Kiro

Kiro — AWS’s agentic development environment for specification-driven and conversational coding across an IDE, command line and web workflow.

Key Features

• Turns requirements into specifications, designs and task lists
• Agentic coding, debugging and test generation
• Steering files, hooks and MCP integrations
• IDE, CLI and web access with multiple usage tiers

Pricing Structure

A free tier is available. Pro, Pro+, Pro Max and Power tiers add larger agentic-use allowances; enterprise availability and pricing are handled separately.

Use Performance & Case Suitability

• Planning and implementing new software features
• Maintaining project standards across a codebase
• Automating tests, documentation and routine changes
• Using structured specifications for team development

Customization & Flexibility

• Steering files, project rules and lifecycle hooks
• MCP servers, model choices and agent permissions
• Organization identity, billing and policy settings

Data Handling & Privacy

Kiro states that data is encrypted in transit and at rest. Individual content may be used for service improvement unless the user opts out; covered enterprise content is excluded under enterprise terms.

Support & Documentation

Kiro documentation, support channels and developer community; paid or enterprise accounts can use AWS-linked support routes.