GitHub - CloudBee7/Kiro: Kiro is an agentic IDE that works alongside you from prototype to production.

Kiro

Kiro is an agentic IDE that helps you go from prototype to production with spec-driven development, agent hooks, and natural language coding assistance. Build faster with AI-powered features that understand your entire codebase, turn prompts into structured specs, and automate repetitive tasks.

Core Capabilities

Specs - Plan and build features using structured specifications that break down requirements into detailed implementation plans
Hooks - Automate repetitive tasks with intelligent triggers that respond to file changes and development events
Agentic Chat - Build features through natural conversation with Kiro that understands your project context
Steering - Guide Kiro's behavior with custom rules and project-specific context through markdown files
MCP Servers - Connect external tools and data sources through the Model Context Protocol
Privacy First - Keep your code secure with enterprise-grade security and privacy

Platform Support

Kiro is available as a standalone desktop application for:

macOS
Windows
Linux

Getting Started

Download & Install

Download the Kiro desktop application directly from our website - kiro.dev

First Project

Get started with Kiro by following our comprehensive first project guide. This hands-on tutorial walks you through Kiro's essential features.

What you'll learn:

Setting up steering files for project-specific guidance
Creating and managing specs for structured development
Configuring hooks to automate your workflow
Connecting MCP servers for external integrations

One-Click Migration

Import your VS Code setup including extensions and settings during the initial setup process.

Documentation

📚 View Documentation →

Getting Started - Installation and first project setup
Chat - Contextual conversations and code generation
Specs - Structured feature development
Hooks - Workflow automation with intelligent triggers
Steering - Project-specific AI guidance
MCP - External tool and service connections
Troubleshooting - Troubleshooting and privacy information

Issue Reporting

We welcome feedback and issue reports to help improve Kiro. Please use this repository to:

Report bugs and technical issues
Request new features
Share feedback on existing functionality
Discuss improvements and enhancements

Support

For additional support beyond issue reporting:

Join our community discord server for quick help and discussions with other developers
Contact our support team via AWS Support for technical assistance

Security

If you discover a potential security issue in this project we ask that you notify AWS/Amazon Security via our vulnerability reporting page. Please do not create a public github issue.

Code of Conduct

This project has adopted the Amazon Open Source Code of Conduct. For more information see the Code of Conduct FAQ or contact opensource-codeofconduct@amazon.com with any additional questions or comments.