# Kimi Code 0.41.0

- Product: Kimi Code (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kimi-code)
- Vendor: Moonshot AI
- Date: 2026-09-04
- Version: 0.41.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/releases/tag/%40moonshot-ai/kimi-code%400.41.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kimi-code/releases/0.41.0
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop

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- **changed** — Remind the model of its context budget before automatic compaction, and after compaction point it at the session's event log for exact details
- **changed** — Turn-level file history is now always on; the experimental file-history flag has been removed
- **added** — Add an occasional session rating prompt above the input box
- **added** — Add tower multi-agent collaboration mode (experimental), enabled via the /tower command or the composer plus menu; /tower supports specifying a base branch
- **fixed** — Fix background agent message cards incorrectly showing a running indicator
- **changed** — Stop blocking dangerous commands and commands that cannot be statically analyzed in auto permission mode
- **changed** — Deliver background question answers to the agent directly instead of via a saved output file
- **fixed** — Fix background questions being cancelled as soon as the agent finishes its turn
- **changed** — Polish the style and interaction of Bash commands in the right-side panel
- **added** — Support selection comments and quote-to-chat in the diff and per-turn changes panels
- **changed** — Subagent final messages are no longer bounced back for expansion when they are under 200 characters
- **fixed** — Fix file change previews showing added/removed lines that never existed when the same file is edited multiple times in one turn
- **fixed** — Fix pressing Esc closing the right detail panel
- **fixed** — Fix the default thinking effort in settings not being settable to the highest level (Max)
- **changed** — Rename the three permission modes to Always Ask / Ask When Needed / Never Ask and update their descriptions
- **added** — Show a warning after switching to Ask When Needed or Never Ask mode
- **fixed** — Fix print mode (kimi -p) ignoring the KIMI_DISABLE_TELEMETRY environment variable
- **fixed** — Fix print mode (kimi -p) losing session records when the run exits on an error or a termination signal

###### Minor Changes

- [#3423](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/3423) [`b199e33`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/b199e3326de28d5094ca5f18816a74ab336c51e0) Thanks [@RealKai42](https://github.com/RealKai42)! - Remind the model of its context budget before automatic compaction, and after compaction point it at the session's event log for exact details.

- [#3525](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/3525) [`eba23ed`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/eba23edb93ec00aa11ffa288e2b89ebbf3d77a70) Thanks [@wbxl2000](https://github.com/wbxl2000)! - Turn-level file history is now always on; the experimental file-history flag has been removed.

- [#3516](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/3516) [`6013658`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/60136588a4218bc2423b93467c4fae8c6554219c) Thanks [@Grapedge](https://github.com/Grapedge)! - Add an occasional session rating prompt above the input box.

- [#3549](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/3549) [`29e1875`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/29e1875919a6b2a734d6ae1c0d8694a98dd80933) Thanks [@wbxl2000](https://github.com/wbxl2000)! - web: add tower multi-agent collaboration mode (experimental), enabled via the /tower command or the composer plus menu; /tower supports specifying a base branch (e.g. /tower add-new-feature).

###### Patch Changes

- [#3549](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/3549) [`29e1875`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/29e1875919a6b2a734d6ae1c0d8694a98dd80933) Thanks [@wbxl2000](https://github.com/wbxl2000)! - web: fix background agent message cards incorrectly showing a running indicator.

- [#3529](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/3529) [`b184b31`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/b184b31497949ac019ac43d5a3dfe2ab87dbebc4) Thanks [@sailist](https://github.com/sailist)! - Stop blocking dangerous commands and commands that cannot be statically analyzed in auto permission mode.

- [#3522](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/3522) [`523d35b`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/523d35b54b25a0b4589388a2b6c8c4261f1ef7db) Thanks [@RealKai42](https://github.com/RealKai42)! - Deliver background question answers to the agent directly instead of via a saved output file.

- [#3522](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/3522) [`523d35b`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/523d35b54b25a0b4589388a2b6c8c4261f1ef7db) Thanks [@RealKai42](https://github.com/RealKai42)! - Fix background questions being cancelled as soon as the agent finishes its turn.

- [#3549](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/3549) [`29e1875`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/29e1875919a6b2a734d6ae1c0d8694a98dd80933) Thanks [@wbxl2000](https://github.com/wbxl2000)! - web: polish the style and interaction of Bash commands in the right-side panel.

- [#3549](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/3549) [`29e1875`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/29e1875919a6b2a734d6ae1c0d8694a98dd80933) Thanks [@wbxl2000](https://github.com/wbxl2000)! - web: support selection comments and quote-to-chat in the diff and per-turn changes panels.

- [#3459](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/3459) [`b6b9b37`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/b6b9b374dd5a3cda4257081b194760d7998e73f0) Thanks [@RealKai42](https://github.com/RealKai42)! - Subagent final messages are no longer bounced back for expansion when they are under 200 characters.

- [#3549](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/3549) [`29e1875`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/29e1875919a6b2a734d6ae1c0d8694a98dd80933) Thanks [@wbxl2000](https://github.com/wbxl2000)! - web: fix file change previews showing added/removed lines that never existed when the same file is edited multiple times in one turn.

- [#3549](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/pull/3549) [`29e1875`](https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-code/commit/29

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