MoonshotAI / MoonshotAI/kimi-cli

Title: API Bug: invalid temperature: only 0.6 is allowed for this model returned for ALL temperature values (including 0.6)

Open
#1,924 4 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

bug
Dominant language
Python
Stars
11.4k
Forks
1.3k
Avg merge
9h 47m
Merged PRs (30d)
2

Description

What version of Kimi Code CLI is running?

hermes agent Not using Kimi CLI directly — the bug is at the API level. Tested with: - OpenAI Python SDK 2.32.0 - raw curl/urllib - Hermes Agent (latest)

Which open platform/subscription were you using?

Kimi Coding Plan (api.kimi.com/coding/v1)

Which model were you using?

kimi-for-coding Also tested: - kimi-k2.5 - kimi-k2-thinking - kimi-k2-turbo-preview - kimi-latest - kimi-k2

What platform is your computer?

Linux 6.8.0-107-generic x86_64 Bug is platform-independent — reproduced from: - Debian 13 container - Host Ubuntu VPS - Fresh container with only Python + openai SDK

What issue are you seeing?

Bug Description

The kimi-for-coding model on the Coding API endpoint returns 400 invalid temperature: only 0.6 is allowed for this model regardless of the temperature value sent, including the exact value 0.6 mentioned in the error message.
This makes the model completely unusable.

Environment

  • Endpoint: https://api.kimi.com/coding/v1/chat/completions
  • Model: kimi-for-coding
  • Client: OpenAI Python SDK 2.32.0 / raw HTTP
  • Header: User-Agent: KimiCLI/1.30.0
  • API Key type: Kimi Coding Plan
  • First observed: ~2026-04-17 16:49 UTC
  • Status before: Working correctly earlier the same day

Reproduction

Test 1: temperature = 0.6 (exact value from error message)
curl -X POST https://api.kimi.com/coding/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KIMI_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "User-Agent: KimiCLI/1.30.0" \
  -d '{"model":"kimi-for-coding","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"hi"}],"temperature":0.6}'
Result: 400 {"error":{"message":"invalid temperature: only 0.6 is allowed for this
model","type":"invalid_request_error"}}

Test 2: No temperature at all

curl -X POST https://api.kimi.com/coding/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KIMI_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "User-Agent: KimiCLI/1.30.0" \
  -d '{"model":"kimi-for-coding","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"hi"}]}'
Result: Same 400 error

Test 3: temperature = 1.0

Result: Same 400 error

Test 4: temperature = 0.0

Result: Same 400 error

Test 5: Other model names (kimi-k2.5, kimi-k2-thinking, kimi-latest)

Result: Same 400 error on /coding/v1 endpoint

Expected Behavior

- temperature: 0.6 should be accepted (as the error message explicitly states)
- OR omitting temperature should use a safe default

Actual Behavior

Every single request returns HTTP 400 with the same temperature error. The model is completely unreachable.

Additional Context

- Tested with multiple API keys (same account and different accounts)
- Tested from fresh container with only openai SDK installed — same result
- The same code worked earlier today before ~16:49 UTC with no client-side changes
- Using the standard https://api.kimi.com/v1 endpoint (without /coding) returns 404


### What steps can reproduce the bug?

The API endpoint https://api.kimi.com/coding/v1/chat/completions returns HTTP 400 "invalid temperature: only 0.6 is
allowed for this model" for ALL temperature values, including the exact value 0.6 that the error message claims is
allowed.

Minimal reproduction:

curl -X POST https://api.kimi.com/coding/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KIMI_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "User-Agent: KimiCLI/1.30.0" \
  -d '{"model":"kimi-for-coding","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"hi"}],"temperature":0.6}'

Expected: 200 OK with completion response
Actual: 400 Bad Request {"error":{"message":"invalid temperature: only 0.6 is allowed for this
model","type":"invalid_request_error"}}

The same error occurs when:
- temperature is omitted entirely
- temperature is set to any other value (0, 0.5, 1.0)
- using different model names on the same endpoint (kimi-k2.5, kimi-k2-thinking, kimi-latest)
- using a different API key

The same code worked correctly earlier today (~before 16:49 UTC on 2026-04-17) with no client-side changes.

### What is the expected behavior?

_No response_

### Additional information

_No response_

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by running the supplied curl reproduction against https://api.kimi.com/coding/v1/chat/completions with temperature set to 0.6, omitted, and other values. Check the CLI's request path and parameter handling around the Kimi Coding API, then verify that valid requests receive a completion response instead of the reported 400 error.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
api
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.