How to use Moonshot AI (Kimi) in BoltAI

Moonshot AI makes the Kimi models. Add your API key and chat with them in BoltAI.

Before you start

An API key from the Moonshot Platform.

Set up Moonshot in BoltAI

1. Open Settings › AI Providers and click +.
2. Choose Moonshot under Other Providers. You can also type kimi in Filter providers.
3. Paste your key into API Key. Leave Base URL empty.
4. Click Next.
5. Keep all models, or untick the ones you don't want. To choose the model this provider starts with, hover over it and click Set as Default.
6. Click Add Service.

Start a chat with Kimi models

Click the model name in the message box, press ⇧ ⌘ M, or type /model, and pick a model under Moonshot.

To start every new chat with it, right-click the model and choose Set Provider & Model as Default. See Choose and switch models.

Set Kimi's reasoning effort

Use the reasoning effort menu next to the model name. For a quick answer without thinking, choose Off.

Some Kimi models always think. For them, the menu offers Auto, Low, High and Max.

If it doesn't connect

• BoltAI couldn't verify the setup. Copy the key again from the Moonshot Platform, paste it into API Key, and click Next.
• It stopped working later. Open Settings › AI Providers, click Moonshot, open the ⋯ menu and choose Test Connection. To change the key, choose Edit Configuration.
• A new model is missing. Click Moonshot in Settings › AI Providers and click Refresh Model List.