MoonshotAI / MoonshotAI/kimi-code
-r option to resume a session is missing in --help
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Description
What version of Kimi Code is running?
0.38.0
Which open platform/subscription were you using?
deepseek
Which model were you using?
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision
What platform is your computer?
Linux 6.6.87.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2 x86_64 x86_64
What issue are you seeing?
when exiting kimi, it says 'To resume this session: kimi -r xxx', but type kimi --help, you don't see -r option. what is available is -S, --session.
Bye!
To resume this session: kimi -r session_fbec356c-4be5-4d23-ac71-89fa032c65e5
(base) peter@berilla-bajie:~/repo/website$ kimi --help
Usage: kimi [options] [command]
The Starting Point for Next-Gen Agents
Options:
-V, --version output the version number
-S, --session [id] Resume a session. With ID: resume that session. Without ID:
interactively pick.
-c, --continue Continue the previous session for the working directory. (default:
false)
-y, --yolo Auto-approve regular tool calls; the agent may still ask questions.
(default: false)
--auto Start in auto permission mode: fully autonomous, the agent will not
ask questions. (default: false)
-m, --model <model> LLM model alias to use for this invocation. Defaults to
default_model in config.toml.
-p, --prompt <prompt> Run one prompt non-interactively and print the response.
--output-format <format> Output format for prompt mode. Defaults to text. (choices: "text",
"stream-json")
--skills-dir <dir> Load skills from this directory instead of auto-discovered user and
project directories. Can be repeated. (default: [])
--agent <name> Agent profile to start the new session with. Custom profiles are
discovered from agent directories or loaded via --agent-file. Cannot
be combined with --session/--continue.
--agent-file <path> Load an agent definition from a Markdown file and select it for the
new session. Cannot be combined with --session/--continue. (default:
[])
--add-dir <dir> Add an additional workspace directory for this session. Can be
repeated. (default: [])
--plan Start in plan mode. (default: false)
-h, --help Show help.
Commands:
export [options] [sessionId] Export a session as a ZIP archive.
provider Manage LLM providers non-interactively.
acp [options] Run kimi-code as an Agent Client Protocol (ACP) server over stdio.
web [options] Run the local Kimi server and open the web UI.
server Deprecated — use `kimi web` instead.
login [options] Authenticate with Kimi Code CLI via the device-code flow.
doctor Validate Kimi Code configuration files.
vis [options] [sessionId] Launch the session visualizer in your browser.
migrate Migrate data from a legacy kimi-cli installation into kimi-code.
upgrade|update Upgrade Kimi Code to the latest version.
Documentation: https://moonshotai.github.io/kimi-code/
What steps can reproduce the bug?
kimi
/exit
kimi --help
What is the expected behavior?
Update help message to use -r instead of -S or update the bye reminder message to use -S.
Additional information
No response
Contribution
- I am willing to submit a PR for this bug fix myself (please wait for maintainer approval in this issue first)
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start at the CLI entry point that defines the --help options and the exit message shown after /exit; reproduce the mismatch with kimi, /exit, and kimi --help. Align the documented resume option and the reminder, then verify that both paths present the same usable command.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 72/100