AI-assisted development in the terminal
Developed by Moonshot AI, Kimi CLI is an artificial intelligence agent that works via a command line interface (CLI). This Python-based tool is designed to automate command line interactions in software development processes.
Updates
- September 2, 2026: Stars 11,074 → 11,306, latest release 1.50.0 (September 1, 2026).
- August 2, 2026: Stars 9,577 → 11,074, latest release 1.49.0 (July 16, 2026).
What you get
- Ability to read and edit code
- Executing commands via terminal
- Web search and autonomous planning
Installation
git clone https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-cli.git
cd kimi-cli
make prepare # prepare the development environmentIf you don't write code
I want you to work as a development agent within the terminal. While performing my software development duties, I read and edit my code files, run the necessary shell commands, and plan processes autonomously by searching the internet when I need them.
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TreScout did not build this tool · we found it in GitHub trends and wrote it up. This page describes the repository as of 2026-07-19: The star count and our text belong to that day, the repository may have changed since. Check the repository link for the current state. This page was machine-translated from the Turkish original · the Turkish version prevails.