Kimi Code

kimi-code

Moonshot AI's coding agent for the terminal.

Runs as kimi|macOS, Linux, Windows|github.com

Open form in Otty otty.toml

Command form

ai-draft · 2 tasks · 8 fields

Start an interactive session or run one prompt non-interactively, with model, mode and resume options. Subcommands (provider, session, web, acp, ...) are left out.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui kimi-code

Start Kimi CodeExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Model alias

string

Plan mode

--plan

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Interactive session

modelplan

Run one prompt

promptmodeloutput_format

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Prompt (non-interactive)

Run one prompt and print the response instead of opening the TUI.
string

--prompt-p

Model alias

string

--model-m

Continue previous session

boolean

--continue-c

Plan mode

boolean

--plan

Ask When Needed mode

Routine edits and commands run automatically; risky actions still ask.
boolean

--yolo-y

Never Ask mode

Everything runs and is decided automatically.
boolean

--auto

Output format (prompt mode)

enum

--output-formattextstream-json

Additional workspace directories

path · repeatable

--add-dir

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

help

-S, --session [id] Resume a session. With ID: resume that session. Without ID: interactively pick. -c, --continue Continue the previous session for the working directory. (default: -y, --yolo Start in Ask When Needed mode: routine edits and commands run --auto…

helpkimi --help (local)

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed kimi against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.