# Kimi Code 0.28.0

- Product: Kimi Code (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kimi-code)
- Vendor: Moonshot AI
- Date: 2026-07-20
- Version: 0.28.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/releases/tag/%40moonshot-ai/kimi-code%400.28.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kimi-code/releases/0.28.0
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop

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- **changed** — Replace the kimi server command tree with kimi web: the server runs in the foreground (the background daemon and OS-service lifecycle commands are removed), and multiple servers can now share one home directory, each taking the next free port
- **added** — Manage instances with kimi web kill [server-id|all], kimi web ps, and kimi web rotate-token
- **deprecated** — Any kimi server invocation prints a deprecation notice and exits 1
- **changed** — Thinking effort persists only levels below the model's top tier (max)
- **changed** — Rename the stale afk reference to auto in the built-in MCP config skill guidance
- **fixed** — Correct the YOLO and Auto permission mode descriptions in CLI --help output and in the ACP session mode selector shown by IDE clients
- **fixed** — Correct the YOLO and Auto permission mode descriptions in the slash command list and the mobile permission sheet
- **fixed** — Fix the YOLO and Auto permission mode descriptions to match their actual behavior: YOLO auto-approves tool actions but the agent may still ask questions, while Auto is fully autonomous and never asks
- **fixed** — Correct the YOLO mode notice shown when replaying a session: tool actions are auto-approved, but the agent may still ask questions
- **fixed** — Fix the web backend ignoring symbolic links when loading AGENTS.md files and reading files
- **added** — Add a note in the model switcher that switching models or thinking effort invalidates the existing prompt cache

###### Minor Changes

- [#1826](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/1826) [`a41a09c`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/a41a09c33c8e432fbc306f5882692c967ed5ea17) Thanks [@sailist](https://github.com/sailist)! - Replace the `kimi server` command tree with `kimi web`: the server runs in the foreground (the background daemon and OS-service lifecycle commands are removed), and multiple servers can now share one home directory, each taking the next free port. Manage instances with `kimi web kill [server-id|all]`, `kimi web ps`, and `kimi web rotate-token`; any `kimi server …` invocation prints a deprecation notice and exits 1.

- [#1933](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/1933) [`11c1683`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/11c1683a1cd2adab276562419d2d353629063d80) Thanks [@liruifengv](https://github.com/liruifengv)! - Thinking effort persists only levels below the model's top tier (max).

###### Patch Changes

- [#1867](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/1867) [`3086e47`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/3086e4703992fbbe7a41379405ee243713ad9ced) Thanks [@RealKai42](https://github.com/RealKai42)! - Rename the stale "afk" reference to "auto" in the built-in MCP config skill guidance.

- [#1867](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/1867) [`3086e47`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/3086e4703992fbbe7a41379405ee243713ad9ced) Thanks [@RealKai42](https://github.com/RealKai42)! - Correct the YOLO and Auto permission mode descriptions in CLI --help output and in the ACP session mode selector shown by IDE clients.

- [#1867](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/1867) [`3086e47`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/3086e4703992fbbe7a41379405ee243713ad9ced) Thanks [@RealKai42](https://github.com/RealKai42)! - web: Correct the YOLO and Auto permission mode descriptions in the slash command list and the mobile permission sheet.

- [#1867](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/1867) [`3086e47`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/3086e4703992fbbe7a41379405ee243713ad9ced) Thanks [@RealKai42](https://github.com/RealKai42)! - Fix the YOLO and Auto permission mode descriptions to match their actual behavior: YOLO auto-approves tool actions but the agent may still ask questions, while Auto is fully autonomous and never asks.

- [#1867](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/1867) [`3086e47`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/3086e4703992fbbe7a41379405ee243713ad9ced) Thanks [@RealKai42](https://github.com/RealKai42)! - Correct the YOLO mode notice shown when replaying a session: tool actions are auto-approved, but the agent may still ask questions.

- [#1843](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/1843) [`a3e773f`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/a3e773f90ce66abe6db229607440c20769537c93) Thanks [@7Sageer](https://github.com/7Sageer)! - Fix the web backend ignoring symbolic links when loading AGENTS.md files and reading files.

- [#1940](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/1940) [`d71bf9e`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/d71bf9e5a56b5978316e715f7c131c784967d562) Thanks [@wbxl2000](https://github.com/wbxl2000)! - web: Add a note in the model switcher that switching models or thinking effort invalidates the existing prompt cache.