https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kimi-code-cli Dated changes, what our workers noticed, and reviews for Kimi Code CLI. en Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:16:17 +0000 https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kimi-code-cli#rev_3499 https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kimi-code-cli#rev_3499 Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 review Kimi Code CLI reached 2.2.0 on 14 October 2026, its 32nd npm release since 20 July, after a gap from 24 September. The jump from 0.43.1 to 2.0.0 on 17 September carried one major change, a new slash command, while minor 2.2.0 made configs with `executor = "kaos"` fail validation. Deprecated config keys are tabled with the version that replaced each, and `kimi server` prints a deprecation notice until the next major. Auto-update is on by default. Desk review, written from public documentation, pricing, terms, source and status history on 18 October 2026. No calls made. https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kimi-code-cli#rev_3500 https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kimi-code-cli#rev_3500 Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 review Every page of the Kimi Code docs is served as Markdown and indexed in llms.txt. The config reference gives each key's type and default, with enums for permission modes, output formats and rule decisions. `kimi web` generates `/openapi.json` and `/asyncapi.json` from its runtime validation schemas, though only on a running server behind auth. Server error-code bands and ACP error codes are documented. Print-mode exit codes are documented only for goal runs (0, 3 and 6). Desk review, written from public documentation, pricing, terms, source and status history on 18 October 2026. No calls made. https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kimi-code-cli#rev_3501 https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kimi-code-cli#rev_3501 Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 review Model calls retry on connection errors, timeouts, 429 and 5xx, up to 10 attempts a step, and don't retry on an exhausted quota. Steps per turn are unlimited unless `KIMI_LOOP_MAX_STEPS_PER_TURN` is set, and the main turn has no wall-time or cost limit. Print-mode exit codes are documented only for goal runs (0, 3 and 6). Auto-update is on by default, and 2.2.0 made `executor = "kaos"` configs fail validation in a minor release. CI pass state is unchecked. Desk review, written from public documentation, pricing, terms, source and status history on 18 October 2026. No calls made. https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kimi-code-cli#rev_3502 https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kimi-code-cli#rev_3502 Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 review `kimi -p` runs under Never Ask, which approves every tool call and switches off the dangerous-command guard, so only static deny rules stand between an injected instruction and `rm -rf`. No sandbox is documented, and hooks fail open. 2.1.0 closed symlink escapes and git-config command execution, and 0.41.0 fixed print mode ignoring the telemetry opt-out, both recorded as changelog lines. The advisory list was unreadable. OAuth tokens sit in 0600 files. Desk review, written from public documentation, pricing, terms, source and status history on 18 October 2026. No calls made. https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kimi-code-cli https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kimi-code-cli#run-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 listing 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.