted project directory run when a user opened it. Kiro CLI for Windows before 2.10.0 and Kiro IDE 1.0.0 to 1.0.212. Fixed and published with credit to the reporters, inside six months (https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-074-aws/). -2", "2026-05-22. CVE-2026-9255 (bulletin 2026-035-AWS), content piped to kiro-cli on stdin could answer the tool approval prompt, so a local actor could run tools and shell commands without the user's approval. kiro-cli before 1.28.0. Fixed and published, inside six months (https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-035-aws/). -2" ], "verdict": "Permission rules follow deny over ask over allow, cloned repositories can't add rules, and a headless session treats every ask as a deny. Content from Free and individual paid accounts is used for service improvement, including model training, unless the user opts out, and API keys for pipelines need a paid plan.", "bestFor": "Teams on AWS that want one agent configuration across terminal, IDE and web, with central permission policy, prompt logging to their own S3 bucket and IAM Identity Centre sign-in.", "strengths": [ "Capability permissions with deny over ask over allow, stored outside the repository so a clone can't add rules", "An untrusted workspace doesn't load its own agents, steering files, MCP configuration or skills, and asks before every shell command", "Headless runs with `--no-interactive`, JSON Lines output, and exit codes 3 and 4 for MCP startup and missing-agent failures", "Twelve minor releases between 26 August and 13 October 2026 in a dated changelog", "Plan prices, the $0.04 credit price and per-model credit multipliers are public, with a free tier of 50 credits a month" ], "weaknesses": [ "Free and individual paid accounts have content used for service improvement, including model training, unless they opt out", "Closed source since it replaced the Apache 2.0 Amazon Q Developer CLI, with no public CI or test suite", "API keys for headless runs need a paid plan, are long-lived and carry no scopes", "The local command sandbox exists only in the V3 engine and is off unless chosen, and AWS says managed permission policies are client-enforced", "Two CVEs in 2026 (CVE-2026-9255 in May, CVE-2026-18656 and CVE-2026-18657 in August), both fixed" ], "agentNotes": [ "Set `KIRO_API_KEY` and pass `--no-interactive` with `--trust-tools=\u003clist\u003e` in pipelines. Keep `--trust-all-tools` for disposable environments", "Pass `--require-mcp-startup` when a run depends on MCP tools. Without it a failed server is logged and the run continues", "Pass `--no-interactive` whenever input is piped from a source you don't control, and run 2.10.0 or later on Windows", "Run `kiro-cli settings telemetry.enabled false` and turn off content collection on Free and individual plans. Both are on by default", "Pick another model if a session names Claude Sonnet 4, which reached end of life in Kiro on 14 October 2026. Kiro doesn't switch it for you" ], "metrics": { "kind": "local", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 4, "avgRating": 2.8, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 60.6 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 67, "maintenance": 73, "payments": 40, "reliability": 57, "schema": 79, "security": 69, "transparency": 66 }, "provenanceScore": 72 }, "connect": { "install": "curl -fsSL https://cli.kiro.dev/install | bash", "headless": { "run": "KIRO_API_KEY=ksk_... kiro-cli chat --no-interactive --trust-tools=read,grep \"Find all TODO comments in src/\"" } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/agent.harness", "tool": "https://letme.dev/kiro-cli" }, "area": "frameworks", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Kiro Pro", "unit": "month", "usd": 20, "note": "per user, with 1,000 credits" }, { "item": "Add-on credit", "unit": "credit", "usd": 0.04, "note": "paid plans, beyond the plan's credits" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Amazon Web Services, Inc.", "domain": "kiro.dev", "domainRegistered": "2019-03-01", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "https://aws.amazon.com/agreement/", "privacy": "https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://kiro.dev/changelog/cli/", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-17", "notes": [ "Kiro's licence page says the Kiro IDE and CLI are licensed as AWS Content under the AWS Customer Agreement and the AWS Intellectual Property Licence. Section 50.14 of the AWS Service Terms names Amazon Web Services, Inc. as the contracting party for subscriptions bought through the Stripe portal.", "The AWS Customer Agreement (last updated 14 August 2026) governs use, with the AWS Service Terms sections 50.3 and 50.14 for Kiro. The AWS Privacy Notice (last updated 18 May 2026) is the privacy link in Kiro's footer.", "kiro.dev/.well-known/security.txt answered 404 on 17 October. aws.amazon.com publishes a security.txt that is valid again, with Expires 2027-10-16 and a Policy of https://vdp.aws.security/.", "No status page for Kiro was found on kiro.dev or in its docs.", "RDAP (Google Registry) gives kiro.dev a registration date of 1 March 2019, before the product." ], "score": 72 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kiro-cli.json", "live": { "slug": "kiro-cli", "githubStars": 