feat(setup): add kimi agent adapter for Kimi Code CLI - #793
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Kimi Code CLI had no one-liner setup: users had to hand-edit mcp.json to register the engram MCP server and paste the Memory Protocol into AGENTS.md themselves. This adds a declarative "kimi" adapter to the setup registry so "engram setup kimi" registers mcpServers.engram in $KIMI_CODE_HOME/mcp.json and writes the Memory Protocol as a marker-delimited block in $KIMI_CODE_HOME/AGENTS.md, both idempotently and preserving existing content. The adapter is declarative (same shape as qwen/windsurf/kiro) rather than a kimi.plugin.json plugin because Kimi Code plugins only install interactively from the /plugins TUI, while mcp.json and AGENTS.md are documented stable surfaces a CLI installer can write safely. - honor KIMI_CODE_HOME when set, ignoring relative values like the existing XDG helpers - cover the registry entry, slug list, env handling, CLI usage and post-install output with tests - document the new agent in README, AGENT-SETUP, INSTALLATION and codebase/integrations Refs Gentleman-Programming#650
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Priority: ⬇️ Low Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes Suggested reviewers: Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant CLI as engram setup kimi
participant Registry as Setup registry
participant MCP as Kimi mcp.json
participant Instructions as Kimi AGENTS.md
CLI->>Registry: Select kimi adapter
Registry->>MCP: Register mcpServers.engram
Registry->>Instructions: Write Memory Protocol
Registry-->>CLI: Print restart and verification guidance
Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to The change adds declarative Kimi Code setup, but relative home-path documentation and some setup guidance may direct users to unexpected locations or hide an available option. These are bounded usability risks and do not indicate a core setup failure. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1❌ Failed checks (1 warning)
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In `@docs/AGENT-SETUP.md`:
- Line 703: Update the KIMI_CODE_HOME wording in the setup documentation to
state that the setup honors the variable only when it is set to an absolute
path; relative values fall back to the default Kimi Code data root.
In `@internal/setup/agents.go`:
- Around line 171-175: Update the Kimi Code postInstall guidance near
kimiMCPPath and kimiAgentsPath to reference the effective configured paths,
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| engram setup kimi | ||
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| Registers `mcpServers.engram` in `~/.kimi-code/mcp.json` and writes the Memory Protocol as a marker block in `~/.kimi-code/AGENTS.md`. Both files live under the Kimi Code data root, so when `KIMI_CODE_HOME` is set the setup honors it and writes there instead. |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Document the absolute-path requirement for KIMI_CODE_HOME.
kimiCodeHome() uses KIMI_CODE_HOME only when filepath.IsAbs returns true. A relative value falls back to ~/.kimi-code. Change “when KIMI_CODE_HOME is set” to “when KIMI_CODE_HOME is set to an absolute path.”
This behavior is defined by internal/setup/agents.go:316-322.
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In `@docs/AGENT-SETUP.md` at line 703, Update the KIMI_CODE_HOME wording in the
setup documentation to state that the setup honors the variable only when it is
set to an absolute path; relative values fall back to the default Kimi Code data
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In `@internal/setup/agents.go`:
- Around line 171-175: Update the Kimi Code postInstall messages to interpolate
the resolved paths returned by kimiMCPPath() and kimiAgentsPath() instead of
hard-coded ~/.kimi-code locations, while preserving the existing verification
wording and order.
In `@internal/setup/registry_test.go`:
- Around line 455-466: The absolute KIMI_CODE_HOME test currently validates only
kimiCodeHome, kimiMCPPath, and kimiAgentsPath; extend it to invoke
Install("kimi") and verify the generated mcp.json and AGENTS.md are created
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| "Restart Kimi Code so MCP config is reloaded", | ||
| "Verify ~/.kimi-code/mcp.json includes mcpServers.engram", | ||
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Build Kimi Code verification messages from resolved paths
When KIMI_CODE_HOME is absolute, setup writes mcp.json and AGENTS.md under that directory. The reachable engram setup kimi flow then displays hard-coded ~/.kimi-code paths, which can direct users to files that setup did not modify. Generate these messages from kimiMCPPath() and kimiAgentsPath().
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In `@internal/setup/agents.go` around lines 171 - 175, Update the Kimi Code
postInstall messages to interpolate the resolved paths returned by kimiMCPPath()
and kimiAgentsPath() instead of hard-coded ~/.kimi-code locations, while
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| custom := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "kimi-home") | ||
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| t.Errorf("kimiCodeHome = %q, want %q", got, custom) | ||
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| if got, want := kimiMCPPath(), filepath.Join(custom, "mcp.json"); got != want { | ||
| t.Errorf("kimiMCPPath = %q, want %q", got, want) | ||
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| if got, want := kimiAgentsPath(), filepath.Join(custom, "AGENTS.md"); got != want { | ||
| t.Errorf("kimiAgentsPath = %q, want %q", got, want) | ||
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win
Add installation-level coverage for absolute KIMI_CODE_HOME. Install("kimi") uses registered path callbacks, but the current absolute-home test checks only helper values. A callback regression can therefore write mcp.json or AGENTS.md outside custom. The existing failed-home test already covers shared declarative validation.
