MiMo-Code

MiMo-Code is an open-source, terminal-based AI coding assistant developed by Xiaomi's MiMo team. Built with a focus on interactive terminal user interfaces (TUIs), it provides developers with an autonomous coding companion directly inside the shell environment to inspect repositories, generate code, and automate repetitive programming workflows. In daily operations, MiMo-Code functions primarily via a dedicated TUI workspace where developers can interact with AI agents using natural language prompts. The system processes project context, streams real-time responses through chunked session deltas, and coordinates specialized subagents to perform repository-wide edits, code inspections, and task verification across various development environments. What distinguishes MiMo-Code is its structured skill architecture and modular configuration design. Using localized repository configurations within `.mimocode` directories, teams can define custom agent skills, tailored memory persistence, and subagent orchestration parameters without modifying the core agent harness. MiMo-Code is distributed as an open-source project under active development on GitHub, offering free local execution and custom model configuration for developers looking for an interactive terminal harness.

Tags: ai agent, cli, code assistant, coding agent, developer tools, OpenSource

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Key features

  • Terminal User Interface (TUI) — Interactive shell-based environment designed for navigation, prompt input, and code review directly in the terminal. - Subagent Orchestration — Modular subagent execution system capable of dividing and delegating complex programming tasks across specialized subtasks. - Custom Skills System — Extensible skill directory architecture supporting repository-level (.mimocode) and built-in procedural skills. - Real-Time Streaming Sessions — Low-latency streaming of diffs and responses through granular session delta handling. - Configurable Agent Memory — Integrated memory management and prompt context handling optimized for multi-file codebase comprehension.

Use cases

Use Case: Interactive Code Refactoring Developers can run MiMo-Code within a repository to perform targeted architectural refactors. The agent analyzes multi-file dependencies, suggests localized changes through the TUI, and streams the edits interactively for human validation.

Use Case: Repository Automation via Custom Skills Teams can create domain-specific skills inside .mimocode/skills to automate standard testing, linting, and boilerplate generation pipelines directly triggered by the conversational agent.

Use Case: Multi-Step Task Execution When addressing complex bug fixes across multiple modules, MiMo-Code delegates subtasks across internal subagents, gathering context and testing results iteratively before presenting the consolidated diff.

Who it is for

MiMo-Code is built for developers, DevOps engineers, and systems programmers who prefer keyboard-driven, terminal-first workflows over browser or heavy IDE extensions. It is well-suited for teams requiring local repository configuration through customizable skill trees, but may not fit users seeking tightly integrated point-and-click GUI extensions.

Install guide

Installation MiMo-Code can be installed by cloning the repository and building from source (assuming standard Node/npm or Go workspace conventions): bash git clone https://github.com/XiaomiMiMo/MiMo-Code.git cd MiMo-Code npm install npm run build (Note: Check the repository README for release binaries or package manager updates as they become available).

First Run Configure your environment with your model provider API key and initialize project-specific settings: bash export OPENAI_API_KEY="your-api-key-here" # Or configure the provider specified in your config mimocode init

Example Session Start an interactive session within your codebase: bash mimocode Inside the interactive TUI prompt, enter instructions: text > Analyze the auth middleware in src/auth/ and refactor token validation to support asynchronous rotation.

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Categories: AI Coding Agents, Code Assistants, Developer Tools

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