Multimodal AI agent
How to use
Kimi.
Long-context and multimodal assistance, source-backed research, documents, spreadsheets, presentations, websites, and multi-step agent tasks.
Kimi is a multimodal AI assistant and autonomous agent from Moonshot AI. Long-context and multimodal assistance, source-backed research, documents, spreadsheets, presentations, websites, and multi-step agent tasks. This guide covers the whole path in one place: official access, a first session that produces something reviewable, the checks that make output trustworthy, and the permissions worth limiting before you connect real work.
AI should make the work easier to inspect. If the workflow removes the source, the owner, or the review step, redesign the workflow.
Access & setup
Find, install, and sign in to Kimi
Get into the official Kimi experience with the right account and a setup you understand.
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Start at https://www.kimi.com/ and confirm the domain before entering account or payment information.
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Availability: Official web experience and mobile apps, with separate Agent, Deep Research, Slides, Docs, Sheets, Code, and developer products.
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A Kimi account and supported browser or mobile device. Models, agents, file limits, credits, and regional availability can vary.
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Sign in with the account you intend to keep using, then review plan, data, notification, and permission settings.
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Run one low-risk test task before connecting sensitive files, repositories, or workspace data.
- Use official download pages.
- Review permissions during setup.
- Keep installers and applications updated.
First session
Your first useful Kimi session
Learn the interaction loop using a small task with a clear outcome.
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Choose Chat, Deep Research, or Agent based on whether the task needs an answer, evidence-gathering, or multi-step tool use.
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State the deliverable, audience, sources, constraints, and external actions that require approval.
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Upload only authorized files and review the model or agent plan before long-running execution.
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Verify citations, calculations, generated files, and public sharing settings before using the result.
- State the outcome before the background.
- Provide the real source material.
- Review the result before expanding the task.
Quality control
Check the quality of Kimi output
Turn a plausible draft into work you are willing to stand behind.
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Restate the original outcome and acceptance criteria before reviewing the response.
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Mark every factual claim, calculation, quotation, or figure that could materially affect the result.
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Check those items against the original source, a primary reference, or direct inspection.
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Ask the tool to list its assumptions and uncertainty, but never rely on self-review as the only check.
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Complete a human edit for relevance, tone, privacy, accessibility, and the exact delivery format.
- Verify consequential claims independently.
- Fluency is not accuracy; confident phrasing is not evidence.
- Keep a record of sources and review decisions.
Privacy & permissions
Use Kimi safely
Use the platform productively without giving it unnecessary access or authority.
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Classify the task and its data before uploading or connecting anything.
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Review the product, account, organisation, retention, and training settings that apply to you.
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Grant the narrowest file, workspace, microphone, screen, or integration permissions needed.
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Remove secrets and personal or regulated information unless your approved policy explicitly permits it.
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Review the output and revoke permissions or disconnect sources that are no longer needed.
- Kimi can search, process many files, build artifacts, and act autonomously. Keep sensitive data out of tasks, control public sharing, and independently verify sources and generated deliverables.
- Follow your organisation's approved-use policy.
- Never treat fluent output as authorization to act.
Core workflows
Step-by-step ways to use Kimi for the work it does best.
Each workflow is a separate guide with its own steps and review checkpoints.
Turn a precise research question into a traceable long-form report and visual summary.
↗ 02 WorkflowTurn evidence into an editable presentation with Kimi SlidesBuild a presentation from verified material while preserving narrative, citations, and editability.
↗Official references
Check the current product documentation.
Features, plan limits, availability, and data controls change. These official pages are the starting points used for this guide.