# Kimi Code 0.17.1

- Product: Kimi Code (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kimi-code)
- Vendor: Moonshot AI
- Date: 2026-06-17
- Version: 0.17.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/releases/tag/%40moonshot-ai/kimi-code%400.17.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kimi-code/releases/0.17.1
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop

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- **fixed** — Prevent the web login dialog from closing when clicking the backdrop
- **fixed** — Stop the background local server from locking the directory it was started in
- **fixed** — Fix the local server failing to start in the background on the native binary
- **changed** — Group the default model dropdown in web settings by provider

###### Patch Changes

- [#861](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/861) [`bd09795`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/bd0979578bcad5fe3bf989e022b7823824f3f25c) - Prevent the web login dialog from closing when clicking the backdrop.

- [#860](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/860) [`0e2877b`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/0e2877bee347466ed6cc8afda9f9faf338069012) - Stop the background local server from locking the directory it was started in.

- [#860](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/860) [`0e2877b`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/0e2877bee347466ed6cc8afda9f9faf338069012) - Fix the local server failing to start in the background on the native binary.

- [#861](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/861) [`bd09795`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/bd0979578bcad5fe3bf989e022b7823824f3f25c) - Group the default model dropdown in web settings by provider.