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What is Kiro?
What is Kiro?
Kiro is the world's first AI-native IDE purpose-built for spec-driven development — a paradigm shift where clarity precedes code. Instead of jumping straight into implementation, Kiro empowers developers to co-author precise, executable specifications with AI agents before writing a single line. It’s not just an AI pair programmer; it’s a collaborative specification engine that translates natural language prompts, UI mockups, or architecture sketches into validated requirements, modular system designs, and production-grade code — all within a familiar, extensible VS Code environment.
How to Use Kiro
Getting started with Kiro is intuitive and immediate: describe your intent in plain English — “Build a secure React dashboard with real-time auth and role-based permissions” — and Kiro responds with a structured spec draft, including data models, API contracts, and component boundaries. You refine it interactively, then instruct Kiro to implement — and watch as autonomous agents generate clean, tested, context-aware code across your stack.
Go beyond text: upload Figma exports, Mermaid diagrams, or whiteboard snapshots to ground AI reasoning in visual intent. Activate agent hooks on save events to auto-generate JSDoc, scaffold Jest tests, or lint for security anti-patterns. Enable Autopilot Mode for end-to-end feature delivery — from spec validation to PR-ready commits — guided by your custom .kiro/steering.yaml file. And because Kiro is built on the VS Code platform, your themes, keybindings, extensions (via Open VSX), and workspace settings import instantly — zero relearning, maximum leverage.