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Release Fri, Sep 18, 2026 2 min read

Kimi Code 2.0.1

Original release notes

Patch Changes

  • #3878 f233f9d Thanks @7Sageer! - Stop listing unavailable media tools in subagent menus and clarify Read errors for images and videos.
  • #3762 c5ad17f Thanks @7Sageer! - Providers can read their API key from a named environment variable (api_key_env in config.toml or the provider API).
  • #3896 73ebe9a Thanks @sailist! - Keep follow-up messages sent during a turn from appearing twice after a session reload.
  • #3889 5108cad Thanks @huangzheng2016! - Compact the session index on startup when many entries point to deleted sessions.
  • #3889 5108cad Thanks @huangzheng2016! - Start the CLI faster by removing a duplicate skills directory scan.
  • #3889 5108cad Thanks @huangzheng2016! - Open the session list and resume sessions faster on workspaces with many sessions.
  • #3889 5108cad Thanks @huangzheng2016! - Resume long sessions faster.
  • #3889 5108cad Thanks @huangzheng2016! - Index sessions for search in capped, incremental background passes, tunable via the [database] searchSyncSessionCap and searchSyncDebounceMs settings.
  • #3864 25dd4ce Thanks @wbxl2000! - Rename the kimi install-app subcommand to kimi install-desktop; the old name keeps working as a hidden alias.
  • #3910 7dc253c Thanks @sailist! - Restore thinking display for OpenAI-compatible providers that send a reasoning string next to an unrecognized reasoning_details array.
  • #3875 c1047a6 Thanks @7Sageer! - Fix kimi -p exiting early and cancelling the active turn when a cron task fires.
  • #3894 910aba2 Thanks @7Sageer! - Drop literal decision clauses from the system prompt and the auto permission mode reminder.
  • #3889 5108cad Thanks @huangzheng2016! - Restore sessions with large file-edit histories faster.
  • #3889 5108cad Thanks @huangzheng2016! - Serve session transcript APIs faster on repeated calls.
  • #3885 5acc863 Thanks @starquakee! - select_tools now points out already-available tools to call directly and suggests announced names for near-miss selections.
  • #3887 e3f48a2 Thanks @RealKai42! - Fix deleting or archiving a session sometimes never finishing.
  • #3891 53e5e3f Thanks @sailist! - Keep follow-up messages sent during a turn attached to that turn in the conversation history.
  • #3906 60f2a63 Thanks @sailist! - Keep a follow-up sent during a turn as one message, and undo the host turn instead of the follow-up alone.
  • #3879 1fddc16 Thanks @7Sageer! - Remove the system-prompt rule that forbade all file access outside the working directory.
  • #3892 a80fe31 Thanks @sailist! - Stop workspace file watchers from scanning an unbounded project root, and add [watch] enabled / KIMI_CODE_WATCH to disable watching entirely.
  • #3869 86e0820 Thanks @sailist! - Stop asking for approval of bash commands that cannot be statically analyzed in Ask When Needed permission mode.