Kiro IDE
Information
Introduction
Kiro is an agentic IDE designed to move beyond simple AI coding assistance toward agentic engineering. It emphasizes spec-driven development, allowing developers to turn natural language prompts into executable specifications. Kiro is built to handle large codebases using parallel agents that learn from each session.
It is closely associated with AWS and Amazon ecosystem, providing a high-performance environment for modern software engineering.
What is it for?
Kiro is used to:
- Agentic Engineering: Move beyond simple code completion to autonomous agent-driven development.
- Spec-Driven Development: Turn requirements and prompts into executable specs that guide code generation and validation.
- Parallel Agents: Utilize multiple agents to build and refactor across large codebases simultaneously.
- Automated Validation: Find bugs that traditional unit tests might miss by validating code correctness against specifications.
- Context-Aware Coding: Leverage deep project context for accurate and relevant code suggestions and modifications.
Key Features
- Executable Specs: Prompts are transformed into formal specifications that serve as a source of truth for agents.
- Parallel Agent Architecture: Orchestrate multiple agents to perform complex tasks across different files and modules.
- Learning Agents: Agents improve and adapt based on developer feedback and session history.
- Model Agnostic: Supports various models including Claude (Sonnet 4.5) and various open-weight models.
- Multi-Platform: Available for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
- Advanced Tooling: Includes agent hooks for automation, conversational coding, and natural language generation.
Getting Started
Installation
Kiro can be downloaded from the official website for various operating systems:
Pricing Tiers
Kiro offers several tiers based on credit usage and model access:
- Free: 50 credits/month, access to open weight models and Claude Sonnet 4.5.
- Pro: 1,000 credits/month.
- Pro+: 2,000 credits/month.
- Pro Max: 5,000 credits/month.
- Power: 10,000 credits/month.