Consult Kimi (paid)
kimi_consultAsk Kimi, a different AI model, for a read-only second opinion on code or questions. Pass your workspace root to ground the answer in your repository.
Instructions
Ask Kimi (a different model) for a read-only second opinion or answer.
PAID — this spends Kimi quota on every new call; there is no dry-run preview for a consult, so run kimi_status (free) first to confirm the CLI is installed and authenticated.
Runs kimi exec in a read-only sandbox — Kimi never edits files. A STATIC
review, not a verify mode: the read-only sandbox blocks the writes a
test/build/lint run needs, so Kimi can't run your checks to confirm its claims —
treat findings as unvalidated claims you verify yourself. Pass workspace_root
(absolute) for a repo-grounded question; omit it for pure Q&A. Returns a result
envelope.
Data egress: this sends your question and extra_context to your configured
Kimi provider via the
kimi CLI. Kimi always runs with a resolved working directory (workspace_root,
your MCP roots, or the server's cwd as a fallback), so it may read files there and
Kimi auto-loads the resolved workspace's AGENTS.md and discovers skills from its own
config (including extra_skill_dirs, which may point outside the workspace). Skill
names and descriptions are exposed to the model up front, so that content can be sent
even if your prompt never mentions it. The isolation setting does not suppress any of
it: kimi's built-in skills always load, and AGENTS.md is read regardless.
Your inputs are sent raw and unredacted. Secret redaction is best-effort and covers the gathered diff and Kimi's returned output — not what you type, and not the files Kimi reads for itself.
Progress & recovery: blocks up to the resolved deadline (timeout_seconds, clamped
10-600s; when omitted, the server-configured value, built-in default 300s). If that deadline
expires the run is terminated and its partial output is not recoverable or resumable, so for a
high-reasoning_effort or broad repo-grounded consult that may exceed it, prefer
kimi_consult_async (a background job, built-in default 1800s deadline; poll
kimi_job_status). Coarse notifications/progress streams while it blocks when your client
requests it; some MCP clients background a long call before the deadline, so
timeout_seconds bounds the run, not necessarily the inline wait — either way the detached run
(meta.job_id) is recoverable via kimi_job_list→kimi_job_status→kimi_job_result.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| model | No | Override the Kimi model slug for this call; defaults to the server/Kimi default when unset. | |
| detail | No | Response verbosity: 'summary' (default) omits the raw model text; 'full' includes it. | summary |
| question | Yes | The question or prompt to send Kimi (a different model) for a read-only answer. Must be non-blank: empty or whitespace-only is rejected before any model call. | |
| isolation | No | Kimi skills isolation: which skills Kimi loads — 'inherit' (its own user/project discovery) or 'ignore-skills' (replace those with an empty directory). Kimi's built-in skills load either way. Defaults to the server's configured value (built-in 'inherit'; `kimi_status` reports the resolved one). | |
| extra_context | No | Optional author intent/background context, added as clearly-labeled UNTRUSTED prompt data. Redaction does NOT cover it — no live secrets. Full caveats and bounds: kimi://params. | |
| workspace_root | No | Absolute path to the target repo root — pass it (or an MCP root) to target the intended repo; otherwise the call falls back to the server's own cwd and sets meta.workspace_warning. | |
| idempotency_key | No | Optional dedup key scoped to THIS tool + workspace. Same key + same args replays the prior result with no new spend; different args are refused (idempotency_conflict). Sync and _async are separate tools and never share a key. Omit for none; retention is bounded. Lifecycle: kimi://params. | |
| timeout_seconds | No | Per-call wall-clock timeout in seconds, clamped to 10..600 (out-of-range values are coerced, not rejected). Defaults to the server's configured timeout. | |
| reasoning_effort | No | Override the Kimi reasoning effort for this call (a model_reasoning_effort override); omit or pass null for the server default (MOONBRIDGE_REASONING_EFFORT) or Kimi's own resolution. An open, per-model string the backend validates at run time — commonly minimal|low|medium|high|xhigh; kimi_models lists each model's advertised set (advisory). Rejection and bounds detail: kimi://params. |
Output Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| ok | Yes |