Kimi Code CLI Cheatsheet - Moonshot Terminal AI Coding Agent

All Kimi Code CLI terminal AI coding-agent commands in one place — from install & auth to interactive/single instructions, session resume to model switching — organized by scenario. Copy and go.

AI CLI·14 commands·Last updated 2026-08-26

Install & Launch 4

npm install -g @moonshot-ai/kimi-code

Install globally via npm

curl -fsSL https://code.kimi.com/kimi-code/install.sh | bash

Official script install (no Node.js prereq)

kimi --version

Print the installed version

kimi

Start the interactive UI in the project dir

Interactive & Single Instructions 5

kimi -p "查看此项目的目录结构"

Run a single instruction without the interactive UI

kimi -C

Resume the previous session

/login

/logout

Clear the current credentials

/init

Scan the project and generate AGENTS.md

Sessions & Models 5

/model

Switch the current model

/compact

Manually compact context to free tokens

/fork

Fork the current session, keep history, continue independently

/sessions

Browse session history and pick one to resume

kimi acp

Drive Zed/JetBrains editors via Agent Client Protocol

Tips

Kimi Code CLI ships as a zero-dependency binary: one script install and it just works — no PATH fiddling, no conflicts with global modules.
`kimi -p` runs a single instruction and `kimi -C` resumes a session — these are the workhorses for scripts and automation. Run `/init` before big tasks to generate AGENTS.md so the agent understands the project.
To use other vendors (Anthropic/OpenAI/Google), just edit `~/.kimi-code/config.toml` with the corresponding API key.

FAQ

What is the relationship between the kimi command and the kimi-cli package?

This sheet covers Moonshot official Kimi Code CLI (npm package @moonshot-ai/kimi-code); the installed command is `kimi`. There is also a separate community Python package named kimi-cli, which is a different project.

Can Kimi Code CLI run on Windows?

Yes. On Windows run the install script `irm https://code.kimi.com/kimi-code/install.ps1 | iex` in PowerShell. Install Git for Windows first; the CLI uses its Git Bash as the shell environment.

Official References

Each command links to its official documentation below, so you can verify the latest usage and read deeper.

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Publicly updated on Aug 26, 2026, continuously proofread against official docs.

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