{"slug":"moonshot-kimi","label":"Moonshot Kimi","item_count":18,"day_count":6,"source_count":2,"first_seen":"2026-08-16T12:54:31+00:00","last_updated":"2026-09-05T18:07:00+00:00","via_scout":true,"generated_at":"2026-09-06T10:10:41.143353+00:00","sources":["hackernews_ai","search_cn_open_weight_labs"],"days":[{"date":"2026-08-16","items":[{"title":"Testing Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 Inside Claude Code","url":"https://philippdubach.com/posts/kimi-k3-inside-claude-code","source":"hackernews_ai","type":"news","summary_1line":"Testing Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 Inside Claude Code","why_it_matters":"Matches feed focus: claude code.","sid":"70905d06e144be0a","published":"2026-08-16T12:54:31+00:00","editor_note":"First hands-on test of Kimi K3 running inside Claude Code."}]},{"date":"2026-08-24","items":[{"title":"Moonshot AI's Kimi K2.5 to Retire End of August; 2.8 Trillion-Parameter K3 Takes 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