diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/src/cli/run-prompt.ts b/apps/kimi-code/src/cli/run-prompt.ts
index 71a7c13bb..e5374a079 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/src/cli/run-prompt.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/src/cli/run-prompt.ts
@@ -101,6 +101,14 @@ export async function runPrompt(
   const stdout = io.stdout ?? process.stdout;
   const stderr = io.stderr ?? process.stderr;
   const promptProcess = io.process ?? process;
+  const outputFormat = opts.outputFormat ?? 'text';
+  // The experimental agent-core-v2 engine (selected by KIMI_CODE_EXPERIMENTAL_FLAG)
+  // announces the running version as the very first output so headless consumers
+  // can identify which build produced the stream, in both `text` and `stream-json`
+  // formats. The default v1 path keeps its established output unchanged.
+  if (isKimiV2Enabled()) {
+    writeExperimentalVersion(version, outputFormat, stdout, stderr);
+  }
   const workDir = process.cwd();
   const telemetryBootstrap = createCliTelemetryBootstrap();
   const telemetryClient: TelemetryClient = {
@@ -183,7 +191,6 @@ export async function runPrompt(
     });
     setCrashPhase('runtime');
 
-    const outputFormat = opts.outputFormat ?? 'text';
     // Headless goal mode: `kimi -p "/goal <objective>"`. The goal driver keeps
     // the turn-run alive across continuation turns, so the normal prompt-turn
     // waiter blocks until the goal is terminal; we then emit a summary and set a
@@ -663,6 +670,30 @@ interface PromptJsonResumeMetaMessage {
   content: string;
 }
 
+interface PromptJsonVersionMetaMessage {
+  role: 'meta';
+  type: 'system.version';
+  version: string;
+}
+
+function writeExperimentalVersion(
+  version: string,
+  outputFormat: PromptOutputFormat,
+  stdout: PromptOutput,
+  stderr: PromptOutput,
+): void {
+  if (outputFormat === 'stream-json') {
+    const message: PromptJsonVersionMetaMessage = {
+      role: 'meta',
+      type: 'system.version',
+      version,
+    };
+    stdout.write(`${JSON.stringify(message)}\n`);
+    return;
+  }
+  stderr.write(`kimi version ${version}\n`);
+}
+
 function writeResumeHint(
   sessionId: string,
   outputFormat: PromptOutputFormat,
diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/test/cli/run-prompt.test.ts b/apps/kimi-code/test/cli/run-prompt.test.ts
index a4358e0a3..ba4d634ba 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/test/cli/run-prompt.test.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/test/cli/run-prompt.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { createKimiDeviceId as createKimiDeviceIdFn } from '@moonshot-ai/kimi-code-oauth';
-import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 
 import { runPrompt } from '#/cli/run-prompt';
 import { PROMPT_CLEANUP_TIMEOUT_MS } from '#/constant/app';
@@ -64,6 +64,19 @@ const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => {
     harnessClose: vi.fn(),
     harnessTrack: vi.fn(),
     harnessGetCachedAccessToken: vi.fn(),
+    createV2Harness: vi.fn(async () => ({
+      homeDir: '/tmp/kimi-code-test-home',
+      auth: { getCachedAccessToken: mocks.harnessGetCachedAccessToken },
+      ensureConfigFile: mocks.harnessEnsureConfigFile,
+      getConfig: mocks.harnessGetConfig,
+      getConfigDiagnostics: mocks.harnessGetConfigDiagnostics,
+      getExperimentalFeatures: mocks.harnessGetExperimentalFeatures,
+      createSession: mocks.harnessCreateSession,
+      resumeSession: mocks.harnessResumeSession,
+      listSessions: mocks.harnessListSessions,
+      close: mocks.harnessClose,
+      track: mocks.harnessTrack,
+    })),
     initializeTelemetry: vi.fn(),
     setCrashPhase: vi.fn(),
     shutdownTelemetry: vi.fn(),
@@ -126,6 +139,14 @@ vi.mock('@moonshot-ai/kimi-telemetry', () => ({
   withTelemetryContext: mocks.withTelemetryContext,
 }));
 
+// The experimental v2 engine is loaded via a dynamic import from run-prompt.ts
+// when KIMI_CODE_EXPERIMENTAL_FLAG is set. Mock it so tests that flip that flag
+// can exercise the experimental path without pulling in the real agent-core-v2
+// graph. The returned harness mirrors the v1 mock shape above.
+vi.mock('../../src/cli/v2/create-v2-harness', () => ({
+  createV2Harness: mocks.createV2Harness,
+}));
+
 function opts(overrides: Partial<Parameters<typeof runPrompt>[0]> = {}) {
   return {
     session: undefined,
@@ -185,8 +206,16 @@ async function waitForAssertion(assertion: () => void): Promise<void> {
 }
 
 describe('runPrompt', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    // Pin the experimental engine flag off so the default v1 path is
+    // deterministic regardless of the host environment. Tests that exercise the
+    // experimental path opt back in explicitly with `vi.stubEnv(..., '1')`.
+    vi.stubEnv('KIMI_CODE_EXPERIMENTAL_FLAG', '');
+  });
+
   afterEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
+    vi.unstubAllEnvs();
     mocks.eventHandlers.clear();
     mocks.createKimiDeviceId.mockImplementation(() => 'device-1');
     mocks.resolveKimiHome.mockImplementation(
@@ -1030,4 +1059,51 @@ describe('runPrompt', () => {
     const handler = mocks.session.setQuestionHandler.mock.calls[0]![0] as () => unknown;
     expect(handler()).toBeNull();
   });
+
+  it('emits the version first in text mode when the experimental flag is enabled', async () => {
+    vi.stubEnv('KIMI_CODE_EXPERIMENTAL_FLAG', '1');
+    const stdout = writer();
+    const stderr = writer();
+
+    await runPrompt(opts(), '1.2.3-test', { stdout, stderr });
+
+    // The experimental engine is selected and the version banner is the very
+    // first write, ahead of any assistant output or the resume hint.
+    expect(mocks.createV2Harness).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mocks.kimiHarnessConstructor).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(stderr.write).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, 'kimi version 1.2.3-test\n');
+    expect(stderr.text().startsWith('kimi version 1.2.3-test\n')).toBe(true);
+    expect(stdout.text()).toBe('• hello world\n\n');
+  });
+
+  it('emits the version first in stream-json mode when the experimental flag is enabled', async () => {
+    vi.stubEnv('KIMI_CODE_EXPERIMENTAL_FLAG', '1');
+    const stdout = writer();
+    const stderr = writer();
+
+    await runPrompt(opts({ outputFormat: 'stream-json' }), '1.2.3-test', {
+      stdout,
+      stderr,
+    });
+
+    expect(mocks.createV2Harness).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mocks.kimiHarnessConstructor).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    const lines = stdout.text().split('\n');
+    expect(lines[0]).toBe(
+      '{"role":"meta","type":"system.version","version":"1.2.3-test"}',
+    );
+    expect(stderr.text()).toBe('');
+  });
+
+  it('does not emit the version when the experimental flag is disabled', async () => {
+    vi.stubEnv('KIMI_CODE_EXPERIMENTAL_FLAG', '0');
+    const stdout = writer();
+    const stderr = writer();
+
+    await runPrompt(opts(), '1.2.3-test', { stdout, stderr });
+
+    expect(mocks.createV2Harness).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mocks.kimiHarnessConstructor).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(stderr.text()).not.toContain('kimi version');
+  });
 });