# Kimi Code 0.23.6

- Product: Kimi Code (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kimi-code)
- Vendor: Moonshot AI
- Date: 2026-07-12
- Version: 0.23.6
- Original notes: https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/releases/tag/%40moonshot-ai/kimi-code%400.23.6
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kimi-code/releases/0.23.6
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop

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- **changed** — Treat a dismissed question prompt as the user choosing not to answer, instead of implicitly selecting the recommended option
- **changed** — Rename the dynamic tool loading model capability from select_tools to dynamically_loaded_tools
- **added** — Add a print-mode background policy that lets kimi -p stay alive across background-task completions so the main agent can be steered into follow-up turns via [background].print_background_mode = "steer"
- **changed** — Keep kimi -p runs alive after a turn ends while a goal is still active or a cron task is pending, so goal continuations and cron fires run their turns instead of being cut off
- **fixed** — Recognize the support_efforts and default_effort fields when importing a custom registry so thinking effort levels are available for those models
- **added** — Add a subagent.timeout_ms config option to control how long a single subagent may run before timing out, and raise the default from 30 minutes to 2 hours
- **fixed** — Fix sessions getting stuck in a sending state after a reconnect so the working spinner stops and the next message sends normally once a turn finishes while the connection is down
- **fixed** — Fix the first visit after starting or updating the web UI bouncing to the login page when the initial auth check fails by keeping the connecting screen up, showing the connection error, and retrying until the server answers
- **fixed** — Fix the chat view jumping downward while scrolling through conversation history
- **fixed** — Fix the model dropdown showing checkmarks on same-named models from other providers by matching the current model by its unique model id
- **changed** — Keep the server access token for up to 7 days across tab close and browser restarts instead of asking for it again with every new tab
- **fixed** — Fix ReadMediaFile results rendering as plain tool cards instead of images after resuming or reloading a session
- **fixed** — Fix sidebar lag with many sessions by removing repeated session list scans during rendering
- **changed** — Auto-enable the default thinking effort when switching to a model that supports effort levels in the web UI
- **changed** — Let wide Markdown tables in the desktop chat grow beyond the reading column up to 1040px, temporarily hiding the conversation outline while a table passes under it
- **changed** — Let wide Markdown tables scroll horizontally inside the table instead of being squeezed into the reading column

###### Patch Changes

- [#1550](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/1550) [`f17a6ec`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/f17a6ecb52907ffabf67a26de65df89572ac515a) Thanks [@wbxl2000](https://github.com/wbxl2000)! - Treat a dismissed question prompt as the user choosing not to answer, instead of implicitly selecting the recommended option.

- [#1488](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/1488) [`7bd29ab`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/7bd29ab0117a1c15691404f411fd67f511bbb897) Thanks [@starquakee](https://github.com/starquakee)! - Rename the dynamic tool loading model capability from `select_tools` to `dynamically_loaded_tools`.

- [#1497](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/1497) [`c6e02da`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/c6e02daf421b47e8451e60ed4d7b3847a895d00b) Thanks [@sailist](https://github.com/sailist)! - Add a print-mode background policy that lets `kimi -p` stay alive across background-task completions so the main agent can be steered into follow-up turns. Set `[background].print_background_mode = "steer"` to enable it.

- [#1555](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/1555) [`2f97917`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/2f97917bb5edc8bdb9837724e57a88f5c0e1f2bd) Thanks [@sailist](https://github.com/sailist)! - Keep `kimi -p` runs alive after a turn ends while a goal is still active or a cron task is pending, so goal continuations and cron fires run their turns instead of being cut off when the main turn finishes.

- [#1564](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/1564) [`cc03816`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/cc03816ee0a89b272c1ab87ca43ed246833f0453) Thanks [@sailist](https://github.com/sailist)! - Recognize the support_efforts and default_effort fields when importing a custom registry, so thinking effort levels are available for those models.

- [#1562](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/1562) [`faefad0`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/faefad0e290ceacb89851baa42043c8685b08dc9) Thanks [@sailist](https://github.com/sailist)! - Add a `subagent.timeout_ms` config option to control how long a single subagent may run before timing out, and raise the default from 30 minutes to 2 hours. Set `[subagent] timeout_ms` in config.toml (or the `KIMI_SUBAGENT_TIMEOUT_MS` env var) to adjust it.

- [#1572](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/1572) [`3a7aad6`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/3a7aad653f1226ce4e2c7103318471f65154c406) Thanks [@wbxl2000](https://github.com/wbxl2000)! - web: Fix sessions getting stuck in a sending state after a reconnect, so the working spinner stops and the next message sends normally once a turn finishes while the connection is down.

- [#1574](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/1574) [`b1942bd`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/b1942bd5718c46991ba5021b4ae96dbf2458617c) Thanks [@wbxl2000](https://github.com/wbxl2000)! - web: Fix the first visit after starting or updating the web UI bouncing to the login page when the initial auth check fails; the connecting screen now stays up, shows the connection error, and retries until the server answers.

- [#1553](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/1553) [`264525e`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/264525eb51f87409a8961bcf3f5f0271ab767c49) Thanks [@wbxl2000](https://github.com/wbxl2000)! - web: Fix the chat view jumping downward while scrolling through conversation history.

- [#1565](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/1565) [`1d3dba5`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/1d3dba56832b69628f3bb22ce240f38a08f0af3a) Thanks [@wbxl2000](https://github.com/wbxl2000)! - web: Fix the model dropdown showing checkmarks on same-named models from other providers; the current model is now matched by its unique model id.

- [#1567](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/1567) [`f901b9e`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/f901b9e1da9a9575

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