kirodotdev/Kiro
Kiro is an agentic IDE that works alongside you from prototype to production. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
63/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 31
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 442
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
4225 stars · 310 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Kiro is an agentic IDE and CLI that helps developers go from prototype to production using spec-driven development, agent hooks, powers, and natural language coding assistance. It turns prompts into structured specifications, implements them with parallel agents, and validates correctness with property-based tests, available as a desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux plus a headless CLI for CI/CD.
Use cases
- turn prompts into structured specs and implementation plans
- build features through agentic chat that understands the codebase
- automate repetitive tasks with hooks triggered by file changes
- run headless AI code review in CI/CD pipelines
- connect external tools like Figma or Terraform via MCP servers
- catch bugs unit tests miss with property-based testing
- migrate from VS Code with one-click settings import
- run parallel agents across large codebases locally or in the cloud
When to choose
- you want spec-driven, structured AI-assisted development from plan to PR
- you need an agentic IDE with MCP, hooks, and custom agent capabilities
- you want to automate code review or test generation in CI/CD via a headless CLI
- you're migrating from VS Code or Amazon Q Developer and want a familiar setup
When to avoid
- you need a fully open-source tool - Kiro has no license and is a commercial product
- you only want lightweight autocomplete without agentic workflows
- you prefer a minimal editor without AI features or subscription billing
Facets
application · maturity active
agent-framework llm-inference prompt-engineering mcp developer-tools cli testing developer-tools artificial-intelligence large-language-models windows cli cross-platform agentic-ide spec-driven-development ai-coding-assistant vscode-migration property-based-testing hooks steering-files headless-mode ci-cd-automation code-review ai-agents command-line automation macos linux desktop
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/kirodotdev/Kiro · fetched 2026-08-28 · e36c1f8d950b
- homepage: https://kiro.dev · fetched 2026-08-29 · c7eeed915624
- site_page: https://kiro.dev/docs/specs · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4931c635f0f7
- site_page: https://kiro.dev/docs/chat/subagents · fetched 2026-08-29 · 36371c9a1872
- site_page: https://kiro.dev/docs/specs/correctness · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3df8bf2364ef
- site_page: https://kiro.dev/docs/specs/feature-specs · fetched 2026-08-29 · db6ed6fc8b25
- site_page: https://kiro.dev/docs/cli/headless · fetched 2026-08-29 · 63ce2469ae9e
- site_page: https://kiro.dev/docs/models · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0237d7a08b0b
- site_page: https://kiro.dev/docs/cli/acp · fetched 2026-08-29 · 334a03c51f3f
- site_page: https://kiro.dev/docs/skills · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7f402d205b85
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| kirodotdev/Kiro | main | 63 |
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