MoonshotAI/kimi-code @moonshot-ai/kimi-code@0.42.0

@moonshot-ai/kimi-code@0.42.0

Repository: MoonshotAI/kimi-code

Tag: @moonshot-ai/kimi-code@0.42.0

Published: 2026-09-09T06:24:42Z

Prerelease: no

Release notes:

Minor Changes

• #3613 `d4d20d2` Thanks @liukx0205! - Add read-only tools to the /btw side agent.

• #3524 `f6a9c39` Thanks @RealKai42! - Add an experimental Updates panel with paginated progress messages from the main agent and subagents; enable it with KIMI_CODE_EXPERIMENTAL_NOTIFY_USER=1.

• #3634 `e831fd1` Thanks @7Sageer! - The subagent model pool ([secondary_model]) is now always on; the experimental secondary-model flag and the KIMI_CODE_EXPERIMENTAL_SECONDARY_MODEL opt-out have been removed.

• #3671 `e6bc8b8` Thanks @liruifengv! - web: support permanently deleting sessions from the session row context menu, with a confirmation prompt.

• #3526 `55685c5` Thanks @RealKai42! - Stop reminding the model of its context budget before automatic compaction.

• #3671 `e6bc8b8` Thanks @liruifengv! - web: preview images and videos in a reorderable media rail in the composer, mention them in the text on demand, and keep the previews after queueing and sending.

Patch Changes

• #3671 `e6bc8b8` Thanks @liruifengv! - web: fix the conversation scrollbar being too thin to click and drag easily.

• #3539 `34ad513` Thanks @RealKai42! - Collapse finished tool calls in the transcript to a header plus one marked outcome row: short output is shown whole, hidden output is counted (N more lines, +N more) and revealed by Ctrl+O, which the footer advertises while it is available.

• #3537 `f12d59e` Thanks @7Sageer! - Fix the agent resuming the wrong request after automatic context compaction in long sessions.

• #3552 `f0434f2` Thanks @sailist! - The minidb session-index read model and global search worker are now always on; the experimental flags have been replaced by the [database] config section and the KIMI_CODE_PERSISTENCE_MINIDB_READMODEL / KIMI_CODE_SEARCH_WORKER env vars.

• #3671 `e6bc8b8` Thanks @liruifengv! - web: fix background task notifications lingering at the bottom of the session during subsequent tool calls.

• #3658 `ff7371b` Thanks @RealKai42! - Allow file searches to retrieve matches beyond the first 100 results.

• #3652 `7f5debf` Thanks @RealKai42! - Accept HEIC, HEIF, and BMP images on a session's first prompt when the configured default model is served by Kimi and no model has been selected yet.

• #3649 `80480c0` Thanks @RealKai42! - Accept HEIC, HEIF, and BMP images in ReadMediaFile and prompt attachments when the model is served by Kimi.

• #3671 `e6bc8b8` Thanks @liruifengv! - web: fix page jank caused by hundreds of simultaneous requests when reloading a session with many background tasks.

• #3654 `6de0cec` Thanks @RealKai42! - Preserve distinct structured data in MCP tool results.

• #3669 `f8c606e` Thanks @wbxl2000! - Support compressed downloads from updated native release manifests.

• #3671 `e6bc8b8` Thanks @liruifengv! - web: reduce jank when opening and scrolling back through long conversations, while preserving message and tool expansion state.

• #3548 `baf17a8` Thanks @chengluyu! -...