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AWS Opens Public Preview of Kiro, a Specs-First Agentic IDE

The desktop client uses conversational AI to outline EARS-based requirements alongside automated event hooks under a $19.99 monthly plan.

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Overview

  • Developers interact with Kiro through a conversational interface that produces structured specifications in Markdown or pseudocode instead of raw code output.
  • EARS notation is embedded in each user story to generate comprehensive acceptance criteria and cover common edge cases automatically.
  • Event-driven hooks can be set up to trigger code reviews and optimizations whenever developers push updates to a Git repository.
  • Built on the open source Code OSS editor, Kiro’s desktop client supports existing VS Code and Open VSX plugins for extensibility.
  • Offered in public preview, AWS is soliciting user feedback on the $19.99-per-month subscription model ahead of a broader general release.