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- Just wire in "teh cloud!!1" to your local files.
What could go wrong?
by qmr - i mean don't mount your nudes to it?by asadm
- Is there an opensource version of such a tool. I would really like a desktop app and use different models instead of a CLI.by grandimam
- Try paseo.sh . It does need the CLIs (claude, opencode, pi etc) running but it is a great interface for desktop and mobile.by dizhn
- OpenCode has a desktop version, it's decent: https://opencode.ai/downloadby KronisLV
- I wish they'd embed the Code UI as a tab, similar to Claude Code Desktop.
There's really no real reason for those tools to be separate and for them not to give me something a bit nicer than just a TUI in the terminal.
They already have a locally runnable web UI when you have Kimi (the CLI) installed: https://www.kimi.com/help/kimi-code/cli-getting-started
Though it's ever so slightly broken (the sub-agent tracking stop button does nothing, some toggles in the Settings are not toggleable and so on, really slows down with long conversations to the point where keyboard input lags by seconds, think 600+ turns).kimi server run --foregroundPersonally, I still liked ZCode better and will probably write a blog post about my experience with K3 too, the harness might need some more work, but the model is really, really good.
by KronisLV - The local-first approach for agent workflows is compelling — keeping context on-device addresses real privacy concerns in enterprise settings. Curious how it handles long-running task state persistence.by jkwang
- Still a chat interface, so definitely not an "AI Desktop".
Also this was released about a month ago
https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/meta-ai/articles/moonshot-ais-kimi...
by airstrike - Aren’t there all chat interfaces? Same goes for Claude Work, ChatGPT Work, etcby trollbridge
- wow -- "Let's take something off your plate" just copied word-for-word from the Claude Cowork UI.
And it is above the fold in their hero image!
by gandalfgeek - Good. Anthropic, OpenAI, Google built their models by shameless training on works of millions of people without any compensation.by dpacmittal
- I wish they had some kind of US hosted option, NDR policy, or something like that. I love the price and power, but I have concerns around data sovereignty and leaking IP to an overseas company.by kvisner
- Same. No way I am uploading data to a PRC company. It's not just an IP issue ... there's a very high likelihood such companies will be restricted in the United States, even if they try "Chinawashing" stunts like Bytedance.by ilamont
- I never really understood this sentiment. Some foreign company / government cannot do anything to me. My own government, on the other hand...
- It'll most likely land on Bedrock when the K3 weights are released.by simlevesque
- As soon as the K3 weights are published on July 27th, there will be many US providers hosting the model. I realize model hosting doesn't really apply to kimi work specifically, but in terms of accessing K3, there will be US options likely in 7 days. Just look at OpenRouter to see the providers hosting K2.6 https://openrouter.ai/moonshotai/kimi-k2.6.by mrinterweb
- You know what, all of the computer power and so. They still can’t vibe develop a Linux client.by AyanamiKaine
- this was my first thought...by nunodonato
- Pretty shameless copy, but also shows how easy it is to do so. OpenAI and Anthropic had first-mover advantage, but easy come, easy go.by bnfcl
- Safe to say there is no moat.by fbrncci
- kimi has been particularly shameless in copying codex 1:1, wow.
Like, I get it, before condex there was conductor and a ton of other guis but this looks like they just copied the code.
Also, their privacy disclosure is incredibly misleading:
> How does Kimi Work protect my privacy when accessing local files? You have absolute control over your files. The built-in Ask before acting safeguard means Kimi will prompt you for explicit authorization before it modifies, overwrites, or runs code within your local directories. Nothing happens without your consent.
They fail to mention that is has unfettered read access to your files. ie, without your consent.
by postalcoder - They all are pretty similar. And if it was copying anything, I would say more inspiration from claude desktop then codex. The Zcode is more like codex.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JFfgfMO0nO7HR0WHwEqEEjXIIQj...
by disiplus - > kimi has been particularly shameless in copying codex 1:1, wow.
OpenAI's pigeons come home to roost
by nozzlegear - You have almost no control with Codex or Claude in that you have to trust them not to break their own rules.
You have almost no control with Kimi either, they can also say one thing and do another. You will not be able to sue a Chinese company if it breaks the law.
I can think of no faster way to hand over your trade secrets or intellectual property than to run something like this.
I think success and dominance for agent providers will eventually come to which ever is able to best guarantee that they don't damage their customers businesses not the cheapest to run.
by Lio - Do we still fall for the China = must be spying, US = wouldn't spy unless it's disclosed?
It's fair to say whatever software you run from any country of origin is hoovering up as much data about you that it can get away with.
If you haven't compiled open source, audited code and are running on that, all bets are already off.
by wasabinator - >kimi has been particularly shameless in copying codex 1:1, wow.
Isn´t codex (edited) Apache 2.0 (thanks @Shank)
by homarp - Sharing among AI friends what’s the problem, scraping the Internet or hiring new employees between companies who like to share? It’s a tradition among the AI model makers…by Danox
- Everyone’s saying that it looks like Codex but TBH it just looks like all the AI chat websites on the side and some frequent actions on the top.
- >They fail to mention that is has unfettered read access to your files.
Isn't that totally expected of a coding agent? Otherwise it's like complaining dropbox "has unfettered access to your files".
by gruez - People saying copy aren't wrong...but if you can offer a copy at 1/5th of the price then you've got a winning product not a copyby Havoc