Indian Startups Can Now Vibe Code With AWS Kiro

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced the general availability of Kiro, its vibe coding platform, introducing new capabilities across the IDE, terminal, and enterprise management.

The company said Kiro now supports property-based testing (PBT), checkpointing, multi-root workspaces, and a new command-line interface that brings Kiro agents directly into developers’ terminals. 

Amazon said that since Kiro’s preview launch in July, developers have adopted Specs as a structured way to build with AI.

Speaking with AIM,  Massimo Re Ferre, director of product management at AWS for Kiro, revealed that Kiro IDE has been shaped heavily by developer feedback collected since its tech preview launch, which saw more than 100,000 users sign up within just the first three days. 

The company has also launched a startup program providing one year of Kiro Pro+ credits to eligible companies up to Series B. The offer is available through December 31, 2025, and can be combined with AWS Activate credits.

The program is open to most countries and offers three levels of support. The Starter tier covers up to two Kiro users, the Growth tier supports up to 50 users, and the Scale tier extends access to up to 100 users.

Re Ferre believes this offer could be transformative for early-stage teams racing to build fast. 

He believes Kiro’s two development modes uniquely support how startups grow. The by-coding method helps teams try out ideas quickly and experiment without much setup, making it ideal for early validation. 

Once a concept starts to work, the spec-driven method helps turn that idea into production-ready software with a more structured and reliable approach.

“Startups are incredibly hungry to become more efficient,” he said. “With Kiro, they can experiment quickly and then shift into production with the same tool.”

Re Ferre stands against the motion in the debate on vibe coding’s so-called “death”. He believes both manual coding and vibe coding can co-exist. He described by-coding as ideal for rapid ideation, especially among non-developers, while spec-driven development suits engineers who want production-grade output. “It’s not one replacing the other.”

Despite Kiro being developed by AWS, Re Ferre stressed that it is not intended to be a locked-in AWS-only tool. “We’re not building Kiro specifically for AWS customers,” he said. “We want it to be a developer tool everyone can use, without requiring a particular backend or cloud.”

New Features of Kiro 

As Kiro exits preview, AWS is shipping three significant enhancements. The first is checkpointing, a feature that allows developers to roll back not only the files Kiro has modified, but also Kiro’s internal memory of the actions it previously took. 

“You’re literally rolling back the history of what Kiro remembers,” Re Ferre explained, adding that typical AI coding tools fail to handle this problem cleanly. Each agent action creates a restorable step, allowing users to roll back without losing ongoing work.

The second new feature is multi-root workspace support. Until now, Kiro has allowed only a single project within a workspace, limiting developers who work across multiple interconnected repositories. 

Re Ferre described the addition as very close to his heart, calling it one of the most requested capabilities among users who rely on complex multi-repo setups. 

The third major addition is property-based testing, an upgrade to Kiro’s spec-driven development model. With this, Kiro can automatically generate hundreds or even thousands of test cases by analysing the intended behaviour of a feature, far beyond what traditional manually written unit tests cover. 

“It brings more accuracy and guarantees that the code adheres to what the specifications were meant to produce,” he said.

Enters Kiro CLI 

Alongside the IDE, AWS is also launching Kiro CLI, a terminal-native agent designed for developers who prefer to work outside the browser. 

The newly introduced Kiro CLI extends the platform’s agent framework to the terminal. Amazon said the CLI allows engineers to “build features, automate workflows, analyse errors, trace bugs, and suggest fixes” without leaving their shell. 

It includes support for Claude Sonnet 4.5, Claude Haiku 4.5, and the Auto agent. Custom agents can be configured for backend, frontend, or DevOps tasks using shared steering files and MCP tools.

According to Re Ferre, the company has seen a growing appetite for generative-AI tools within the command-line environment. “There is a growing preference for having a terminal modality,” he said, adding that the CLI will act as a natural companion to the IDE.

Another significant update is focused on teams rather than individual developers. AWS is rolling out organisation-level onboarding, enabling enterprises to manage developers through AWS Identity Centre, enforce tighter governance, and monitor usage through centralised dashboards. 

Re Ferre said this will eliminate the need for individual sign-ups and give administrators far more control over how Kiro is used within their environments.

For organisations, Kiro now integrates with AWS IAM Identity Centre. Admins can assign Pro, Pro+, and Power plans, manage overages, and monitor usage from a unified dashboard.

With Kiro’s GA release, a new CLI, enterprise controls, and a generous startup program, AWS is placing a confident bet on the future of AI-assisted software development.

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