Moonshot Open-Sources Kimi Code CLI
alexcovo_eth · x · 2026-07-19
Moonshot has open-sourced **Kimi Code CLI** under the MIT license, billing it as a free alternative to Claude Code. Key features include: - Directly accepts screen recordings as input - Built-in coder / explore / plan sub-agents, each with independent contexts - Supports entering plan mode before modifying files - Agents can self-configure MCP servers via `/mcp-config` - Integrates with Zed, JetBrains, and VS Code - Distributed as a single binary with no Node requirement, ensuring fast startup The post also notes that while the CLI is free, the underlying K3 model starts at $3 per million tokens.
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