Kimi Code for Rust

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A Rust rewrite of Kimi Code — fully compatible with the official Kimi CLI, with both desktop and Web access.

Kimi Code for Rust is built with Tauri 2 + React 19 + Rust 2024. It is fully compatible with the capabilities and data of the official Kimi CLI, while bringing the Agent runtime, conversation management, and permission system into a lightweight native desktop application. Enable the built-in Web server to access it directly from a browser and view or control the same conversation in real time from both desktop and Web clients.

Why Kimi Code for Rust?

• 🦀 Pure Rust core: The Agent loop, tool execution, permission gates, and context compaction are all implemented in Rust for high performance and memory safety.
• 🖥️ Native desktop experience: Powered by Tauri 2 without Electron's overhead. Manage multiple projects and conversations in the sidebar while following streaming responses in the main view.
• 🌐 Desktop and Web access: Enable the built-in Web server to access Kimi Code from a computer or mobile browser, with the same conversation synchronized with the desktop client in real time.
• 🔐 Three permission modes: Request Approval confirms protected operations, Auto lets the policy decide, and Full Access runs without approval—putting you in control of safety and speed.
• 🧠 Complete Agent capabilities: Plan mode, Subagents/Swarm, MCP, skills, scheduled tasks, and automatic context compaction are all included.
• 🔑 One-click sign-in: The OAuth device authorization flow opens your browser automatically, so you can connect to Kimi models by scanning a QR code or entering a device code.
• 📡 Streaming responses: Reasoning and answers render in real time, with full Markdown/GFM support for code, tables, task lists, and more.
• 💾 Local-first data: Conversation history and project layouts stay on your machine, while credentials are stored under ~/.kimi-code/, keeping your data under your control.

This project is a Rust implementation of MoonshotAI/kimi-code.

Quick Start

Requirements: a Rust toolchain with Rust 2024 edition support, Node.js LTS, pnpm 10.x, and the platform-specific Tauri prerequisites.

git clone https://github.com/vnt-dev/kimi-code-rs.git
cd kimi-code-rs/apps/kimi-code
pnpm install
pnpm tauri dev

The first build may take a few minutes. Once the application starts, sign in to your Kimi account and open a local project directory. The Agent can then help you read code, fix bugs, and run commands.

To build a release bundle:

pnpm tauri build

Build artifacts are written to target/release/bundle.

Tagged releases build Windows installers, Linux AppImage and Debian (.deb) packages, and macOS disk images for both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. The in-app updater is available on all three platforms; Linux automatic updates require running the AppImage distributed on the GitHub release page.

Project Structure

Path	Description
apps/kimi-code	Tauri 2 desktop application (React + Vite frontend and Rust shell)
crates/agent-core-v2	Agent runtime core: loop, tools, permissions, conversations, MCP, and Subagents
crates/oauth	OAuth device flow, credential storage, and model discovery
crates/protocol	Shared data models and communication protocols
crates/transcript	Conversation transcript models, compaction, and pagination
crates/minidb	Embedded log-structured key-value/document database

Contributing

cargo test --workspace          # Run the full test suite
cargo fmt --all --check         # Check formatting
cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings   # Run lints

Issues and pull requests are welcome. If you enjoy the project, giving it a Star is the best way to show your support!

License

MIT License