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Kiro

Spec-driven agentic IDE — turn prompts into specs, then code.

Categories
IDEAgent
Pricing
FREEMIUM
Source
Proprietary
Hosting
Local
Platforms
macOSWindowsLinuxCLI
Models
Multi-model
Verified
Jun 7, 2026

Kiro is AWS's agentic IDE that brings engineering rigor to AI coding. Instead of vibe-coding straight to a diff, it first generates durable spec artifacts — requirements, a technical design, and a task list — then implements them. Agent hooks automate routine actions on file events, and it runs on Claude models.

Capabilities 5

What it actually does — grouped by capability family.

  • Autonomous coding agent (primary capability)
  • Code generation (primary capability)
  • IDE integration (secondary capability)
  • Trigger-action automation (secondary capability)
  • Tool / function calling (secondary capability)

Pros & cons

  • Durable spec artifacts before implementation
  • Built on Code OSS — VS Code extensions transfer
  • Agent hooks automate actions on file events
  • Runs on Claude Sonnet models
  • Young product; agent still maturing
  • Spec workflow adds overhead for small tasks
  • Free tier capped at limited monthly interactions

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