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Use AxForge with Kimi Code CLI

Kimi Code CLI is Moonshot's terminal coding agent. Although it ships pointed at Moonshot, its provider model lets you target any OpenAI-compatible endpoint — so it runs on AxForge.

Get Kimi Code CLI

Kimi Code CLI is Moonshot's own tool — install it from their instructions, which stay current with their releases. Everything below applies once kimi runs and you can reach its config file.

~/.kimi-code/config.toml

[providers."axforge"]
type     = "openai"                       # OpenAI-compatible wire protocol
api_key  = "your-axforge-key"
base_url = "https://api.axforge.ai/v1"

[models."axforge-chat"]
provider         = "axforge"
model            = "chat"                    # or qwen3.8-27b-nvfp4
max_context_size = 262144
capabilities     = ["tool_use"]

Credentials live in the TOML only. Kimi Code CLI does not read the API key from shell environment variables — put api_key in the config file as above.

Notes

The provider type selects the wire protocol; "openai" is the one to use for AxForge. Model names come from Models & pricing, or GET /v1/models.

Check that it worked

Two things, and the second is the one that proves it end to end:

1. Kimi starts against the AxForge provider rather than Moonshot — it names the provider it is using.
2. A prompt gets an answer rather than a provider error.
3. The call appears in the console at Billing & usage within a minute or two. Nothing else confirms that your key reached our API — a reply alone could be a cache or another provider.

When it does not work

Run the self-test first when you are unsure — it says in one click whether the problem is your key, your quota or us, so you know whether the tool is worth debugging at all.