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mimo-tui

5-minute Quickstart

import { Aside, Steps } from ‘@astrojs/starlight/components’;

This assumes you’ve already installed mimo-tui.

  1. Get your MiMo API key

    Sign up at platform.xiaomimimo.com → console → API Keys → Create. Copy the tp- prefixed token.

    New accounts get 1.6 billion tokens free under the creator incentive program — enough to try seriously.

  2. First run → auto-launches setup wizard

    Terminal window
    mimo

    The wizard will:

    • Ask you to paste your API key
    • Ping the three regions (CN / SGP / AMS) and recommend the fastest
    • Pick a default model (recommended: mimo-v2.5-pro)
    • Validate the key with one test call

  3. Enter any project

    Terminal window
    cd ~/code/my-project
    mimo

  4. Talk to it

    > Refactor Header.tsx to a function component, preserve all props

    It will:

    • Find the file
    • Read it
    • Propose changes
    • Show you the diff
    • You press y to accept or n to reject

  5. 5 common tasks

    > Run npm test and fix all failures
    > Write a README for this project
    > Add type hints to every .py file
    > Explain what src/utils/cache.ts does
    > Fix this bug: <paste error>

Common commands

Once running, type these slash commands:

CommandWhat it does
/helpList all commands
/modelSwitch model
/mode planPlan mode (read-only thinking, no file edits)
/mode autoAuto mode (no per-step approval)
/usageOpen plan-usage dashboard
/clearClear screen
/exitQuit

Exit

Ctrl+C or /exit. Sessions auto-save to ~/.mimo/sessions/ — resume any time with /sessions resume.

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