Xiaomi's MiMo Code Fights AI Coding Amnesia

Xiaomi's MiMo AI team introduced MiMo Code V0.1.0 on June 10, 2026. This new open-source AI coding assistant operates natively within the terminal. It addresses the common issue of "AI coding agent amnesia," where context is lost over long working sessions.

The tool employs a novel cross-session memory system, utilizing SQLite FTS5 for explicit information storage and retrieval. This architecture includes project memory, session checkpoints, scratch notes, and progress logs to maintain context across tasks and sessions.

MiMo Code is designed to be a developer's "smartest coding partner." Its performance, particularly on long-horizon, multi-step tasks, reportedly surpasses that of competitors like Anthropic's Claude Code, especially when paired with Xiaomi's MiMo-V2.5 flagship model.

The assistant integrates seamlessly into developer workflows, offering features like Compose mode for autonomous development cycles and voice control. It also provides free, limited-time access to MiMo-V2.5, a multimodal model with a million-token context window.

Available on GitHub under an MIT license, MiMo Code supports integration with various developer systems and third-party AI models. Xiaomi positions this release as a strategic move to gain developer mindshare by offering capable tools at competitive pricing.