Kimi Coding
Dedicated coding lanes that keep coding quota, pricing, or route ownership separate from the general assistant lane. This page covers the built-inkimi_coding provider kind directly.
At A Glance
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Built-in kind | kimi_coding |
| Provider group | Coding-Specialized Providers |
| Protocol family | openai_chat_completions |
| Feature family | openai_compatible |
| Auth scheme | bearer |
| Credential envs | KIMI_CODING_API_KEY |
| Aliases | kimi_coding_compatible |
| Default base URL | https://api.kimi.com |
| Request endpoint | https://api.kimi.com/coding/v1/chat/completions |
| Models endpoint | https://api.kimi.com/coding/v1/models |
Minimal Config
Verify It
list-models is unreliable for this account or region, pin an explicit provider.model or add preferred_models instead of leaving recovery implicit.
Auth And Routing Contract
| Contract | Value |
|---|---|
| Auth optional | no |
| Model probe auth optional | no |
| Default API key env | KIMI_CODING_API_KEY |
| OAuth env | none |
| Primary request route | https://api.kimi.com/coding/v1/chat/completions |
| Primary model-catalog route | https://api.kimi.com/coding/v1/models |
Operator Notes
- This provider kind sends the default user agent
KimiCLI/Loong. - Built-in default model from the provider contract:
kimi-for-coding. - The built-in default model comes from the provider contract; keep it explicit if your org wants deterministic coding behavior.
Related Docs
- Continue to Providers And Models when you still need the broader chooser page.
- Continue to Provider Guides for the full built-in provider matrix.
- Continue to Provider Recipes for representative rollout recipes.
- Continue to Configuration Patterns for the shared provider-profile shape.