Kimi (Moonshot)

Moonshot's Kimi models — kimi-k2 is one of the strongest tool-calling open models in existence. This is its official home.


endpoint	`https://api.moonshot.ai/v1`
env var	`MOONSHOT_API_KEY`
get a key	platform.moonshot.ai

Get an API key

Sign up at platform.moonshot.ai (Google login is easiest)
Open Console → API Keys
Click 'Create API Key', name it, pick a project
Copy the key now — it's shown only once
Export as MOONSHOT_API_KEY (base URL api.moonshot.ai/v1)

Create a key ↗ · Pricing ↗

Recharge $1 to activate; $5 cumulative recharge grants a $5 bonus.

Enable

export MOONSHOT_API_KEY=...        # shell profile — survives forever

or in the terminal — validates the key live before saving:

/enable moonshot

or pick any locked 🔒 Kimi (Moonshot) model in /models and paste the key inline.

Models

Starter menu (once enabled, /models fetches the provider's full live list):

kimi-latest
kimi-k2-0905-preview
moonshot-v1-128k
moonshot-v1-32k

Switch anytime — /model kimi-latest fuzzy-matches; context carries over.

SDK

from mantis_agent import MantisAgentOptions
options = MantisAgentOptions(
    model="kimi-latest",
    backend="https://api.moonshot.ai/v1",     # key read from $MOONSHOT_API_KEY
)

Notes

kimi-k2 is a top pick for agentic/tool-heavy work.
kimi-latest tracks their newest snapshot.