Try Kimi K3 in Cline

Best for

• Delivering a feature end to end from an issue or specification
• Long agent sessions that mix planning, multi-file edits, and tool use
• Difficult debugging that requires sustained reasoning across the repository

Limitations

• Long-horizon runs still benefit from checkpoints and explicit acceptance criteria.
• For narrow, latency-sensitive fixes, a faster option such as Kimi K2.7 Code may be a better fit.

Set up in Cline

Choose the surface that fits your workflow: use the Cline IDE extensions, run Cline CLI in your terminal or CI, or configure the model in scripts and products with the Cline SDK. Then complete the provider-specific steps below.

1. Sign in to your Cline account in the Cline IDE extension or CLI.
2. Choose Cline (usage-billing) provider, or subscribe to ClinePass to use ClinePass provider.
3. Select Kimi K3 from the model list and start with one of the example tasks below.

Example tasks

Use these as starting prompts and adapt them to your repository.

1. Task 1: Implement the new billing retry policy end to end, including the migration, API changes, and integration tests.
2. Task 2: Investigate the intermittent webhook failures across the worker and queue layers, fix the root cause, and prove it with a test that failed before the fix.

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