Product Information
What is Kiro?
Kiro is an AI-powered IDE developed by Amazon Web Services, designed to assist developers in building and shipping production-ready software from inception to deployment. Based on VS Code, it combines intuitive "vibe coding" with structured, specification-driven development.
Key features include:
**Specification-Driven Workflow**: Converts natural language prompts into structured requirements, design, and implementation plans through testing.
**Agent Hooks**: Automates repetitive tasks with customizable AI triggers tied to code events like saves or commits.
**AI Chat and Steering**: Interacts with integrated LLMs for assistance, guided by project steering documents that control context and behavior.
**Transparent AI Output**: Reviews and approves readable diffs, agent actions, and code changes with full traceability.
**Compatibility**: Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux, supporting VS Code extensions and settings.
Kiro bridges rapid prototyping with long-term maintainability, offering a disciplined AI-assisted coding experience.
How to use Kiro?
Kiro is an AI-powered integrated development environment (IDE) developed by Amazon Web Services, designed to help developers build and deliver production-ready software from prompt to deployment. It combines intuitive 'vibe coding' with structured, specification-driven development for rapid prototyping and long-term maintainability.
Core Functions of Kiro
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AI-Driven
VS Code
AWS Integration
Model Context Protocol (MCP) support
Agent AI
AI-Powered
AWS integration
Agent AI
Usage Scenarios of Kiro
- Building and delivering production-ready software from prompts to deployment.
- Transforming natural language prompts into structured requirements, designs, and implementation plans including tests.
- Automating repetitive tasks related to code events like saving or submitting with customizable AI triggers.
- Interacting with integrated large language models (LLMs) for development assistance.
- Reviewing and approving readable diffs, agent actions, and code changes with full traceability.
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