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Kiro: Amazon has introduced a new AI tool called Kiro, designed to tackle one of the biggest problems in modern software development: AI-generated code that’s fast to create but hard to maintain. Launched Monday in preview, Kiro is a full-fledged AI-driven integrated development environment (IDE) that goes beyond just suggesting code snippets—it helps build, manage, and document entire software projects autonomously.

From ‘Vibe Coding’ to ‘Viable Code’

The goal behind Kiro is to create a seamless bridge between quick AI-generated prototypes and rigorous production-level systems that need detailed documentation, structured planning, and continuous updates. As the Kiro team puts it on their website, the idea is to go from “vibe coding to viable code”.

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While Amazon already offers tools like Q Developer for code completion and prompt-based help, Kiro is aimed at something more ambitious. It deploys AI agents that operate independently, handling everything from creating project roadmaps and technical documents to updating them as the project evolves.

Contending with GitHub and Google

With Kiro, Amazon is entering head-to-head competition with other high-end AI development platforms such as GitHub's agent mode and Google's Gemini Code Assist, entering the fray to create AI assistants that can handle complete software lifecycles with little human intervention.

Although Kiro was developed by a small team within Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon has taken a low-key approach to its branding. The tool lives on a standalone domain, with no mention of Amazon in its launch materials. Only the AWS logo and a few footer links hint at the company’s involvement.

Built for Long-Term Maintainability

Kiro isn’t just about writing code—it’s about making code sustainable. The tool breaks developer prompts into organised components like design docs, requirements, and task lists, helping guide implementation in a structured way. As code changes, Kiro keeps the surrounding documentation and testing artefacts updated, aiming to eliminate the common disconnect between what developers plan and what actually gets built.

It also runs automated checks every time a file is saved or modified, handling routine jobs like updating docs or scanning for problems.

In a blog post introducing the project, Nikhil Swaminathan, Kiro’s product lead, and Deepak Singh, Amazon’s VP of developer experience and agents, explained the broader vision:

“To solve the fundamental challenges that make building software products so difficult — from ensuring design alignment across teams and resolving conflicting requirements to eliminating tech debt, bringing rigour to code reviews, and preserving institutional knowledge when senior engineers leave.”

Pricing and Availability

Kiro is currently free during its preview phase, but Amazon plans to roll out tiered pricing later. The free version will offer 50 agent interactions per month, while the Pro plan at $19/month will allow for 1,000 interactions. A Pro+ plan, priced at $39/month, will offer 3,000 monthly interactions.

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The first signs of Kiro’s existence came back in May, when Business Insider reported on it through a leaked internal document. Now that it’s official, developers can finally see what Amazon has been quietly building to redefine how AI contributes to large-scale software development.