# kirodotdev/Kiro

Kiro is an agentic IDE that works alongside you from prototype to production.

Repository: https://github.com/kirodotdev/Kiro
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kiro
Homepage: https://kiro.dev
Language: TypeScript
License Family: other
Topics: ai, ide, spec, kiro
Last push: 2026-08-26T16:59:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 63/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 31
- inputs: {"age_days": 442, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4225, forks 310 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:39.353820+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: agent-framework, llm-inference, prompt-engineering, mcp, developer-tools, cli, testing
- domain: developer-tools, artificial-intelligence, large-language-models
- platform: windows, cli, cross-platform
- tags: 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

## Member repositories
- kirodotdev/Kiro (main) score 63

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:39.353820+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:22:22.776596+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kirodotdev/Kiro (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:39.353820+00:00, sha e36c1f8d950b)
  - homepage: https://kiro.dev (fetched 2026-08-29T09:12:45.409887+00:00, sha c7eeed915624)
  - site_page: https://kiro.dev/docs/specs (fetched 2026-08-29T09:12:45.412777+00:00, sha 4931c635f0f7)
  - site_page: https://kiro.dev/docs/chat/subagents (fetched 2026-08-29T09:12:45.414614+00:00, sha 36371c9a1872)
  - site_page: https://kiro.dev/docs/specs/correctness (fetched 2026-08-29T09:12:45.416211+00:00, sha 3df8bf2364ef)
  - site_page: https://kiro.dev/docs/specs/feature-specs (fetched 2026-08-29T09:12:45.417986+00:00, sha db6ed6fc8b25)
  - site_page: https://kiro.dev/docs/cli/headless (fetched 2026-08-29T09:12:45.420072+00:00, sha 63ce2469ae9e)
  - site_page: https://kiro.dev/docs/models (fetched 2026-08-29T09:12:45.422014+00:00, sha 0237d7a08b0b)
  - site_page: https://kiro.dev/docs/cli/acp (fetched 2026-08-29T09:12:45.424923+00:00, sha 334a03c51f3f)
  - site_page: https://kiro.dev/docs/skills (fetched 2026-08-29T09:12:45.427752+00:00, sha 7f402d205b85)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.