---
name: space-duck-kimi-relay
description: Optional Lane A / BYOB add-on for Space Duck — runs a local RFC 8628 device-code "Sign in with Kimi" flow (no password; browser-approved) so a self-hosted duck can use the owner's flat-rate Kimi membership for inference. Credentials (access + rotating refresh token) are stored locally at ~/.kimi-code/credentials/kimi.json (0600) and are NEVER sent to Spaceduckling. Contacts only auth.kimi.com and api.kimi.com; inference is processed by Moonshot AI in China (no Western data residency). Optional pay-per-token fallback to openrouter.ai when OPENROUTER_API_KEY is set (daily-capped). Runs a localhost-only proxy (127.0.0.1, default 8471) protected by an auto-generated 0600 bearer secret. Hosted (Lane B) ducks use the Mission Control card instead. Triggers on "sign in with kimi", "kimi membership login", "clawhub space-duck kimi", "kimi relay login".
disclosures:
  network:
    - auth.kimi.com          # OAuth device authorization + token/refresh
    - api.kimi.com           # membership inference (Moonshot AI, China)
    - openrouter.ai          # OPTIONAL pay-per-token fallback, only if OPENROUTER_API_KEY set
  credentials:
    - Kimi access + refresh token at ~/.kimi-code/credentials/kimi.json (0600, local only)
    - auto-generated proxy bearer secret at ~/.kimi-code/credentials/proxy_secret (0600)
    - reads OPENROUTER_API_KEY from env; forwarded only to openrouter.ai on fallback
  data_residency: "Kimi inference runs on Moonshot AI infrastructure in China."
  overridable_endpoints:
    - KIMI_AUTH_HOST, KIMI_CODING_BASE, KIMI_CLIENT_ID   # advanced; changing these re-points token traffic
  spend: "Fallback is metered, default cap KIMI_RELAY_FALLBACK_DAILY_CAP=200 calls/day; past cap returns 429."
  auth_bypass: "KIMI_RELAY_NO_AUTH=1 disables the localhost proxy's bearer check — single-user boxes only."
  privilege: "install-service writes a systemd-user/launchd unit; captured KIMI_*/OPENROUTER_API_KEY secrets go in a separate 0600 EnvironmentFile (~/.kimi-code/credentials/relay.env), never inlined into the unit."
  sends_to_spaceduckling: none
---

# Space Duck Kimi Relay (optional add-on, Lane A)

Lets a duck that runs on **your own infrastructure** use your **Kimi
membership** (flat-rate subscription quota) for inference instead of
pay-per-token API keys.

## Trust model — the whole point

- The device-code sign-in runs **locally on your box**.
- Tokens are stored at `~/.kimi-code/credentials/kimi.json` (0600), on
  **your machine only**.
- The only host this skill contacts is Kimi itself (`auth.kimi.com` and
  `api.kimi.com`). **Spaceduckling never sees or holds the token.**
- This is the Lane A mirror of Mission Control's hosted "Sign in with
  Kimi" card: same protocol capability, different custody. (Cross-lane
  parity doctrine — capability exists in both lanes, credentials follow
  the lane's trust model.)

## Commands

```
kimi_login.py login         # interactive device sign-in
kimi_login.py token         # print fresh access token (auto-refresh, file-locked)
kimi_login.py probe         # inference smoke on membership quota
kimi_login.py serve [port]  # local proxy for your runtime (default 8471)
kimi_login.py install-service [port]   # run proxy as a service (systemd user / launchd)
kimi_login.py uninstall-service        # remove the service
kimi_login.py status [port] # creds + proxy + fallback-meter health check
kimi_login.py logout        # delete local credentials
```

`login` shows a kimi.com URL + user code; approve it in your browser and
the script stores the tokens. `token` transparently refreshes — Kimi
access tokens live ~15 minutes and **refresh tokens rotate on every
grant**, so always let this script (not ad-hoc curl) do the refreshing;
a stale refresh token is dead after one rotation.