4371, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://kiro.dev/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-19T15:55:44.754003771Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://kiro.dev/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-19T14:28:05.823914233Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "kiro.dev", "registered": "2019-03-01", "source": "https://pubapi.registry.google/rdap/domain/kiro.dev", "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T13:41:07.664468218Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://kiro.dev/changelog/cli/", "kind": "deprecations", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:32:19.18167639Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-15T21:29:04.182775461Z", "fingerprint": "930a7f669a07" }, { "url": "https://kiro.dev/changelog/models/", "kind": "deprecations", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T23:32:21.302600812Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "46e921a92cc6" } ], "github": { "repo": "kirodotdev/kiro", "checkedAt": "2026-10-19T06:20:51.441335993Z", "stars": 4371, "archived": false, "issuesEnabled": true, "pushedAt": "2026-10-18T11:35:32Z", "openIssues": 1509, "openPRs": 7, "issuesOpened90d": 1665, "issuesClosed90d": 2841, "prsMerged90d": 2, "ci": { "branch": "main", "runs": 1, "success": 0, "failure": 1, "other": 0, "latest": "failure", "latestAt": "2026-03-23T17:52:28Z" } }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-19T15:55:44.754003771Z" } }, "answer": "MiniMax Code scores 67.5 (B) on agent readiness against Kiro CLI's 60.6 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Kiro CLI leads on security \u0026 auth and transparency \u0026 trust.", "b": { "slug": "minimax-code", "name": "MiniMax Code", "vendor": "MiniMax", "vendorUrl": "https://agent.minimax.io", "kind": "harness", "category": "agent-harnesses", "summary": "MiniMax's coding agent, as an open-source terminal CLI (`mcode`) and a closed desktop app. The CLI runs MiniMax models through M Plan or an API key, or any compatible model, headless with `mcode exec` or as an ACP server.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-code", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-code.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-code.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/minimax-code.json", "repo": "https://github.com/MiniMax-AI/minimax-code", "license": "MIT for first-party code, with the bundled sandbox runtime under Apache-2.0. The desktop app's source isn't published", "transports": [], "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@minimax-ai/code" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "MiniMax sign-in in a browser (`mcode login --region global`) for M Plan or Token Plan usage, a MiniMax API key read from an environment variable (`mcode provider set-minimax-key`), or a key for any OpenAI- or Anthropic-compatible provider (BYOK), which needs no MiniMax login. Provider keys are stored in `config.yaml` in the data directory, `~/.minimax` by default.", "pricing": "free", "pricingNotes": "The CLI is free and MIT-licensed. Model use is paid separately, through an M Plan (Go $22, Explore $55, Build $132 a month), MiniMax's pay-as-you-go API, or another provider's key. M Plan usage is shared between MiniMax Code and other tools on the same subscription (https://platform.minimax.io/docs/m-plan/monthly-offer, checked 19 October 2026).", "priceSummary": "Free · OSS", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the CLI docs, README or the 0.6.12 npm metadata (checked 2026-10-19).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 2000, "npmWeekly": 6842, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-19" }, "docsUrl": "https://agent.minimax.io/docs/cli/quick-start", "llmsTxt": "https://agent.minimax.io/docs/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "agent.harness", "agent.mcp-client", "agent.multi-agent" ], "tags": [ "official", "harness", "coding-agent", "cli", "open-source", "typescript", "mcp", "acp", "llms-txt", "free", "no-card", "local" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-15", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 67.5, "grade": "B", "agentReady": false, "rank": 277, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1175, "categoryRank": 8, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 75, "maintenance": 77, "payments": 60, "reliability": 63, "schema": 81, "security": 57, "transparency": 61 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-19" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "An MIT-licensed terminal coding agent with a headless mode that returns versioned JSON, documented exit codes and an ACP server, and telemetry off by default. It's pre-1.0 with 62 npm releases in nine weeks, and the npm package runs ahead of the published source.", "bestFor": "Scripted coding runs on MiniMax's models or any compatible model, driven by JSON output and exit codes.", "strengths": [ "MIT-licensed CLI on npm, with `mcode exec` returning versioned JSON and nine documented exit codes", "`mcode acp` for editors and agent hosts, and BYOK for any OpenAI- or Anthropic-compatible provider without a MiniMax login", "Telemetry