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Most AI tools help you write code faster.
๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ผ.๐ฑ๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ช๐ฆโ๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐, ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฟโfrom idea to production.
After using Kiro hands-on, Iโm genuinely impressed.
This isnโt just another Copilotโitโs a ๐ณ๐๐น๐น-๐๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ, helping you move from ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ โ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ โ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ โ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ โ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐, all within a structured workflow.
๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒโ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ผ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ข๐๐:
๐ง 1๏ธโฃ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ-๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐
Kiro doesnโt jump straight into code. It starts by generating:
-requirements.md (in EARS syntax)
-design.md (architecture & API outlines)
-tasks.md (detailed task lists with acceptance criteria)
This ensures your AI coding flow ๐ณ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ณ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ, not just vibe coding.
โ๏ธ 2๏ธโฃ ๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐
Kiroโs agents run background tasks automatically:
๐ข๐ป ๐ณ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐, it generates unit tests, updates documentation, runs lint/security checks, and reviews diffs.
Routine dev tasks become ๐ฎ๐๐๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ณ๐น๐ผ๐๐, keeping quality checks baked into the process.
๐๏ธ ๐ฏ๏ธโฃ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ-๐ฎ๐-๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
Most AI IDEs stop at application logic.
Kiro goes further by scaffolding AWS CDK, SAM, or Terraform directly from your specsโbridging dev and ops.
Now, infrastructure evolves alongside your code, without context switching.
๐ 4๏ธโฃ ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐
Kiro integrates with Model Context Protocol (MCP), allowing agents to:
Pull AWS service docs (Lambda, Step Functions, etc.)
Query APIs, databases, and architecture diagrams
Manage tickets or tasks via Asana, Jira, etc.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ผ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณor your projectโs ecosystemโnot just code.
๐งญ 5๏ธโฃ ๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด
With .kiro/steering.md, you define:
-Coding conventions & file structures
-Architecture rules & patterns
=Trusted CLI actions (like cdk deploy, npm install)
This makes Kiro team-aligned, not just AI-alignedโtailoring outputs to your standards.
โ๏ธ 6๏ธโฃ ๐๐ช๐ฆ-๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐๐น๐ผ๐๐ฑ-๐ก๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น
Kiro is AWS-built but runs at kiro.dev, independent of the AWS console.
You can log in via GitHub, Google, or Builder IDโno vendor lock-in, but full AWS integration when needed.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ?
Iโve put together a feature comparison infographic highlighting how Kiro stacks up against Copilot Agent, Gemini Code Assist, and Cursor.
This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Srinivasa Namburu
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