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Kimi uses local kimi. Credentials and models stay in Kimi’s own config (usually ~/.kimi-code/). Open Settings → Provider management → CLI and confirm Kimi CLI shows Installed. The extension does not install it for you, and it does not change config.toml. CLI detection page

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Install

macOS / Linux:
Windows PowerShell:
Alternative:
Docs: MoonshotAI/kimi-code After install, go back to the CLI page and click Detect again. If the command is not found, set KIMI_BIN / KIMI_PATH / KIMI_CLI_PATH / KIMI_CODE_BIN, or add ~/.kimi-code/bin to the system PATH.

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Capability differences

Compared with Claude Code:
  • No plan mode
  • MCP / Skills / some settings pages are centered on Claude Code
  • Stop ends the kimi child process
  • Chat works, but there is no local history index yet. History does not list Kimi sessions

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If detection fails

See Detect and install.

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Next steps