## Wiring the duck's brain — use the proxy

Kimi access tokens live ~15 minutes, so a static key in your runtime's
config will not survive. Run the local proxy instead:

```
kimi_login.py serve            # http://127.0.0.1:8471/v1/chat/completions
```

Point your runtime's OpenAI-compatible provider at
`http://127.0.0.1:8471/v1`. As the api key, use the **proxy secret**
that `serve` / `status` prints (auto-generated at
`~/.kimi-code/credentials/proxy_secret`, 0600) — without it the proxy
answers 401, so other local processes/users can't spend your quota.
`KIMI_RELAY_NO_AUTH=1` disables the check (single-user boxes only).
The proxy injects a fresh membership token per request (refreshes under
a file lock — safe when several ducks on one box share the login; note
the fallback cap below is per-box, so ducks sharing a box share the
budget).

- Models: `k3` (full), `kimi-for-coding` (budget)
- k3 emits `reasoning_content` and spends completion budget on it —
  give it roomy `max_tokens` (512+) or replies can arrive empty.

Streaming (`"stream": true`) is passed through as SSE, so chat UIs get
token-by-token output on the membership lane.

**Automatic fallback:** export `OPENROUTER_API_KEY` before `serve` and
any failed membership call (quota/auth/outage) is retried once on
OpenRouter's kimi lane (`moonshotai/*`, pay-per-token) — same
degradation the hosted lane performs. Fallback is metered: capped at
`KIMI_RELAY_FALLBACK_DAILY_CAP` calls/day (default 200) so a broken
membership can't silently run up a pay-per-token bill; past the cap the
proxy returns 429. If the client asked for `stream: true`, the fallback
reply is wrapped as a single SSE chunk + `[DONE]` so streaming clients
still get valid SSE. Without the env var, failures return the error so
your runtime's own ladder takes over.

For a proxy that survives reboots, `install-service` writes a systemd
user unit (Linux — enable lingering with
`loginctl enable-linger $USER` so it runs while logged out) or a
launchd agent (macOS). Any `OPENROUTER_API_KEY` / `KIMI_*` env vars set
when you run `install-service` are written to a **separate 0600
`EnvironmentFile`** (`~/.kimi-code/credentials/relay.env`) that the unit
references — secrets are never inlined into the world-readable systemd
unit itself — so the fallback survives reboots without leaking the key.
`status` shows creds, proxy health, and the fallback meter.

Env overrides: `KIMI_CLIENT_ID` (if Moonshot rotates the public
client), `KIMI_AUTH_HOST`, `KIMI_CODING_BASE`,
`KIMI_RELAY_FALLBACK_DAILY_CAP`.

## Moving credentials between machines

Refresh tokens **rotate on every grant**. That means:

- Creds move **one-way only**. If you copy `~/.kimi-code/credentials/kimi.json`
  to a second box and let that box run (`token`, `probe`, or `serve`), it
  will refresh and rotate the shared refresh token — the box you copied
  *from* will silently strand on the next refresh.
- Rule: after running the creds on another box, **re-login on the box
  you want to keep** with `kimi_login.py login`. Never copy `kimi.json`
  back to the original box.
- Prefer a local login on every box (`kimi_login.py login`) — that keeps
  the token in local custody where the trust model expects it. Only if
  you cannot log in on the remote box, a short-lived access token from
  `kimi_login.py token` can be used for a brief test: it is valid ~15 min,
  has no refresh capability, and cannot strand any lineage. Treat it like
  any secret — do not paste it into logs, chat, or shared terminals, and
  let it expire rather than storing it.
- One lineage per runtime. Don't share a single `kimi.json` across two
  long-running services; give each its own login.

## Data residency

Kimi inference is processed by Moonshot AI on infrastructure in China.
Don't route conversations through this lane if you require Western data
residency.

## Scripts

| Script | Purpose |
|--------|---------|
| `scripts/kimi_login.py` | Device sign-in, token refresh, probe, logout |

## Important

- Opt-in add-on; the core `space-duck` skill works without it.
- Updates arrive via ClawHub with owner consent (Mission Control shows
  "update available") — never force-pushed to your box.