Kiro

Kiro is an agentic AI IDE built by AWS that takes developers from prototype to production using spec-driven development workflows. Rather than treating AI as a code-completion or chat tool, Kiro emphasizes writing structured specifications covering requirements, designs, and architectures that the AI uses to plan and execute multi-step development tasks autonomously. This produces materially better results for production-quality features than prompt-based approaches, particularly for code that needs to handle edge cases, security, and maintainability. The GitHub repo at github.com/kirodotdev/Kiro has 4k stars and active open-source development. Kiro is available as an IDE (VS Code fork), CLI, web interface, and iOS app (early access). Model selection spans Claude Sonnet 5, Claude Opus 4.8, Opus 4.7, Opus 4.6, Opus 4.5, Sonnet 4.6, Sonnet 4.5, and Haiku 4.5, plus open weight models including Qwen3 Coder Next, DeepSeek v3.2, and MiniMax 2.1. Auto mode automatically selects the best model mix for quality, latency, and cost. Parallel agents can work across large codebases simultaneously. MCP is fully supported with an official server directory at kiro.dev/docs/mcp, enterprise MCP governance controls, and a one-click installation badge system for community MCP servers. Integration depth covers AWS-native services (Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, CloudFormation) with deep awareness, plus GitHub and GitLab for version control and MCP for extensible tool connections. Enterprise features include IAM Identity Center authentication, centralized billing, SSO, usage analytics, and company-wide MCP governance policies. Non-AWS teams on Azure or GCP can use Kiro equally effectively for general-purpose development. Missing from the current integration set: no native Jira, Linear, or Slack integrations for task assignment workflows. Pricing is fully public across all tiers. Free at $0 includes 50 credits/month with access to Claude Sonnet 4.5 and open weight models. Pro at $20/month provides 1,000 credits with premium model access. Pro+ at $40/month provides 2,000 credits. Pro Max at $100/month provides 5,000 credits. Power at $200/month provides 10,000 credits. Overages are available at $0.04/credit on paid plans. A $20 sign-up credit applies on first upgrade. Credits reset monthly without rollover. Kiro is not the right fit for developers outside VS Code who prefer a different base IDE. Teams requiring proven enterprise security certifications (SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001) before procurement approval should note that Kiro relies on AWS's underlying infrastructure certifications rather than holding its own. Organizations that need a large community of third-party tutorials and pre-built specs will find Kiro's community smaller than Cursor or GitHub Copilot since Kiro launched recently. As of Q3 2026, Kiro has reached general availability with public pricing across five tiers. Claude Sonnet 5 is now available as the latest model option. iOS app is in early access alongside the desktop IDE, CLI, and web interface. Parallel agents enable building across large codebases with agents that learn from every session. Recurring task scheduling is available on the web. The GitHub repository has 4k stars with active development. Reviews across G2 (4.5/5, 4 reviews), Product Hunt (5.0, 11 reviews), and Gartner Peer Insights (16 reviews) show consistently positive early adoption signals. Enterprise features include IAM Identity Center, centralized billing, and MCP governance controls.