Kimi CLI (github.com)

MoonshotAI has released Kimi CLI, a technical-preview command-line agent that blends an AI “coding agent” and an interactive shell to assist with development and terminal tasks. Currently for macOS and Linux (Windows coming soon), Kimi is installed via uv (uv tool install --python 3.13 kimi-cli) and started with kimi; first-run on macOS may be delayed by OS security checks. The client offers a shell-like UI with raw shell command execution and an agent mode you toggle with Ctrl‑K; note built-in shell commands like cd aren’t supported yet. A zsh integration plugin (zsh-kimi-cli) lets you embed agent behavior into your Zsh workflow. Kimi CLI is built to integrate with existing tooling: it implements the Agent Client Protocol (ACP) so editors like Zed can spawn Kimi agent threads (example ACP config provided), and it supports the MCP convention for connecting external context or tools via a JSON mcpServers config (use kimi --mcp-config-file /path/to/mcp.json). The project is open for contribution—clone github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-cli, run make prepare and use uv run kimi to iterate, with make targets for formatting, linting, testing. Significance: Kimi brings agent-driven automation directly into terminal and editor workflows, promising faster task flow and extensibility via ACP/MCP, but it’s early-stage—expect platform limits, security prompts, and evolving features.