VS Code plugin not responsive

[michael-enriquez]

What version of Kimi Code CLI is running?

server=Kimi Code CLI/1.11.0

Which open platform/subscription were you using?

Visual Studio Code

Which model were you using?

kimi-for-coding

What platform is your computer?

Darwin 25.2.0 arm64 arm

What issue are you seeing?

I'm using this plugin: moonshot-ai.kimi-code / https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=moonshot-ai.kimi-code

However, the chat isn't responsive to any inquiry or input. It gets stuck on Processing. I've tried re-installing the plugin, logging in and out, and resetting kimi

Note:

• The Kimi code app works fine (Kingleo.kimi-vscode) as well as third party providers that integrate Kimi into Copilot (DenizhanDaklr.kimi-lm-provider)

What steps can reproduce the bug?

1. Install plugin on VS code
2. Input any message

What is the expected behavior?

Kimi responds with something

Additional information

No response

[michael-enriquez]

Further information after some debugging:

Kimi CLI is starting normally and responding to initialize / TurnBegin (CLI logs show many successful spawns).
Two VS Code–side issues appear in your logs and likely explain the failure to get useful responses:
Repeated 401 provider errors in the extension logs: Example: "Error code: 401 - {'error': {'message': 'The API Key appears to be invalid or may have expired...'}}" — the agent backend is failing auth.
safeStorage.decryptString errors in main.log (macOS keychain decryption failures) and multiple "Extension host ... exited" entries — indicates VS Code secrets/keychain problems or extension-host instability that can interrupt the agent flow.
Other logs like "Waiting for user authorization... authorization_pending" show OAuth/authorization flows pending (not a binary crash).

However, I authenticated via login. When I try and try the verification url (shown in the logs) I get the following message: [unauthenticated] invalid device authorization code.

I don't understand how to reauthenticate. I've tried uninstalling all of the apps, restarting vs code, reinstalling, and relogging in but nothing is working. (Signing out of Kimi Code and logging in via the authorize_device url shows that I can log in successfully, however messages still dont send)

[Dolyfin]

I had a similar stuck "Processing" issue. However mine was down to the Playwright MCP server failing. Removing the MCP solved my issue.

[onkeys]

Thank you, you just solved the issue for me! Although unfortunately i had to disable ALL MCP servers in my instance

[NitJ2023]

I'm also having similar stuck processing issues. I don't have any MCP server installed on Vscode.

[gcaponi]

🐛 Bug Report: Kimi Code webview ignores VS Code workbench theme

Environment

• Extension: moonshot-ai.kimi-code v0.5.10
• IDE: VS Code / Antigravity (VS Code fork)
• OS: Windows (reproducible on all platforms)

Problem
The Kimi Code chat webview panel uses a fixed dark brown background that does NOT change when switching the VS Code color theme. It ignores:

• Theme switching via Ctrl+K Ctrl+T
• workbench.colorCustomizations in settings.json
• window.autoDetectColorScheme

Root Cause
The bundled CSS in dist/webview.js uses shadcn/ui CSS variables (--background, --foreground, --card, --muted, etc.) that are NOT mapped to VS Code's native webview variables (--vscode-editor-background, --vscode-editor-foreground, etc.).

VS Code injects theme variables into the webview, but Kimi Code reads from unmapped shadcn variables, falling back to a hardcoded color.

Workaround (tested and working)
Replace shadcn/ui variables with VS Code native variables in dist/webview.js.

File path:
%USERPROFILE%.vscode\extensions\moonshot-ai.kimi-code-0.5.10-win32-x64\dist\webview.js

PowerShell one-liner (copy-paste into terminal):

$path = "$env:USERPROFILE.vscode\extensions\moonshot-ai.kimi-code-0.5.10-win32-x64\dist\webview.js"; $c = Get-Content $path -Raw; $c = $c -replace 'var(--background)','var(--vscode-editor-background)'; $c = $c -replace 'var(--foreground)','var(--vscode-editor-foreground)'; $c = $c -replace 'var(--card)','var(--vscode-editor-background)'; $c = $c -replace 'var(--card-foreground)','var(--vscode-editor-foreground)'; $c = $c -replace 'var(--popover)','var(--vscode-dropdown-background)'; $c = $c -replace 'var(--popover-foreground)','var(--vscode-dropdown-foreground)'; $c = $c -replace 'var(--primary)','var(--vscode-button-background)'; $c = $c -replace 'var(--primary-foreground)','var(--vscode-button-foreground)'; $c = $c -replace 'var(--secondary)','var(--vscode-button-secondaryBackground)'; $c = $c -replace 'var(--secondary-foreground)','var(--vscode-button-secondaryForeground)'; $c = $c -replace 'var(--muted)','var(--vscode-input-background)'; $c = $c -replace 'var(--muted-foreground)','var(--vscode-input-placeholderForeground)'; $c = $c -replace 'var(--accent)','var(--vscode-list-activeSelectionBackground)'; $c = $c -replace 'var(--accent-foreground)','var(--vscode-list-activeSelectionForeground)'; $c = $c -replace 'var(--destructive)','var(--vscode-errorForeground)'; $c = $c -replace 'var(--border)','var(--vscode-panel-border)'; $c = $c -replace 'var(--input)','var(--vscode-input-background)'; $c = $c -replace 'var(--ring)','var(--vscode-focusBorder)'; Set-Content $path $c -NoNewline; Write-Host "PATCH APPLICATO. Reload window." -ForegroundColor Green

Then: Ctrl+Shift+P -> Developer: Reload Window

Result
The Kimi Code panel correctly inherits background, text, button and border colors from the active VS Code theme. Works with both native and custom themes.

Notes

• Must be reapplied after every Kimi Code extension update (update overwrites the file).
• Backup: reinstall extension to restore original.

Suggested Fix for Moonshot
Map shadcn/ui CSS variables to VS Code webview variables at build time, or expose a kimi-code.theme setting to force workbench variable inheritance.

Variable Mapping Table
| shadcn/ui | VS Code |
| --background | --vscode-editor-background |
| --foreground | --vscode-editor-foreground |
| --card | --vscode-editor-background |
| --card-foreground | --vscode-editor-foreground |
| --popover | --vscode-dropdown-background |
| --popover-foreground | --vscode-dropdown-foreground |
| --primary | --vscode-button-background |
| --primary-foreground | --vscode-button-foreground |
| --secondary | --vscode-button-secondaryBackground |
| --secondary-foreground | --vscode-button-secondaryForeground |
| --muted | --vscode-input-background |
| --muted-foreground | --vscode-input-placeholderForeground |
| --accent | --vscode-list-activeSelectionBackground |
| --accent-foreground | --vscode-list-activeSelectionForeground |
| --destructive | --vscode-errorForeground |
| --border | --vscode-panel-border |
| --input | --vscode-input-background |
| --ring | --vscode-focusBorder |