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What is Kiro.dev?

Kiro.dev is an agentic AI-powered Integrated Development Environment (IDE) from the AWS team, designed to help developers easily ship real engineering work from prototype to production with the assistance of AI agents.

What problems can Kiro.dev solve?

In software development, we often use AI to quickly write code that “feels right” (Vibe Coding), but this code often lacks clear documentation, standards, and tests, making it difficult to maintain and iterate on later. Kiro was created to solve this very problem by introducing a structured development process that transforms a developer’s prompt into clear requirements, design documents, and task lists. This upgrades “vibe code” into “viable code,” addressing the common pain points of missing documentation and poor maintainability in AI-assisted programming.

How to use Kiro.dev?

The process of using Kiro is unique, focusing on a “Spec-Driven Development” model:

1. State Your Goal: You start by describing your development goal in natural language, such as “Add a review system for products.”
2. Generate Specs: Kiro automatically breaks down your request into structured documents, including detailed requirements, system design, and specific tasks.
3. AI Agents Execute: Kiro’s AI agents then implement the code based on these specifications and task lists, while you supervise and provide feedback.
4. Automate Tasks with Hooks: During development, Kiro can automate tedious tasks using “Agent Hooks,” such as generating documentation, running unit tests, or optimizing code performance whenever you save a file.
5. Local Environment: The Kiro IDE runs on your local machine, and you can sign up with a GitHub or Google account; an AWS account is optional.

In short, you transition from being the “one with the idea” to a “project supervisor,” while Kiro acts like a capable junior developer that handles the implementation details for you.

What is the price of Kiro.dev?

Kiro is currently in public preview and is free to use, with a limit of 50 agentic interactions per month.

After the preview period, the planned pricing tiers are:

• Free Tier: 50 agentic interactions per month.
• Pro Tier: $19 per month for 1,000 agentic interactions.
• Pro+ Tier: $39 per month for 3,000 agentic interactions.

Regarding whether the free trial requires a credit card, the official information does not explicitly state this. However, given that it is developed by an AWS team, services of this nature typically require credit card information during sign-up or account linking.