diff --git a/src/specify_cli/integrations/kimi/__init__.py b/src/specify_cli/integrations/kimi/__init__.py
index 07142db854..dafc1aed4e 100644
--- a/src/specify_cli/integrations/kimi/__init__.py
+++ b/src/specify_cli/integrations/kimi/__init__.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import shutil
+from collections.abc import Mapping, Sequence
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
 
@@ -61,6 +62,34 @@ def post_process_skill_content(self, content: str) -> str:
         """Ensure in-skill cross-command references use Kimi's `/skill:` syntax."""
         return super().post_process_skill_content(content)
 
+    def build_exec_args(
+        self,
+        prompt: str,
+        *,
+        model: str | None = None,
+        output_json: bool = True,
+        integration_args: Sequence[str] | None = None,
+        integration_options: Mapping[str, Any] | None = None,
+        project_root: Path | None = None,
+    ) -> list[str] | None:
+        """Build CLI arguments for non-interactive ``kimi`` execution.
+
+        ``SkillsIntegration``'s default requests ``--output-format json``,
+        which Kimi Code CLI does not accept: the option only allows ``text``
+        and ``stream-json``, so the CLI exits 1 before the prompt runs.
+        Structured output maps to ``stream-json`` (JSONL events) instead.
+        """
+        self.validate_runtime_config(integration_args, integration_options)
+        if not self.config or not self.config.get("requires_cli"):
+            return None
+        args = [self._resolve_executable(), "-p", prompt]
+        self._apply_extra_args_env_var(args)
+        if model:
+            args.extend(["--model", model])
+        if output_json:
+            args.extend(["--output-format", "stream-json"])
+        return args
+
     @classmethod
     def options(cls) -> list[IntegrationOption]:
         return [
diff --git a/tests/integrations/test_integration_kimi.py b/tests/integrations/test_integration_kimi.py
index 9e70edba7c..043b3c87b9 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/test_integration_kimi.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/test_integration_kimi.py
@@ -36,6 +36,70 @@ class TestKimiIntegration(SkillsIntegrationTests):
     COMMANDS_SUBDIR = "skills"
     REGISTRAR_DIR = ".kimi-code/skills"
 
+    def test_build_exec_args_uses_prompt_flag(self):
+        integration = get_integration("kimi")
+
+        args = integration.build_exec_args(
+            "/skill:speckit-specify build a login page",
+            output_json=False,
+        )
+
+        assert args == ["kimi", "-p", "/skill:speckit-specify build a login page"]
+
+    def test_build_exec_args_requests_stream_json(self):
+        """Kimi only accepts `text` and `stream-json`; `json` exits 1 before the prompt runs."""
+        integration = get_integration("kimi")
+
+        args = integration.build_exec_args(
+            "/skill:speckit-plan add OAuth", output_json=True
+        )
+
+        assert args == [
+            "kimi",
+            "-p",
+            "/skill:speckit-plan add OAuth",
+            "--output-format",
+            "stream-json",
+        ]
+        assert "json" not in args
+
+    def test_build_exec_args_forwards_model(self):
+        integration = get_integration("kimi")
+
+        args = integration.build_exec_args(
+            "/skill:speckit-specify build a login page",
+            model="kimi-code/k3",
+            output_json=False,
+        )
+
+        assert args == [
+            "kimi",
+            "-p",
+            "/skill:speckit-specify build a login page",
+            "--model",
+            "kimi-code/k3",
+        ]
+
+    def test_build_exec_args_applies_extra_args(self, monkeypatch):
+        monkeypatch.setenv("SPECKIT_INTEGRATION_KIMI_EXTRA_ARGS", "--add-dir ../shared")
+        integration = get_integration("kimi")
+
+        args = integration.build_exec_args(
+            "check the build", model="kimi-code/k3", output_json=True
+        )
+
+        assert args == [
+            "kimi",
+            "-p",
+            "check the build",
+            "--add-dir",
+            "../shared",
+            "--model",
+            "kimi-code/k3",
+            "--output-format",
+            "stream-json",
+        ]
+
 
 class TestKimiOptions:
     """Kimi declares --skills and --migrate-legacy options."""