Kimi está construyendo una barra de herramientas con IA al estilo de PopClip para texto seleccionado en el escritorio
El código en Kimi Work 3.2.3 detecta texto resaltado en todo el sistema, pero sus botones de búsqueda, traducción y resumen aún no están conectados.
By Ryan Merket · Published
RUNTIMEWIRE INVESTIGATION — Scoop
Original reporting by RuntimeWire, based on reverse engineering.
Por qué importa
Kimi está intentando convertir la selección de texto en un punto de entrada para la IA en aplicaciones de escritorio, una estrategia de distribución que también plantea preguntas sobre el contexto sensible.
Reporting record
Finding
Kimi Desktop 3.2.3 contains an unannounced “Selection toolbar” that detects highlighted text across the operating system and places AI Search, Translate, Summary, Copy, and Read Aloud controls beside it, although those actions are not yet wired up.
How we verified
Methods: reverse engineering.
RuntimeWire reverse-engineered the app.asar files in the Kimi latest binary
The investigation:
- Recorded the archive’s cryptographic hash.
- Extracted the Electron application without modifying the installed copy.
- identified the packaged build manifest and application version.
- Enumerated its main-process, preload, and renderer components.
- Decoded obfuscated string tables where necessary.
- Traced the Selection toolbar from its settings entry to the operating-system selection monitor and floating renderer.
- Inspected the complete toolbar bundle for action handlers, IPC calls, exposed desktop APIs, and command dispatch.
- Compared the finding with Kimi’s public documentation and release notes.
No server access, account impersonation, credential extraction, or interaction with non-public company systems was used.
Tested versions:
- Application: Kimi Desktop Analyzed version: 3.2.3 Build timestamp: August 27
- 2026 at
11:48:29.668ZGit revision embedded in manifest:050d81512
Reproduction
RuntimeWire partially reproduced the finding.
RuntimeWire obtained the production app.asar archive installed with Kimi Desktop 3.2.3 and analyzed it locally.
File hashes
app.asar- SHA256 0724FCFBC07DFB3F65DAEA3D4033E83D79C7EC1E1A97D94FED85BBC7996E6D06
Company response
RuntimeWire requested comment; the company had not responded by publication time.
Kimi, el producto de IA creado por el fundador de Moonshot AI Yang Zhilin, ha empaquetado una barra de herramientas de escritorio incompleta diseñada para aparecer cada vez que un usuario selecciona texto en otra aplicación.…
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