off by default, each channel opted into separately, with every field and destination documented", "Headless fails on a pending permission request instead of approving it, and `--timeout` and `--max-steps` bound a run", "62 npm releases between 14 August and 15 October 2026" ], "weaknesses": [ "Pre-1.0 and labelled a source preview, with npm at 0.6.12 and the public source at 0.6.5", "The default headless policy sends actions to a cloud classifier, and what it sends isn't documented", "Which actions run inside the sandbox by default isn't documented", "The CLI changelog trails npm by five releases", "The MiniMax Agent terms take a perpetual, irrevocable licence over what users submit through MiniMax's services and what they generate, and the privacy policy states no retention period" ], "agentNotes": [ "Run `mcode exec --cwd \u003crepo\u003e --output-format json --timeout 10m --max-steps 50` and check both the exit code and the JSON `status`", "Keep `--permission full` and `off` for a container or throwaway workspace. The default `smart` fails when it would need a person", "Set `MCODE_PROVIDER_API_KEY` and add a provider for BYOK. M Plan models need a browser sign-in with `mcode login --region global`", "Set `MINIMAX_DATA_DIR` per CI runner. Keys and sessions live in `~/.minimax` by default", "Pin a version. npm published 62 releases in nine weeks and the public source trails it" ], "metrics": { "kind": "local", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 4, "avgRating": 3.5, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "B", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 67.5 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 75, "maintenance": 77, "payments": 60, "reliability": 63, "schema": 81, "security": 57, "transparency": 56 }, "provenanceScore": 65 }, "connect": { "install": "npm install -g @minimax-ai/code@latest # or: curl -fsSL https://filecdn.minimax.chat/public/install.sh | bash", "headless": { "command": "mcode exec --cwd . --output-format json --timeout 10m --max-steps 50 \"$TASK\"", "env": { "MCODE_DISABLE_TELEMETRY": "1", "MCODE_PROVIDER_API_KEY": "\u003ckey\u003e" } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/agent.harness", "tool": "https://letme.dev/minimax-code" }, "sameCompany": [ "minimax-api", "minimax-video", "minimax-voice-cloning" ], "area": "frameworks", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Nanonoble Pte. Ltd.", "domain": "minimax.io", "domainRegistered": "2021-03-27", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "https://agent.minimax.io/doc/en/terms-of-service.html", "privacy": "https://agent.minimax.io/doc/en/privacy-policy.html", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://agent.minimax.io/docs/changelog", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-19", "notes": [ "The MiniMax Agent terms of use and privacy policy, both updated 19 January 2026 and linked from the download page, name Nanonoble Pte. Ltd., as do the MiniMax API terms. The repository's MIT licence names 'MiniMax Code' as the copyright holder.", "SECURITY.md takes private reports at a dedicated MiniMax Code security address and through GitHub's private advisories, with no response SLA. platform.minimax.io answers 404 for /.well-known/security.txt and www.minimax.io redirects it to the home page.", "RDAP for minimax.io gives a registration date of 2021-03-27, as recorded on the MiniMax Video API listing." ], "score": 65 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-code.json", "live": { "slug": "minimax-code", "securityTxt": { "url": "https://minimax.io/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-19T15:55:03.5197794Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-19T15:55:03.5197794Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "Agent harness", "b": "Agent harness", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Amazon Web Services", "b": "MiniMax", "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": "Freemium", "b": "Free", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "Proprietary. Licensed as AWS Content under the AWS Customer Agreement and the AWS Intellectual Property Licence (https://kiro.dev/license/). The GitHub repository is the public issue tracker and doesn't hold the source", "b": "MIT for first-party code, with the bundled sandbox runtime under Apache-2.0. The desktop app's source isn't published", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-10-14", "b": "2026-10-15", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "2026-08-14", "b": "2026-01-19", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "2026-05-18", "b": "2026-01-19", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "4.4k stars", "b": "2k stars, 6.8k npm/wk", "name": "Popularity" }, { "a": "2.8/5 (4)", "b": "3.5/5 (4)", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "MiniMax Code scores 67.5 (B) on agent readiness against Kiro CLI's 60.6 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Kiro CLI leads on security \u0026 auth and transparency \u0026 trust.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Kiro CLI or MiniMax Code?" }, { "answer": "No open-source release is listed for Kiro CLI. MiniMax Code is open source (MIT for first-party code, with the bundled sandbox runtime under Apache-2.0. The desktop app's source isn't published).", "question": "Are Kiro CLI and MiniMax Code open source?