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Introduction As an AI enthusiast and developer, I’m always exploring ways to integrate powerful tools into my workflow. My primary coding assistant, Claude Code, is already configured with several models, including DeepSeek and GLM. In the spirit of endless tinkering, I decided to see how the much-talked-about Kimi large model from Moonshot AI would perform. This article chronicles my experience integrating the Kimi-k2 model into Claude Code, from initial setup to real-world usage and my final thoughts. ...

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