Amazon Web Services (AWS) has introduced Kiro, an “agentic” Integrated Development Environment (IDE) designed to help developers avoid the pitfalls of vibe coding. Vibe coding is a process that leverages generative AI to rapidly generate and debug code, but often results in low-quality code that requires more time to debug and modify.
Kiro uses conversational interface to explain what developers are trying to build, with its response taking the form of specs written like user stories. These specs include Easy Approach to Requirements Syntax (EARS) notation acceptance criteria, covering edge cases developers typically handle when building from basic user stories.
The tool generates actual code and pushes it to Git, allowing multiple teams to work on different aspects of a project. Kiro’s output is also suitable for finishing a project and maintaining it, with event-driven automations called “hooks” that automatically review and optimize code every time a developer adds new code to a repository.
AWS plans to charge $19.99 a month for using Kiro, with the option to choose cloud-hosted models to generate specs and code. The tool is currently in preview and built on top of the open-source Code OSS editor, allowing users to use plugins written for VS Code and Open VSX.
Source: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/14/aws_kiro_agentic_ide