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Kimi Code CLI adds theme customization, lets users set their own colors

July 1, 2026 at 00:47 EDT

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Moonshot AI said on July 1, 2026, that it had added theme customization to the CLI of Kimi Code, its terminal-based AI coding agent. Users can now define their own colors for elements such as selections and diffs, and switch between multiple themes.

July 1, 2026 · Moonshot AI

Kimi Code CLI adds /custom-theme — build your own terminal color themes

The open-source TypeScript AI coding agent now lets developers freely define colors for selections, status states, diffs and shell mode — then switch between themes instantly with a single command.

240+

community themes already shared

OS supported — macOS, Linux, Windows

MIT

open-source license on GitHub

Why developers welcomed it: cost

Reviewers report Kimi Code running agent workflows at a fraction of typical coding costs — reported ~88% savings.

Typical cost

100%

With Kimi Code

~12%

Reported ~88% lower coding costs — the customization arrives on top of that cost advantage.

How a custom theme is made

/custom-theme

Interactive skill: color help + hex validation

→

JSON written

Saved to ~/.kimi-code/themes/

→

/theme

Switch between themes instantly

Base theme still set via theme = "dark" in config.toml — custom themes extend it, overriding only the tokens you need. Targets: selections · status states · diffs · shell mode.

Welcomed for

Practical for repetitive workloads, low running cost, and a lively theme-sharing community set the mood to match the task.

Noted limits

Some say it may fall short of Claude Code on tasks requiring complex reasoning; real-world feedback on the new theme feature is still to come.

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