Kimi Code
Monthly summaries
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Kimi Code: September 2026
Kimi Code released versions 0.40.0 through 2.1.0 in September, introducing multi-agent collaboration, enhanced UI panels, and improved terminal rendering capabilities. Agents and Automation Tower …
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Kimi Code: August 2026
Kimi Code released versions 0.34.0 through 0.36.1 in August, focusing on improved agent orchestration, better task visibility, and enhanced workflow management. Agents and Automation Subagent model …
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Kimi Code: July 2026
Kimi Code released versions 0.21.0 through 0.31.0 in July 2026, adding major improvements to agent capabilities, file handling, reasoning controls, and the web interface. Agents and Automation …
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Kimi Code: June 2026
Kimi Code evolved from version 0.8.0 to 0.20.2 in June with major additions to agent capabilities, IDE integration, and web-based interfaces. Agent and Automation Goal mode and queuing: Multi-turn …
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Kimi Code 2.4.0 adds cross-tool session import and refined plan mode
Users can import Claude Code or Codex sessions from the past 15-30 days via the new /import-sessions command. Press Ctrl-O while streaming to expand the model’s thinking, allowing deeper responses …
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Kimi Code 2.3.2 makes direct task handling default, requires explicit delegation
Kimi Code 2.3.2 now uses direct task handling by default, launching subagents only when you explicitly request delegation.
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Kimi Code 2.3.0 adds model-switch confirmation dialog
A confirmation dialog now appears when you switch models in a session with conversation history. It lets you start a new session, compact and continue, continue directly, or cancel, and only shows if …
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Kimi Code 2.2.0 adds desktop chat command and enhanced Tower mode
Kimi Code 2.2.0 introduces a new desktop chat command that opens a chat window in the current or specified folder. Tower mode now aborts an in-progress turn when a new message arrives, letting the …
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Kimi Code: news of 2026-09-23
Kimi Code 2.1.0 adds a TUI mode setting with an experimental fullscreen layout that enables mouse-interactive UI elements for a smoother experience. Tower mode now includes smaller missions, stricter …
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Kimi Code: news of 2026-09-17
Version 2.0.0 adds a /desktop slash command (alias /install-desktop) that opens the Kimi Code desktop app page in the browser. Mermaid diagram rendering now displays code blocks as diagrams in the …
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Kimi Code: news of 2026-09-09
Version 0.42.0 introduces an experimental Updates panel that shows paginated progress messages from the main agent and any sub-agents, enabled via an environment flag. The web interface now displays …
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Kimi Code: news of 2026-09-04
Tower multi-agent collaboration mode is now available experimentally via the /tower command or composer menu, letting you specify a base branch for coordinated work. Selection comments and …
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Kimi Code: news of 2026-09-02
Kimi Code 0.40.0 adds a Plugins panel in Settings to browse and manage plugins from the marketplace. You can now activate multiple skills from a single message. The command line gains a kimi session …
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Kimi Code: news of 2026-08-27
Remote Control lets you access a local web session from anywhere by setting an environment variable and running a command. The web interface now has a redesigned multi-tab right sidebar for better …
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Kimi Code: news of 2026-08-20
WaitFor tool lets the agent pause for background tasks to complete within the same turn instead of ending and restarting. Kimi Datasource plugin now includes 13 new data sources: Chinese government …
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Kimi Code: news of 2026-08-18
Multiple skills in one prompt can now be activated by typing / after whitespace to insert skill tokens. The sidebar now includes Open, Done, and Workspaces tabs, with sessions markable as done to …
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Kimi Code: news of 2026-08-14
Kimi Code 0.36.1 replaces the composer mode menu with plan and goal toggles directly in the input area, accessible via /plan or /goal commands. A new plan viewer panel lets you click work bar entries …
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Kimi Code: news of 2026-08-13
Kimi Code 0.36.0 adds an experimental fullscreen terminal interface mode, enabled via environment variable. The release introduces a configurable model pool for spawned subagents, allowing you to set …
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Kimi Code: news of 2026-08-12
Kimi Code 0.35.0 now displays live work progress of background subagents in the /tasks panel. The Modern Web Guidance plugin has been added to the bundled plugin marketplace for easy installation.
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Kimi Code: news of 2026-08-06
Kimi Code 0.34.0 adds a persistent failure card that lets you resume interrupted conversations with one click when a model request fails. Windows support for the built-in Kimi Computer Use capability …
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Kimi Code: news of 2026-08-05
Kimi Computer Use and Kimi WebBridge are now built-in marketplace entries in the v2 CLI, with automatic setup of the latest managed runtime and plugin, plus retry support for interrupted …
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Kimi Code: news of 2026-07-30
Kimi Code 0.31.0 now supports plugin-contributed custom agents that are automatically discovered and available for sub-agent delegation. You can ship an agents/ directory in your plugin or declare …
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Kimi Code: news of 2026-07-22
Kimi Code 0.29.0 adds granular thinking effort levels (off, low, medium, high) selectable from your editor instead of a simple toggle. Custom agents can now be defined as Markdown files with …
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Kimi Code: news of 2026-07-20
Kimi Code 0.28.0 replaces the server command with kimi web, which runs in the foreground and allows multiple instances to share one home directory on different ports. Version 0.28.1 lets ACP sessions …