Kimi Visual Studio 2026

Use Kimi in
Visual Studio 2026
with your Kimi Code subscription.

Bring your eligible Kimi Code subscription to your C# and .NET solution. Track your allowance, choose the reasoning effort, and use Kimi’s native web tools from your IDE.

BRING YOUR OWN SUBSCRIPTION Your Kimi account. Your existing access.

Sign in through Kimi Code. Usage counts toward the allowance available with your account and plan.

How subscription access works ↗
Get iolys Explore the integration ↓
Kimi, inside your workspace
Ask Kimi in Visual Studio, with suggested coding tasks, an empty prompt, K3 selected, and High reasoning effort.
Your model, effort, and context.Click to explore ↗
Usage windowsReasoning effortNative web tools

01 / Usage & allowance

Keep your allowance
in sight.

Open Show usage from the chat toolbar. Kimi Usage brings your account’s consumption and renewal times into Visual Studio.

  • See the percentage used.Check your monthly consumption and the remaining allowance reported by Kimi.
  • Follow each usage window.See the shorter limits alongside your monthly allowance. This capture shows a five-hour window and a monthly window.
  • Know when the quota renews.The plan name and reset times stay visible, with a separate renewal time for each reported window.
FROM THE CHAT TOOLBARShow usage ↗
Kimi Usage with 26 percent monthly usage, 74 left, a five-hour window at 4 percent, and reset times for both windows.
Your plan and usage windows, in one place.

Values are examples from a connected account, not a live counter or an allowance included with iolys. Usage windows and limits depend on your Kimi account.

02 / Models & reasoning effort

Choose your model.
Set the depth of thought.

Open the model options beside your prompt to choose Kimi’s reasoning effort. The available levels come from the selected model.

MODEL

Use the models in your connection.

Select a Kimi model from the same picker you use for other providers. Its supported effort levels follow your selection.

EFFORT

Give a complex task more thought.

Choose an effort level for the work ahead. K3 in this capture offers low, high, and max, with high selected.

MODEL SUPPORT

See the options that apply.

iolys reads effort options from Kimi’s model catalog. Models without graded effort levels keep the effort selector hidden.

K3 REASONING EFFORTModel options
Kimi model options showing K3 and the low, high, and max reasoning effort levels, with high selected.
The supported effort levels, beside your prompt.
TRY IT ON YOUR NEXT TASK

“Trace this failing integration test across the solution and propose a fix.”

Choose the model and reasoning effort before starting the task.

Available models and effort levels depend on your Kimi connection. Keep the locally managed Kimi CLI up to date in Manage Providers to use supported effort controls.

03 / Native web tools

Research with Kimi.
Apply it to your code.

Kimi’s native WebSearch and FetchURL tools are enabled in the integration. Bring web research and relevant documentation into the conversation alongside your solution’s context.

WEB SEARCH

Find the information behind a fix.

Ask Kimi to search the web for documentation or information relevant to an issue you are investigating.

TRY A PROMPT

“Find the official ASP.NET Core documentation for this error and explain the recommended fix.”

FETCH A PAGE

Read the source in context.

Give Kimi a public URL to retrieve and read. Use a documentation page or release note as context for your next change.

TRY A PROMPT

“Read this library’s migration guide and identify the changes needed in my project.”

And the tools for your Visual Studio solution.

Kimi also uses the tools provided by iolys to read and edit code, run builds, and run tests. Open Tools and Skills beside the prompt to inspect the available IDE tools.

  • Add the relevant context.Type # to reference a file, or attach the active document or selection.
  • Build and test in Visual Studio.The Visual Studio Tools group includes Run build and Run tests.
  • Follow the work.Keep tool activity and permission requests visible as Kimi works through the task.
IOLYS TOOLSTools and Skills
The shared iolys Tools and Skills menu with Visual Studio Tools expanded to show Run build and Run tests.
The IDE tools available alongside Kimi’s web tools.

Connect Kimi

Set up Kimi in Manage Providers.

Download the CLI locally, connect your account, and keep versions and updates in the same panel.

  1. 01

    Open Manage Providers in iolys and add or select Kimi.

  2. 02

    Download the locally managed CLI from the provider panel, then sign in with your Kimi account.

  3. 03

    Choose your Kimi model and a supported effort level, then start from your Visual Studio solution.

Kimi FAQ

Kimi and Visual Studio 2026.

Visit the official Kimi website ↗
How can I use Kimi in Visual Studio for C#?

Install the iolys extension for Visual Studio 2026 and open your C# solution. Open Manage Providers in iolys and add or select Kimi. Download the locally managed CLI from the provider panel, then sign in with your Kimi account. Choose your Kimi model and a supported effort level, then start from your Visual Studio solution. You can then ask Kimi to help with your C# and .NET code from the iolys workspace.

Is there a VSIX extension to use Kimi in Visual Studio?

Yes. iolys is a VSIX extension for Visual Studio 2026, and Kimi is one of the provider connections it ships with. Install the iolys VSIX once from the Visual Studio Marketplace, then add Kimi from the Manage Providers panel; there is no separate VSIX per provider.

Can I use my Kimi Code subscription in iolys?

Yes. Sign in through Kimi Code with an account whose plan includes CLI access. iolys uses that eligible access inside Visual Studio 2026, and usage counts toward your Kimi account’s allowance.

Does Kimi Code work with Visual Studio 2026?

Yes, with the iolys extension. It connects Kimi Code to Visual Studio 2026 through the provider CLI, using the eligible access on your Kimi account.

Can I check Kimi usage without leaving Visual Studio?

Yes. Open Show usage from the chat toolbar. Kimi Usage shows your plan, monthly usage percentage, remaining allowance, and the usage windows and reset times reported by your account. The capture shows a five-hour window and a monthly window; limits depend on your Kimi account.

Can I choose Kimi’s reasoning effort level?

Yes, for models that publish graded effort levels. Open the model options beside the prompt. K3 in the capture offers low, high, and max. iolys reads the supported levels from Kimi’s model catalog and hides the effort selector for models without those options.

Can Kimi search the web and read documentation?

Yes. Kimi’s native WebSearch and FetchURL tools are enabled in the integration. They let Kimi search for relevant information and read public pages alongside the IDE context and tools provided by iolys.

Can Kimi use Visual Studio build and test tools?

Yes. Kimi connects to the tools supplied by iolys, including reading and editing code, running builds, and running tests. Open Tools and Skills beside the prompt to inspect the available IDE tools.

How is the Kimi CLI installed and updated?

Open Manage Providers and select Kimi. iolys downloads and manages its own local CLI installation from this panel. Keep it up to date to use the effort controls supported by your model and CLI version.

Can I keep other providers configured?

Yes. Kimi can sit alongside cloud APIs, local Ollama models, and other provider CLIs.

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