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Security \u0026 auth, 69 against 57", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 69 against 61" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "Teams on AWS that want one agent configuration across terminal, IDE and web, with central permission policy, prompt logging to their own S3 bucket and IAM Identity Centre sign-in.", "slug": "kiro-cli", "watchFor": "Free and individual paid accounts have content used for service improvement, including model training, unless they opt out" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 63 against 57", "Agent ergonomics, 75 against 67", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 40" ], "also": [ "Open source", "Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.5 against 2.8 out of 5", "No incidents deducted, where Kiro CLI loses 4 points for them" ], "goodFor": "Scripted coding runs on MiniMax's models or any compatible model, driven by JSON output and exit codes.", "slug": "minimax-code", "watchFor": "Pre-1.0 and labelled a source preview, with npm at 0.6.12 and the public source at 0.6.5" } ], "job": { "capability": "agent.harness", "name": "Agent harnesses" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-zero-vs-kiro-cli.json", "title": "Agent Zero vs Kiro CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-zero-vs-kiro-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-zero-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "Agent Zero vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-zero-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aider-vs-kiro-cli.json", "title": "Aider vs Kiro CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aider-vs-kiro-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aider-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "Aider vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aider-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/amp-vs-kiro-cli.json", "title": "Amp vs Kiro CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/amp-vs-kiro-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/amp-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "Amp vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/amp-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/antigravity-cli-vs-kiro-cli.json", "title": "Antigravity CLI vs Kiro CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/antigravity-cli-vs-kiro-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/antigravity-cli-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "Antigravity CLI vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/antigravity-cli-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/auggie-vs-kiro-cli.json", "title": "Auggie CLI vs Kiro CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/auggie-vs-kiro-cli" }, { "json": 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"https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/github-copilot-cli-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "GitHub Copilot CLI vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/github-copilot-cli-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/goose-vs-kiro-cli.json", "title": "goose vs Kiro CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/goose-vs-kiro-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/goose-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "goose vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/goose-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harness2-vs-kiro-cli.json", "title": "Harness² vs Kiro CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harness2-vs-kiro-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harness2-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "Harness² vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harness2-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harnessrouter-vs-kiro-cli.json", "title": "HarnessRouter vs Kiro CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harnessrouter-vs-kiro-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harnessrouter-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "HarnessRouter vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harnessrouter-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/jules-vs-kiro-cli.json", "title": "Jules vs Kiro CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/jules-vs-kiro-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/jules-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "Jules vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/jules-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/junie-vs-kiro-cli.json", "title": "Junie CLI vs Kiro CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/junie-vs-kiro-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/junie-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "Junie CLI vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/junie-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kilo-code-cli-vs-kiro-cli.json", "title": "Kilo Code CLI vs Kiro CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kilo-code-cli-vs-kiro-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kilo-code-cli-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "Kilo Code CLI vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kilo-code-cli-vs-minimax-code" }, { "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-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/kiro-cli-vs-mini-swe-agent.json", "title": "Kiro CLI vs mini-swe-agent", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-mini-swe-agent" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-mistral-vibe-cli.json", "title": "Kiro CLI vs Mistral Vibe CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-mistral-vibe-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-muse-code.json", "title": "Kiro CLI vs Muse Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-muse-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-openai-codex.json", "title": "Kiro CLI vs OpenAI Codex", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-openai-codex" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-opencode.json", "title": "Kiro CLI vs OpenCode", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-opencode" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-openhands.json", "title": "Kiro CLI vs OpenHands", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-openhands" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-prime-agent.json", "title": "Kiro CLI vs Prime Agent", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-prime-agent" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-qoder-cli.json", "title": "Kiro CLI vs Qoder CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-qoder-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-qwen-code.json", "title": "Kiro CLI vs Qwen Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-qwen-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-reflection-mirror.json", "title": "Kiro CLI vs Mirror CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-reflection-mirror" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-rovo-dev-cli.json", "title": "Kiro CLI vs Rovo Dev CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-rovo-dev-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-warp.json", "title": "Kiro CLI vs Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API)", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-warp" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mini-swe-agent-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "mini-swe-agent vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mini-swe-agent-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-mistral-vibe-cli.json", "title": "MiniMax Code vs Mistral Vibe CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-mistral-vibe-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-muse-code.json", "title": "MiniMax Code vs Muse Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-muse-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-openai-codex.json", "title": "MiniMax Code vs OpenAI Codex", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-openai-codex" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-opencode.json", "title": "MiniMax Code vs OpenCode", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-opencode" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-openhands.json", "title": "MiniMax Code vs OpenHands", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-openhands" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-prime-agent.json", "title": "MiniMax Code vs Prime Agent", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-prime-agent" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-qoder-cli.json", "title": "MiniMax Code vs Qoder CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-qoder-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-qwen-code.json", "title": "MiniMax Code vs Qwen Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-qwen-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-reflection-mirror.json", "title": "MiniMax Code vs Mirror CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-reflection-mirror" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-rovo-dev-cli.json", "title": "MiniMax Code vs Rovo Dev CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-rovo-dev-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-warp.json", "title": "MiniMax Code vs Warp (Warp Agent CLI and the Oz Agent API)", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-warp" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cli-manager-vs-kiro-cli.json", "title": "CLI Manager vs Kiro CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cli-manager-vs-kiro-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cli-manager-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "CLI Manager vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cli-manager-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harness-autonomous-vs-kiro-cli.json", "title": "Harness vs Kiro CLI", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harness-autonomous-vs-kiro-cli" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harness-autonomous-vs-minimax-code.json", "title": "Harness vs MiniMax Code", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/harness-autonomous-vs-minimax-code" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-paperclip.json", "title": "Kiro