A new agentic Integrated Development Environment (IDE) called Kiro has been released by Amazon Web Services (AWS) to support developers from prototype to production.
For those who are unaware, an IDE is a programme that combines code editors, debuggers, and compilers—among other software development tools—into a single user interface. By providing engineers with a comfortable workspace, IDEs fundamentally expedite the software development process.
Kiro aligns with the larger mission of AWS, which has been developing tools to facilitate software deployment for developers. With discussions about the needs in terms of designs and specs, developers may move quickly from concept to prototype with AWS’s new solution.
AWS executives Nikhil Swaminathan and Deepak Singh said in a blog post on July 15 that the team is thrilled to present Kiro, an AI IDE that streamlines the developer experience for working with AI agents and helps users deliver from concept to production.
Though it excels at “vibe coding,” Kiro’s strength lies in integrating such prototypes into production systems with features like hooks and specs.
Why Kiro is Released Before AWS Summit 2025?
The IDE was released in advance of the AWS Summit 2025 in New York, United States, and it is anticipated that it will introduce advancements in AI agents. With Kiro, AWS hopes to establish itself in the quickly expanding AI coding tool sector, which is populated by firms like Windsurf and Cursor.
The release of Kiro coincides with the current trend of “vibe coding.” It is the process of creating apps utilising natural language cues. As more and more developers use tools that can use functional code to respond to natural language directions, vibe-coding has become more popular.
However, because of the lack of accuracy and potential for hallucinations, this phenomenon has also made some businesses hesitant to include AI coding tools in processes.
According to reports, Kiro is tackling the problem of AI-generated code lacking structure by using a technique called “spec coding,” which was developed by AWS and preserves both the enterprise-desired precision and the intuitive character of AI-assisted programming.
Features of Kiro
AWS claims that Kiro, which excels at vibe-coding, goes over and above with capabilities like hooks and standards. When a developer requires the necessary components to start production, specs are useful artefacts in Kiro.
In contrast, Kiro hooks do boilerplate operations in the background or catch problems that a novice developer would overlook. Model Context Control (MCP) support for connecting specialist tools, rules to direct AI behaviour across projects, and agentic chat for ad hoc coding activities with file, URL, and Doc context providers are just a few of the features that Kiro basically offers.
The site also mentioned that as Kiro is based on Code OSS, you can use our IDE while maintaining your VS Code preferences and opening VSX-compatible plugins. You get the basics required for production together with the entire AI coding experience.
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