kimi-code/k3

0.36.0 (2026-08-13) ​

Features ​

• Upgrade the experimental subagent model setting to a model pool: the [secondary_model] section can now hold a set of candidate models with descriptions, and the main agent picks from them per spawn based on the task. Set KIMI_CODE_EXPERIMENTAL_SECONDARY_MODEL=1 (or the master flag KIMI_CODE_EXPERIMENTAL_FLAG=1) before starting Kimi to enable it. Recommended setups:

• Minimal: run /secondary-model in the TUI, or write a single default_model line in config.toml, to make every subagent run the same model by default; add force = true to pin that choice so the main agent cannot override it.

• Declare a named pool with a one-line scenario description for each alias — the descriptions are what the main agent sees when choosing: toml [ secondary_model ] default_model = "kimi-code/kimi-for-coding-highspeed" [ secondary_model . models ] "kimi-code/kimi-for-coding-highspeed" = "Fast and cheap — good for daily refactoring, code explanation, and small edits." "kimi-code/k3" = "Strong at complex reasoning and deep debugging — pick it for hard problems."

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