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Kimi limits coding agent subagent swarms to explicit requests or swarm mode

According to a post on X by @KimiDevs, Moonshot's Kimi team has optimized subagent use in Kimi Code CLI 2.3.2 and Kimi Code Desktop 1.1.3 for the K3.1 Pro model. By default, the agent now handles tasks directly and delegates only when a user asks, through a message, AGENTS.md, a skill, or an enabled multi-agent mode. Swarms run only when swarm mode is on, and they are no longer available in kimi -p or in ACP clients such as Zed.

Source: Scobleizer News Pulse (X) · x.com Found via Robert Scoble’s Scobleizer News Pulse · a post on X, not independently verified Published 2026-10-25T12:58:00+00:00 Detected 2026-10-25T17:25:55+00:00
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According to a post on X by @KimiDevs, Moonshot's Kimi team has optimized subagent use in Kimi Code CLI 2.3.2 and Kimi Code Desktop 1.1.3 for the K3.1 Pro model. By default, the agent now handles tasks directly and delegates only when a user asks, through a message, AGENTS.md, a skill, or an enabled multi-agent mode. Swarms run only when swarm mode is on, and they are no longer available in kimi -p or in ACP clients such as Zed.

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Moonshot's Kimi team says it optimized subagent use in Kimi Code CLI 2.3.2 and Kimi Code Desktop 1.1.3 for K3.1 Pro. The agent now handles tasks directly by default and only delegates when you ask, through your message, AGENTS.md, a skill or an enabled multi-agent mode, and swarms run only when swarm mode is on,...

Developers using Kimi Code for coding tasks will see agents stop launching subagent swarms on their own. Teams that relied on swarms through kimi -p or ACP clients like Zed will no longer get them there. Watch for how this changes the amount of parallel work agents perform in practice.

Teams using AI at work may want to compare this against current productivity and review workflows.

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