Moonshot AI has launched Kimi Work, a desktop AI agent that extends the capabilities of its previous browser extension, WebBridge, into a full-fledged application. Unlike similar tools that primarily rely on cloud sandboxes, Kimi Work emphasizes directly accessing files, browsers, and local tools on the user’s computer to execute tasks.
Can be called directly from the local environment.
After installing Kimi Work, it can read authorized folders, process PDFs, organize desktop files, capture browser data, generate HTML reports, and send them via email. The product also integrates with WebBridge, allowing agents to control users' actual Chrome or Edge sessions via the Chrome DevTools Protocol.
This means the proxy can use the login session and cookies on the local machine without requiring the browser to be migrated to a remote environment. Compared to common cloud-based proxies, this approach more closely mimics genuine desktop operations, but task execution also depends more heavily on the local device remaining online.
Supports up to 300 sub-agents.
One of Kimi Work's key features is Agent Swarm, which breaks down complex tasks and distributes them to multiple sub-agents for parallel processing—up to 300 agents. The product also includes a built-in scheduling engine that supports triggering tasks by the hour, day, or based on specific conditions, along with an option to keep your computer awake for seamless overnight execution.
The report mentions that the product is built on the Kimi K2.6 model released by Moonshot AI in April. This model employs a mixture-of-experts architecture, with a total parameter scale of approximately one trillion and around 32 billion activated parameters per inference, while supporting a 256K context window, making it well-suited for handling longer, multi-step tasks.
Local execution still carries permission risks.
The report also noted that Kimi Work’s notion of “local” primarily refers to operations occurring on the user’s device and does not mean that model inference is necessarily completed entirely on the local machine. Inference for K2.6 may still occur via Moonshot AI’s cloud API, while actions such as file reading, browser clicks, and Python execution remain local.
Since desktop agents can access users' logged-in email accounts, corporate systems, or financial accounts, their permission risks are higher. Moonshot AI offers an "approval before execution" mode, requiring users to manually approve any changes to files or execution of code.
Competition among desktop proxies continues to intensify
As AI agents shift from chat tools to execution tools, the desktop automation sector is gaining momentum. Reports note that Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft have all launched or expanded their computer operation capabilities over the past two years, covering areas such as desktop control, browser workflows, and enterprise automation.
Kimi Work is currently available for free download, but core agent features require a paid subscription. According to reports, the Moderato plan, which supports K2.6, Deep Research, and Kimi Code, costs $19 per month; the advanced plan, offering up to 300 sub-agent configurations, is priced at a maximum of $199 per month.