Xiaomi recently revealed its latest open-source terminal-native AI coding assistant for developers, the MiMo Code V0.1.
The Xiaomi MiMo Code V0.1 operates inside the terminal to read and write code, manages Git activities, runs commands, and keeps persistent project memory across sessions.
Standard AI tools suffer from short-term memory limitations. MiMo Code solves this by running a background helper program while you work. This helper subagent monitors the user’s conversation and, right before the primary AI reaches its memory limit, condenses the critical details into a brief summary. The main AI then reads this recap and seamlessly continues working.
The multi-agent architecture operates across three distinct modes: build, plan, and compose. Each mode is dedicated to a specific stage of the development process. To handle parallel tasks efficiently, the system can spin up subagents that feature complete lifecycle management. Within this framework, the compose mode follows a structured workflow of specification, planning, execution, debugging, testing (TDD), verification, and merging.
According to Xiaomi, MiMo Code achieved scores of 62% on SWE-Bench Pro and 73% on Terminal Bench 2, about five points higher than Claude Code while using the same underlying base model.
Additionally, the AI coding assistant includes free access to MiMo-V2.5, Xiaomi’s latest multimodal AI model, but users can also switch to other AI models like DeepSeek, Kimi, and GLM.
Users can install MiMo Code on macOS and Linux using a single terminal command, while Windows users can install it through npm. After installation, users can just type “mimo” in the terminal and hit enter.
Users are automatically guided through model settings during the initial setup, while Xiaomi said that the free MiMo-V2.5 channel can be used without registering or making an account.
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