CLI vs Paperclip", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-paperclip" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-parallax-agents.json", "title": "Kiro CLI vs Parallax", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-parallax-agents" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-paperclip.json", "title": "MiniMax Code vs Paperclip", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-paperclip" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-parallax-agents.json", "title": "MiniMax Code vs Parallax", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/minimax-code-vs-parallax-agents" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 6, "edge": "minimax-code", "key": "reliability", "kiro-cli": 57, "minimax-code": 63, "name": "Reliability", "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 2, "edge": "minimax-code", "key": "schema", "kiro-cli": 79, "minimax-code": 81, "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "weight": 13 }, { "by": 8, "edge": "minimax-code", "key": "ergonomics", "kiro-cli": 67, "minimax-code": 75, "name": "Agent ergonomics", "weight": 13 }, { "by": 12, "edge": "kiro-cli", "key": "security", "kiro-cli": 69, "minimax-code": 57, "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "weight": 14 }, { "by": 20, "edge": "minimax-code", "key": "payments", "kiro-cli": 40, "minimax-code": 60, "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 4, "edge": "minimax-code", "key": "maintenance", "kiro-cli": 73, "minimax-code": 77, "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "weight": 7 }, { "by": 8, "edge": "kiro-cli", "key": "transparency", "kiro-cli": 69, "minimax-code": 61, "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "MiniMax Code scores 67.5 (B) on agent readiness against Kiro CLI's 60.6 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Kiro CLI leads on security \u0026 auth and transparency \u0026 trust. Both do agent harnesses.", "tutorials": [], "verdicts": { "kiro-cli": "Permission rules follow deny over ask over allow, cloned repositories can't add rules, and a headless session treats every ask as a deny. Content from Free and individual paid accounts is used for service improvement, including model training, unless the user opts out, and API keys for pipelines need a paid plan.", "minimax-code": "An MIT-licensed terminal coding agent with a headless mode that returns versioned JSON, documented exit codes and an ACP server, and telemetry off by default. It's pre-1.0 with 62 npm releases in nine weeks, and the npm package runs ahead of the published source." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-minimax-code", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-minimax-code.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-minimax-code.md", "mcp": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-minimax-code.min.md" }, "markdown": "MiniMax Code scores 67.5 (B) on agent readiness against Kiro CLI's 60.6 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Kiro CLI leads on security \u0026 auth and transparency \u0026 trust. Both do agent harnesses.\n\n- Kiro CLI: grade C, 60.6/100, rank #562 of 1175. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kiro-cli.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/kiro-cli.json\n- MiniMax Code: grade B, 67.5/100, rank #277 of 1175. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-code.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/minimax-code.json\n- Best agent harnesses and coding agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/agent-harnesses/index.md\n- All 752 harnesses comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-harnesses/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Kiro CLI (C)\n\nGood for: Teams on AWS that want one agent configuration across terminal, IDE and web, with central permission policy, prompt logging to their own S3 bucket and IAM Identity Centre sign-in.\n\nAhead on:\n- Security \u0026 auth, 69 against 57\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 69 against 61\n\nWatch for: Free and individual paid accounts have content used for service improvement, including model training, unless they opt out\n\n### MiniMax Code (B)\n\nGood for: Scripted coding runs on MiniMax's models or any compatible model, driven by JSON output and exit codes.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 63 against 57\n- Agent ergonomics, 75 against 67\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 40\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Open source\n- Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.5 against 2.8 out of 5\n- No incidents deducted, where Kiro CLI loses 4 points for them\n\nWatch for: Pre-1.0 and labelled a source preview, with npm at 0.6.12 and the public source at 0.6.5\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Kiro CLI | MiniMax Code | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 57 | 63 | MiniMax Code +6 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 79 | 81 | MiniMax Code +2 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 67 | 75 | MiniMax Code +8 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 69 | 57 | Kiro CLI +12 