diff --git a/src/commands/providers.ts b/src/commands/providers.ts
index 22acd5662..7accb9bbc 100644
--- a/src/commands/providers.ts
+++ b/src/commands/providers.ts
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ async function runExplain(args: string[]): Promise<void> {
     DEEPSEEK_API_KEY: !!process.env.DEEPSEEK_API_KEY,
     GROQ_API_KEY: !!process.env.GROQ_API_KEY,
     TOGETHER_API_KEY: !!process.env.TOGETHER_API_KEY,
+    MOONSHOT_API_KEY: !!process.env.MOONSHOT_API_KEY,
   };
 
   // Parallel probes for local providers (1s timeout each)
diff --git a/src/core/ai/recipes/index.ts b/src/core/ai/recipes/index.ts
index 5915c9a92..afbc4b652 100644
--- a/src/core/ai/recipes/index.ts
+++ b/src/core/ai/recipes/index.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { dashscope } from './dashscope.ts';
 import { zhipu } from './zhipu.ts';
 import { azureOpenAI } from './azure-openai.ts';
 import { zeroentropyai } from './zeroentropyai.ts';
+import { kimi } from './kimi.ts';
 
 const ALL: Recipe[] = [
   openai,
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ const ALL: Recipe[] = [
   zhipu,
   azureOpenAI,
   zeroentropyai,
+  kimi,
 ];
 
 /** Map from `provider:id` key to recipe. */
diff --git a/src/core/ai/recipes/kimi.ts b/src/core/ai/recipes/kimi.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f465f1e57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/ai/recipes/kimi.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import type { Recipe } from '../types.ts';
+
+/**
+ * Kimi / Moonshot AI. OpenAI-compatible chat completions endpoint.
+ *
+ * Docs: https://platform.moonshot.ai/docs/overview
+ * API base: https://api.moonshot.ai/v1
+ */
+export const kimi: Recipe = {
+  id: 'kimi',
+  name: 'Kimi (Moonshot AI)',
+  tier: 'openai-compat',
+  implementation: 'openai-compatible',
+  base_url_default: 'https://api.moonshot.ai/v1',
+  auth_env: {
+    required: ['MOONSHOT_API_KEY'],
+    setup_url: 'https://platform.moonshot.ai/',
+  },
+  touchpoints: {
+    expansion: {
+      models: ['kimi-k2.6', 'kimi-k2.5', 'kimi-k2-turbo-preview', 'kimi-k2-thinking', 'kimi-k2-thinking-turbo'],
+      cost_per_1m_tokens_usd: undefined,
+      price_last_verified: '2026-05-20',
+    },
+    chat: {
+      models: ['kimi-k2.6', 'kimi-k2.5', 'kimi-k2-turbo-preview', 'kimi-k2-thinking', 'kimi-k2-thinking-turbo'],
+      supports_tools: true,
+      supports_subagent_loop: false,
+      supports_prompt_cache: false,
+      max_context_tokens: 256000,
+      cost_per_1m_input_usd: undefined,
+      cost_per_1m_output_usd: undefined,
+      price_last_verified: '2026-05-20',
+    },
+  },
+  setup_hint: 'Get an API key at https://platform.moonshot.ai/, then `export MOONSHOT_API_KEY=...`',
+};
diff --git a/test/ai/recipe-kimi.test.ts b/test/ai/recipe-kimi.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c7b4f117a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/ai/recipe-kimi.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/**
+ * Kimi / Moonshot AI recipe smoke.
+ *
+ * Coverage:
+ *  - Recipe registered with expected OpenAI-compatible shape
+ *  - Chat + expansion touchpoints expose current Kimi model IDs
+ *  - default auth: MOONSHOT_API_KEY -> Authorization Bearer
+ */
+
+import { describe, expect, test } from 'bun:test';
+import { getRecipe } from '../../src/core/ai/recipes/index.ts';
+import { defaultResolveAuth } from '../../src/core/ai/gateway.ts';
+import { AIConfigError } from '../../src/core/ai/errors.ts';
+
+describe('recipe: kimi', () => {
+  test('registered with expected provider shape', () => {
+    const r = getRecipe('kimi');
+    expect(r).toBeDefined();
+    expect(r!.id).toBe('kimi');
+    expect(r!.name).toBe('Kimi (Moonshot AI)');
+    expect(r!.tier).toBe('openai-compat');
+    expect(r!.implementation).toBe('openai-compatible');
+    expect(r!.base_url_default).toBe('https://api.moonshot.ai/v1');
+    expect(r!.auth_env?.required).toEqual(['MOONSHOT_API_KEY']);
+  });
+
+  test('expansion touchpoint declares Kimi models', () => {
+    const r = getRecipe('kimi')!;
+    expect(r.touchpoints.expansion).toBeDefined();
+    expect(r.touchpoints.expansion!.models[0]).toBe('kimi-k2.6');
+    expect(r.touchpoints.expansion!.models).toContain('kimi-k2.5');
+    expect(r.touchpoints.expansion!.models).toContain('kimi-k2-turbo-preview');
+    expect(r.touchpoints.expansion!.models).toContain('kimi-k2-thinking');
+  });
+
+  test('chat touchpoint declares Kimi models and conservative capabilities', () => {
+    const r = getRecipe('kimi')!;
+    expect(r.touchpoints.chat).toBeDefined();
+    expect(r.touchpoints.chat!.models[0]).toBe('kimi-k2.6');
+    expect(r.touchpoints.chat!.models).toContain('kimi-k2.5');
+    expect(r.touchpoints.chat!.supports_tools).toBe(true);
+    expect(r.touchpoints.chat!.supports_subagent_loop).toBe(false);
+    expect(r.touchpoints.chat!.supports_prompt_cache).toBe(false);
+    expect(r.touchpoints.chat!.max_context_tokens).toBe(256000);
+  });
+
+  test('default auth: MOONSHOT_API_KEY set -> Bearer token', () => {
+    const r = getRecipe('kimi')!;
+    const auth = defaultResolveAuth(r, { MOONSHOT_API_KEY: 'fake-moonshot-key' }, 'chat');
+    expect(auth.headerName).toBe('Authorization');
+    expect(auth.token).toBe('Bearer fake-moonshot-key');
+  });
+
+  test('default auth: missing MOONSHOT_API_KEY -> AIConfigError', () => {
+    const r = getRecipe('kimi')!;
+    expect(() => defaultResolveAuth(r, {}, 'chat')).toThrow(AIConfigError);
+  });
+});