Kimi chat and Agent glossary
No how-to. What the official pages mean — and what they are not. Product choice: learning map. Internals: Learn LLM.
Things named Kimi
| Name | What it is | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Kimi | All-in-one agentic AI workspace | kimi.com |
| Kimi Agent | End-to-end autonomous assistant, K3 + 20+ tools | kimi.com/agent |
| Agent Swarm | Up to 300 sub-agents in parallel | kimi.com/agent-swarm |
| Kimi Claw | One-click cloud OpenClaw, optional chat channels | kimi.com/bot |
| Kimi Code | Terminal and IDE coding agent | Kimi Code |
| Kimi Work | Mac/Windows desktop knowledge-work agent (Work / Chat modes) | products/kimi-work |
| Kimi WebBridge | Browser extension for agents | Products page |
| Kimi Platform | Official model API | platform.moonshot.cn |
| Kimi Business | Enterprise | Help Center |
| Kimi Plus | Named on the plugins page as a chat surface without plugins yet | Plugins |
| K2.6 / K3 / K3 Swarm | Model / mode switch in the workspace | Model switch above the input |
| Moonshot AI | The company | moonshot.cn |
Three Agent scheduling surfaces
| Single Agent | Agent Swarm | Claw group chat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What | One assistant plans and calls tools | One orchestrator, up to 300 sub-agents | Several Claws + Kimi Conductor |
| Entry | kimi.com/agent or App K3 | kimi.com/agent-swarm or K3 Swarm | kimi.com/bot → Start Group Chat |
| Official emphasis | 20+ tools, Office / site deliverables | Scale out, no hand-written workflow | Cross-person, device, permission boundary |
| Not | Not Kimi Code | Not "300 Claws" | Not another name for Swarm |
OpenClaw ≠ Kimi Claw. OpenClaw is the assistant you can self-host. Kimi Claw is Moonshot's deploy-or-link surface. A group chat can also invite someone else's OpenClaw as a Worker.
OK Computer is the 2025-09-26 Agent-mode name on the official timeline. Current help leads with Kimi Agent / K3.
Goal collisions
| Phrase | Where official | Not |
|---|---|---|
| Goal / Goal Mode | Membership table (Allegretto+); project chats can use Goal | Not a free global toggle |
| Kimi Work Goal Mode | Work help | Not the same page as web chat |
Kimi Code /goal | Code CLI | Not a kimi.com chat command |
There is no first-class "Goal product" URL. The family table keeps one row.
Two Projects
Official (Projects): the Kimi Work desktop app also has "Projects"; they are not connected and don't share data.
| kimi.com Projects | Kimi Work Projects | |
|---|---|---|
| Job | Persistent web workspace | Desktop task space |
| This directory | Tutorial / Cookbook | Map row only |
Credits, memory, Skills, plugins
Credit pool: membership features share one token-metered pool. Chat K2.6 is free. Kimi Code has a separate 5-hour / weekly rate limit. "Agent credits 60" is an official approximate typical-task conversion, not "60 chat turns".
Two plan-name systems: membership page Moderato / Allegretto / Allegro / Vivace (USD). Projects / Scheduled Tasks pages Free / Go / Pro / Max / Ultra. Cite each page. Do not merge.
Memory: cross-chat preferences. Official: not used for training; no unauthorized private data by default. Project context injects global main memory; project instructions stay inside that project.
Skills: on-demand knowledge packages. Official / recommended / open-source / custom. Type /.
Plugins: third-party connectors. K3 / K3 Swarm and some scenarios; not Claw or Plus chats. Not the Kimi Code plugin config.
Scheduled tasks: cloud on kimi.com; optional local on Kimi Work (app must be open).
Do not write as fact
- "Kimi is Kimi Code"
- "Typing
/goalon the web equals CLI Goal" - "Moderato is Go"
- "Claw group chat = Agent Swarm"
- Code install scripts as this directory's quickstart
- CNY prices (this research did not treat a separate CN price page as SSOT)