# Kimi Code 0.38.0

- Product: Kimi Code (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kimi-code)
- Vendor: Moonshot AI
- Date: 2026-08-20
- Version: 0.38.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/releases/tag/%40moonshot-ai/kimi-code%400.38.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kimi-code/releases/0.38.0
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop

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- **added** — Support two OAuth login methods — kimi.ai and kimi.com
- **added** — Add the WaitFor tool: the agent can now wait for a background task to finish within the current turn instead of ending the turn and being re-invoked
- **added** — Add 13 data sources to the official Kimi Datasource plugin — Chinese government data (NDA/NBS) and standards (GB/HB/DB/TT), eight international organization datasets (WHO, FAO, UNSD, ECB, Eurostat, UNICEF, OECD, FRED), Xinhua Finance, and Caixin
- **added** — Add copy buttons next to the server version and server address in settings
- **changed** — Edit and Write now require reading an existing file before modifying it, and reject the write when the file changed on disk since it was last read
- **changed** — Label inline subagent cards in the message stream with their foreground or background mode
- **fixed** — Fix config.toml entries being lost when the file had a syntax error or was edited outside the app
- **fixed** — Stop retrying requests blocked by the provider content filter; the filter notice now shows immediately
- **fixed** — Keep empty workspace groups visible in the legacy sidebar after their last session is archived
- **fixed** — Hide button hover tooltips outside a menu while the menu is open
- **fixed** — Keep the model picker menu on the workspace home within the viewport
- **fixed** — Fix the workspace group title showing untranslated text in the search dialog
- **fixed** — Fix the settings dialog dropdown list being clipped by the scroll area, and lock the content behind it while the list is open
- **fixed** — Keep the slash command and @ mention panels on the workspace home within the viewport
- **fixed** — Fix 422 errors from some OpenAI-compatible providers when a conversation includes tool calls
- **fixed** — Prevent text selection in the sidebar user menu and its plan usage submenu
- **fixed** — Fix slow session list loading when there are many workspaces
- **fixed** — Auto-open the browser authorization page after choosing a login region, redesign the authorization waiting page, and refresh the login state as soon as the window regains focus instead of waiting for the poll

###### Minor Changes

- [#2862](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/2862) [`3d77620`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/3d7762003a4a35cbeb8571d471c6898a006152e6) Thanks [@liruifengv](https://github.com/liruifengv)! - Support two OAuth login methods — kimi.ai and kimi.com.

- [#3060](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/3060) [`8440801`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/8440801de47ddae29224430048e1228b80cde370) Thanks [@chengluyu](https://github.com/chengluyu)! - Add the WaitFor tool: the agent can now wait for a background task to finish within the current turn instead of ending the turn and being re-invoked.

###### Patch Changes

- [#3135](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/3135) [`2c5415f`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/2c5415f930db3edef3e79a4e88c4ee74af123600) Thanks [@liruifengv](https://github.com/liruifengv)! - web: Label inline subagent cards in the message stream with their foreground or background mode.

- [#3121](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/3121) [`3899079`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/3899079a2c851bd0b3f1cbf1d3d2fd9026fc6abb) Thanks [@7Sageer](https://github.com/7Sageer)! - Fix config.toml entries being lost when the file had a syntax error or was edited outside the app.

- [#3135](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/3135) [`2c5415f`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/2c5415f930db3edef3e79a4e88c4ee74af123600) Thanks [@liruifengv](https://github.com/liruifengv)! - web: Add copy buttons next to the server version and server address in settings.

- [#3119](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/3119) [`a34d02a`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/a34d02a64f9b1526ec84e161d8c377654b413624) Thanks [@wbxl2000](https://github.com/wbxl2000)! - Add 13 data sources to the official Kimi Datasource plugin — Chinese government data (NDA/NBS) and standards (GB/HB/DB/TT), eight international organization datasets (WHO, FAO, UNSD, ECB, Eurostat, UNICEF, OECD, FRED), Xinhua Finance, and Caixin. Update the plugin from the Official tab in /plugins.

- [#3096](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/3096) [`67fbcdf`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/67fbcdf1ba7dceeebb58875b3b7c81b4b30cf0de) Thanks [@sailist](https://github.com/sailist)! - Edit and Write now require reading an existing file before modifying it, and reject the write when the file changed on disk since it was last read.

- [#3101](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/3101) [`d96b4a0`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/d96b4a0149f3ddf3d4910cc6eb87366dbb130ede) Thanks [@kimi-agent-bot](https://github.com/kimi-agent-bot)! - Stop retrying requests blocked by the provider content filter; the filter notice now shows immediately.

- [#3135](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/3135) [`2c5415f`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/2c5415f930db3edef3e79a4e88c4ee74af123600) Thanks [@liruifengv](https://github.com/liruifengv)! - web: Keep empty workspace groups visible in the legacy sidebar after their last session is archived.

- [#3135](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/3135) [`2c5415f`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/2c5415f930db3edef3e79a4e88c4ee74af123600) Thanks [@liruifengv](https://github.com/liruifengv)! - web: Hide button hover tooltips outside a menu while the menu is open.

- [#3135](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/3135) [`2c5415f`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/2c5415f930db3edef3e79a4e88c4ee74af123600) Thanks [@liruifengv](https://github.com/liruifengv)! - web: Keep the model picker menu on the workspace home within the viewport.

- [#3135](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/3135) [`2c5415f`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/2c5415f930db3edef3e79a4e88c4ee74af123600) Thanks [@liruifengv](https://github.com/liruifengv)! - web: Fix the workspace group title showing untranslated text in the s

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