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Kiro by Amazon- Skills & Compatibility Guide

Kiro is Amazon's AI development environment built on VS Code. It supports a structured spec-driven development workflow where requirements flow into design and then implementation tasks. Kiro uses steering files (.kiro/steering/) for behavior customization and has its own skills system. Many ClaudeCodeSkill are compatible with Kiro through shared SKILL.md format and MCP server support.

Key Features

  • VS Code-based IDE
  • Spec-driven development
  • Steering files
  • Agent hooks
  • MCP server support
  • Autopilot & Supervised modes
  • Visual diff review

Claude Skills Compatibility

Compatible with most ClaudeCodeSkill through shared SKILL.md format

Skill Format: SKILL.md + .kiro/steering/

Compatible Skills: 8,200

How to Use Skills with Kiro

To use ClaudeCodeSkill with Kiro, follow these steps:

  1. Browse our skills library and find a skill you want
  2. Check the compatibility badge on the skill page for Kiro support
  3. Download or clone the skill to your project's skills directory
  4. Follow any agent-specific setup instructions on the skill page