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In `@internal/setup/registry_test.go` around lines 455 - 466, The absolute
KIMI_CODE_HOME test currently validates only kimiCodeHome, kimiMCPPath, and
kimiAgentsPath; extend it to invoke Install("kimi") and verify the generated
mcp.json and AGENTS.md are created under custom. Reuse the existing installation
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--mcp-onlyin setup help.
cmdSetupaccepts this flag, but both setup help surfaces omit it. Add the flag to the usage text and state that it requiresclaude-code.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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- Around line 2758-2759: Update the setup help generated by cmdSetup to document
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155-155: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick winList Kimi Code in the quick-start setup table.
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kilocodetoAnother MCP-compatible agent, so the requested Kimi integration is not discoverable from the README. AddKimi Code | engram setup kimibefore the generic MCP row.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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kimiadapter to the setup registry, soengram setup kimiregistersmcpServers.engramin$KIMI_CODE_HOME/mcp.json(default~/.kimi-code/mcp.json) and writes the Memory Protocol as a marker-delimited block in$KIMI_CODE_HOME/AGENTS.md.injectMCP/upsertMarkerBlock), so they preserve other MCP servers, unrelated top-level keys, and user-authored content inAGENTS.md, and are idempotent on re-run.kimiCodeHome()honorsKIMI_CODE_HOMEwhen it is absolute and falls back to~/.kimi-codeotherwise, matching how the existing XDG/APPDATA helpers reject relative values.docs/codebase/integrations.mddescribes.Adapter surface
kimi$KIMI_CODE_HOME/mcp.json(default~/.kimi-code/mcp.json)mcpServers{command, args:["mcp","--tools=agent"]}$KIMI_CODE_HOME/AGENTS.md(marker block)Paths and formats verified against the current Kimi Code docs: MCP (user-level
mcp.json, top-levelmcpServers, stdio entries shaped{command, args}) and data locations (AGENTS.mdis the global instructions file under the data root, whichKIMI_CODE_HOMErelocates).Changes
internal/setup/agents.gokimiregistry entry (mcpServersObject+ marker-blockAGENTS.md, post-install steps) andkimiCodeHome/kimiMCPPath/kimiAgentsPathhelpersinternal/setup/registry_test.gokimiadded to the declarative-agent table and the supported-slug list;KIMI_CODE_HOMEcleared instubRegistryEnv; relative-env case +TestKimiCodeHomeHonorsAbsoluteEnvcmd/engram/main.gokimiadded to thesetup [agent]usage linecmd/engram/main_test.gokimiin the usage-agent assertion; post-install case asserting the three "next steps"README.mddocs/AGENT-SETUP.md## Kimi Codesectiondocs/INSTALLATION.mddocs/codebase/integrations.mdTest Plan
go test ./...— green (clean clone ingolang:1.25on Linux, matching CI)go test -tags e2e ./internal/server/...— greengo vet ./...clean; the four touched Go files aregofmtcleaninternal/setupcoverage 90.7% → 90.8%KIMI_CODE_HOME, pre-seeded with an unrelated MCP server, an unrelated top-level key, and a user-authoredAGENTS.md:mcpServers.engramwritten with the resolved absolute binary path and["mcp","--tools=agent"]; the pre-existing server and top-level key survive untouchedBEGIN/END ENGRAM MEMORY PROTOCOLblock below the user's own contentKIMI_CODE_HOMEis ignored — files land in~/.kimi-code, no relative directory createdkimishows up inengramusage and in theunknown agentsupported listNotes
Scope vs the Claude Code adapter
engram setup claude-codedrives Claude Code's own CLI (claude plugin marketplace add+claude plugin install), so it delivers lifecycle hooks, slash commands, and compaction recovery on top of MCP. That pattern is not reproducible here: Kimi Code exposes nopluginsubcommand — its CLI commands areexport,provider,acp,web,server,login,doctor,vis,migrate,upgrade— and plugins install only from the TUI via/plugins install <local-path-or-zip-url>. So this adapter delivers the MCP tools plus the Memory Protocol instructions, and not a hook-driven session lifecycle. That is a platform limit, not an implementation choice, and it is why the declarative shape (rather than acustom:installer) is the aligned one here.A plugin would not close that gap today even if it could be installed non-interactively: plugin-provided hooks do not run in Kimi Code's interactive sessions on Windows, while the same hooks fire reliably under
kimi -p(upstream #2070, open). Measured on 0.36.0 and 0.38.0: 3/3 interactive sessions produced no hook invocation, 2/2 headless sessions did, with the runs interleaved minutes apart on one machine. MCP registration is unaffected, which is what this adapter relies on.If an Engram Kimi plugin is already installed
Kimi namespaces plugin-provided MCP servers as
plugin-<pluginId>:<serverName>, while user-global entries frommcp.jsonkeep their raw name, andappMcpServerDescriptors()returns[...globals, ...plugins]. The two therefore coexist rather than override: a user who installed an Engram plugin and then runsengram setup kimiwould get two enabled engram servers and see the memory tools twice. No such plugin is published today, so this only affects anyone running a locally built one.Unrelated to this change,
cmd/engram'sTestPrintUsagedeadlocks on Windows — it writes ~7.5 KB of usage text into anos.Pipe()that is not drained concurrently, and the Windows pipe buffer fills. It reproduces identically onmainwithout this branch, and does not occur on Linux, so CI is unaffected. Worth a separate issue if Windows contributors are expected to run the suite locally.Summary by CodeRabbit
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engram setup kimicommand to configure access and Memory Protocol instructions.KIMI_CODE_HOME.Documentation