Kimi, now called Kimi Code, is Moonshot AI's terminal coding agent; HagiCode is a workbench that can run it as an executor. This page compares features, access and cost, and when the CLI alone is enough.
Kimi is Moonshot AI's terminal coding agent. The original Python project has been archived and replaced by Kimi Code from the same team, which still installs a kimi command. HagiCode is a desktop and web workbench that launches kimi as one of its Agent CLIs and adds parallel sessions, proposals and commits around it. It does not replace Kimi and it does not sell Kimi access.
If you want a fast single-binary agent in your terminal, and perhaps in Zed or JetBrains over ACP, stay with Kimi alone. Add HagiCode when you run several tasks at once or want a spec-driven workflow on top of the same login.
| Dimension | Kimi | HagiCode |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Moonshot AI's terminal coding agent; the original Kimi is archived and succeeded by Kimi Code (MIT) | Desktop and web AI programming workbench that drives Agent CLIs you install |
| Interface and platforms | Terminal UI with the kimi command; macOS, Linux, Windows (Git for Windows needed) | Desktop app for Windows, macOS, Linux; Docker Compose container; Microsoft Store edition |
| Pricing and licensing | Kimi Code is in Kimi memberships from Plus up (Go excludes it), or use a Moonshot Open Platform API key; see kimi.com pricing | Desktop and Container free; Store edition free with optional one-time TurboEngine purchase |
| Model and provider access | Kimi models out of the box; other compatible providers can be configured | Hosts no models; uses whatever kimi is signed in with, so cost stays with Moonshot |
| Parallel work | One session per terminal; built-in subagents (coder, explore, plan) | Several concurrent sessions across repos, managed from an Agents view |
| Spec and planning workflow | Plan subagent and plugins; no proposal lifecycle | OpenSpec proposals: propose, validate, apply, archive; 3 concurrent on free editions, 32 with TurboEngine |
| Git and commit handling | Runs shell and Git commands in the session; no dedicated commit workflow | AI-composed commits, Git management, GitHub integration, embedded Code Server editor |
| Setup effort | One install script (no Node.js needed), then /login | Install HagiCode Desktop, with a working, signed-in kimi already on the machine |
| Best for | Developers who want a fast terminal agent on Kimi models, or an ACP agent in their editor | Developers running several tasks or repos who want a GUI and a spec discipline |
Run /login, choose Kimi Code OAuth or a Moonshot AI Open Platform API key, and you are on Kimi models. The CLI can also be configured for other compatible providers, so it is not welded to one backend.
Kimi Code ships as a single binary with fast startup and a purpose-built terminal UI, and the install script does not need Node.js. On Windows it needs Git for Windows, with KIMI_SHELL_PATH for a custom Git Bash location.
It includes coder, explore and plan subagents, lifecycle hooks, a plugin ecosystem and conversational MCP setup with /mcp-config. It also accepts video input, which is uncommon among terminal agents.
Run kimi acp and Zed, JetBrains or another ACP client can drive it, so the same agent works in terminal and editor. Migration is gentle: on first launch it offers to import ~/.kimi/ config, MCP servers, history and sessions, or you can run kimi migrate.
HagiCode starts the kimi executable you already installed, in its ACP mode (kimi acp), and shows the session in its own interface. Your install, /login and Moonshot billing stay as they were.
Nothing is locked in: your repositories stay ordinary Git repositories and you can run kimi in a terminal at any time.
curl -fsSL https://code.kimi.com/kimi-code/install.sh | bash on macOS or Linux, or irm https://code.kimi.com/kimi-code/install.ps1 | iex on Windows) and run /login.kimi.Kimi gives you one conversation per terminal. HagiCode can keep several Kimi sessions running across repositories and list them in one Agents view.
Kimi's plan subagent helps within a session. An OpenSpec proposal sits above it: written, validated, applied and archived, so the reason for a change outlives the chat.
HagiCode composes the commit message from what Kimi changed, and the embedded Code Server lets you check the edits without leaving the workbench.
Monospecs lets a Kimi session span several repositories; Vault holds notes that outlast any one session.
Kimi's tool calls show in the same layout as other agents' calls, and an optional TokenMonitor can show usage in the status bar. Access and cost remain Moonshot's.
kimi underneath, adding sessions, proposals and commits rather than models.curl -fsSL https://code.kimi.com/kimi-code/install.sh | bash (macOS, Linux), irm https://code.kimi.com/kimi-code/install.ps1 | iex (Windows), brew install kimi-code or npm install -g @moonshot-ai/kimi-code. Then run kimi and /login.kimi acp. Billing stays with Moonshot.HagiCode is an agentic coding workspace. Rich, convenient UI interactions make planning, agent execution, and project work approachable and easy to navigate, creating an engaging development experience.
Explore an engaging development experience through rich, convenient UI interactions.
HagiCode is an agentic coding workspace. OpenSpec workflows plan the change, multi-agent execution carries it out, and Hero Scenario makes the long run visible, so ideas become shipped software.
© 2026 HagiCode | Powered By hagilight-starlight@0.21.0 | Branch: main | Commit: 951128b | Built:
