About Kiro
Kiro is an AI-powered IDE from AWS that works from specs. You describe what you want, and it helps turn that into a plan of specs and tasks before the code is written.
What it does
Kiro turns prompts into executable specs, then uses parallel agents to build across larger codebases. It can check code for correctness and look for bugs that unit tests might miss. A command-line version, kiro-cli, brings the same agents to the terminal, and cloud workspaces let agents run outside your machine.
Key features
- Turn prompts into executable specs
- Check code for bugs that unit tests can miss
- Parallel agents across large codebases
- Command-line tool, kiro-cli, for terminal work
- Cloud workspaces and recurring agent bots
Who it's for
Developers and engineering teams who want more structure than a plain chat. Students can use Kiro through the student program listed on the site.
Pricing and good to know
The page links to download options for the IDE and CLI, and to enterprise and pricing pages, but plan prices are not shown in the text available here. Cloud workspaces do not include your local setup by default, so you need to bring agents, hooks and steering files across if you want them there. Check the current plans before you adopt it for a team.
Highlights
- Turn prompts into executable specs
- Check code for bugs that unit tests can miss
- Parallel agents across large codebases
- Command-line tool, kiro-cli, for terminal work
- Cloud workspaces and recurring agent bots
