Kimi Work
The AI desktop for knowledge work
As of 2026-10-20, Kimi Work is the local agent for knowledge work inside Moonshot's official desktop client (Work mode on Mac / Windows). It launched on June 3, 2026 and is still in beta. It mounts local folders, browses like a person through the Kimi browser extension, runs scheduled jobs on a built-in Cron engine (keep the PC awake if it sleeps), and can spin up a cluster of up to 300 sub-agents; long jobs run for tens of hours with thousands of autonomous tool calls, and the result lands as a PPT, a PDF report or an Excel sheet. Destructive file operations still ask first.
Updated 2026-10-20
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Highlights
Your machine
Opposite of Grok Bot’s cloud VM.
Browser agent
Clicks, tabs, scrapes like a human.
Sub-agent cap
The agent cluster can create a team of up to 300 sub-agents on its own; scheduled jobs run on the built-in Cron engine, so a sleeping PC has to be kept awake.
For Kimi K3
Kimi help center: from version 3.1.0 on, Kimi Work runs the Kimi K3 model.
What Kimi Work is
After K3 launched, Work became the “how do I actually run long K3 jobs” search. Keep Kimi Code as the terminal coder. Kimi's help center now positions Kimi Work as a general-purpose local agent for knowledge work: it carries the agent capabilities already proven in Kimi Code over to the desktop interactions ordinary knowledge workers know, with no terminal or setup. As of 2026-10-20 the officially listed features are local file handling, browser automation, agent clusters (up to 300 sub-agents), long-running tasks (tens of hours, thousands of autonomous tool calls), professional skills, plugins and specialist databases (finance, research, law), widgets and a dashboard; the client has Work and Chat modes, and permissions in three levels: default, ask every time, and allow everything.
Why it is trending
Kimi Work reads more clearly next to its peers: Grok Bot runs on a cloud desktop, WorkBuddy targets Tencent's office suite, and Kimi Work installs on your own machine. The "hundreds of agents at once" clips circulating on social media are demos, not committed product specs. This time the official pages give checkable numbers: up to 300 sub-agents in an agent cluster, long tasks running for tens of hours and thousands of autonomous tool calls; the product itself is still in beta.
Timeline
Launch date per the Kimi help center: Kimi Work launched on June 3, 2026 (before that it was the desktop push of the Work / K2.6 era) and is still in beta.
K3 post requires Work ≥ 3.1.0.
Download macOS (Apple silicon) / Windows from kimi.com/products/kimi-work.
Confirmed vs caution
Confirmed
Verifiable word for word in the Kimi help center and the official product page (2026-10-20): Kimi Work launched on June 3, 2026 and is still in beta; from version 3.1.0 on it runs the Kimi K3 model; an agent cluster holds up to 300 sub-agents; long-running tasks can work for tens of hours and complete thousands of autonomous tool calls; the system requirements are an Apple-silicon Mac on macOS 12 or later, or Windows 10 or later; the download page is kimi.com/products/kimi-work.
Caution
Two things to note: pricing tiers for Kimi Work are whatever Moonshot's membership and enterprise pages state, and are not restated here; and the officially listed desktop support covers Windows and Apple silicon Macs, with Intel Macs absent from the list.
How to choose
Local knowledge work
Work. Especially finance + files + browser.
Cloud always-on coworker
Grok Bot, if you accept the shared VM and Cursor pricing.
How to use it
Install ≥ 3.1.0 for K3. Mount folders. Toggle keep-awake for Cron.
On QCode
Kimi Work is a third-party desktop product from Moonshot and QCode does not resell it. The model is a separate matter: QCode currently lists kimi-k3 on /models, callable through the API independently of the desktop app.
FAQ
Work vs kimi.com?
Chat vs local digital employee.
Need K3?
Older Work can run; K3 needs 3.1.0+.
Safe with files?
Official FAQ: ask before modify/run.
Which systems are supported, and where do I download it?
Officially there are two packages, Windows and Mac (Apple silicon): the Mac build needs Apple silicon and macOS 12 or later, the Windows build needs Windows 10 or later; the download page is kimi.com/products/kimi-work.
Vs WorkBuddy?
Moonshot+K3 vs Tencent office workbench. Refresh the existing WorkBuddy page with this row.
Coding?
Scripts yes; repo agents → Kimi Code.
Sources
Kimi's help center page for Kimi Work (version notes, core capabilities, interface and interaction, system requirements and download, fetched 2026-10-20) and the official product page kimi.com/products/kimi-work.
Desktop knowledge work, not another model card
Link K3 vs Opus 5 for the model fight.
Related
Chinese AI office agents: custom model and own API key (Ifenxi 2026 ranking, 21 products)
All 21 products in the Ifenxi October ranking: can a personal user bring an API key, which protocol, and where to enter it, with the QCode addresses.
Grok Bot
Cloud teammate.
WorkBuddy
Existing Tencent page.
Crypto payment guide
Nine coins, 56 networks, zero platform fee for AI coding API credits.
Not affiliated with Moonshot. Checked 2026-10-20; version, system requirements and downloads follow the official Kimi pages.