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 40 | 60 | MiniMax Code +20 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 73 | 77 | MiniMax Code +4 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 69 | 61 | Kiro CLI +8 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -4 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **60.6 · C** | **67.5 · B** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Kiro CLI | MiniMax Code |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Agent harness | Agent harness |\n| Vendor | Amazon Web Services | MiniMax |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports | | |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Free |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Proprietary. Licensed as AWS Content under the AWS Customer Agreement and the AWS Intellectual Property Licence (https://kiro.dev/license/). The GitHub repository is the public issue tracker and doesn't hold the source | MIT for first-party code, with the bundled sandbox runtime under Apache-2.0. The desktop app's source isn't published |\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 | 2026-08-14 | 2026-01-19 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-05-18 | 2026-01-19 |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | yes |\n| Popularity | 4.4k stars | 2k stars, 6.8k npm/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 2.8/5 (4) | 3.5/5 (4) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Kiro CLI.** Permission rules follow deny over ask over allow, cloned repositories can't add rules, and a headless session treats every ask as a deny. Content from Free and individual paid accounts is used for service improvement, including model training, unless the user opts out, and API keys for pipelines need a paid plan.\n\n**MiniMax Code.** An MIT-licensed terminal coding agent with a headless mode that returns versioned JSON, documented exit codes and an ACP server, and telemetry off by default. It's pre-1.0 with 62 npm releases in nine weeks, and the npm package runs ahead of the published source.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Kiro CLI\n\n1. Set `KIRO_API_KEY` and pass `--no-interactive` with `--trust-tools=\u003clist\u003e` in pipelines. Keep `--trust-all-tools` for disposable environments\n2. Pass `--require-mcp-startup` when a run depends on MCP tools. Without it a failed server is logged and the run continues\n3. Pass `--no-interactive` whenever input is piped from a source you don't control, and run 2.10.0 or later on Windows\n4. Run `kiro-cli settings telemetry.enabled false` and turn off content collection on Free and individual plans. Both are on by default\n5. Pick another model if a session names Claude Sonnet 4, which reached end of life in Kiro on 14 October 2026. Kiro doesn't switch it for you\n\n### MiniMax Code\n\n1. Run `mcode exec --cwd \u003crepo\u003e --output-format json --timeout 10m --max-steps 50` and check both the exit code and the JSON `status`\n2. Keep `--permission full` and `off` for a container or throwaway workspace. The default `smart` fails when it would need a person\n3. Set `MCODE_PROVIDER_API_KEY` and add a provider for BYOK. M Plan models need a browser sign-in with `mcode login --region global`\n4. Set `MINIMAX_DATA_DIR` per CI runner. Keys and sessions live in `~/.minimax` by default\n5. Pin a version. npm published 62 releases in nine weeks and the public source trails it\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Kiro CLI or MiniMax Code?\n\nMiniMax Code scores 67.5 (B) on agent readiness against Kiro CLI's 60.6 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Kiro CLI leads on security \u0026 auth and transparency \u0026 trust.\n\n### Are Kiro CLI and MiniMax Code open source?\n\nNo open-source release is listed for Kiro CLI. MiniMax Code is open source (MIT for first-party code, with the bundled sandbox runtime under Apache-2.0. The desktop app's source isn't published).\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-minimax-code.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/kiro-cli-vs-minimax-code.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"kiro-cli\", \"b\": \"minimax-code\"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare kiro-cli minimax-code`\n- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/kiro-cli.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/minimax-code.json\n\n## Other comparisons with Kiro CLI or MiniMax Code\n\n- [Agent Zero vs Kiro CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-zero-vs-kiro-cli.md)\n- [Agent Zero vs MiniMax Code](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-zero-vs-minimax-code.md)\n- [Aider vs Kiro CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aider-vs-kiro-cli.md)\n- [Aider vs MiniMax Code](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aider-vs-minimax-code.md)\n- [Amp vs Kiro CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/amp-vs-kiro-cli.md)\n- [Amp vs MiniMax Code](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/amp-vs-minimax-code.md)\n- [Antigravity CLI vs Kiro CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/antigravity-cli-vs-kiro-cli.md)\n- [Antigravity CLI vs MiniMax 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