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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