Recently, Kiro, an AI programming tool launched by Amazon Web Services (AWS), has attracted widespread attention from developers. Kiro aims to completely transform the way developers build software through the concept of "specification-driven development". Unlike traditional AI programming tools, it does not simply generate code upon receiving prompts. Instead, it moves the development process forward to the requirement definition stage.
For example, when a developer wants to add a user review system to an e-commerce website, they only need to give Kiro the instruction "Add a review system for products" in natural language. Kiro will then automatically generate structured requirement documents, system design diagrams such as data flow diagrams and API endpoint designs, as well as task lists. Throughout the entire development process, Kiro can keep the development documents and codebase in sync, greatly improving development efficiency and code maintainability. Moreover, Kiro is equipped with an AI development agent called "hooks". It can act like an experienced developer: automatically update test files when the developer saves a React component, update the README file when modifying API endpoints, scan for leaked credentials when submitting code, and so on, solving many tedious problems in the development process.
Currently, Kiro is in the preview stage and is freely available to all developers. It supports macOS, Windows, and Linux systems, and developers can log in directly with a Google account (no AWS account required). However, due to its high popularity, many users have encountered the situation of needing to join the waitlist. But in fact, the official Kiro has only removed the download entrance. As long as the installation is successful, all functions can still be used.
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Regarding how to bypass the Kiro waitlist for installation and use, here is a method for everyone: Download link, or you can use this official download link: Official download link.
After obtaining the installation package, follow the regular software installation steps. During the installation process, you may encounter some system prompts, such as security warnings. This is because the software is not obtained through the official regular download channel. At this time, you need to carefully choose to continue the installation based on your trust in the software. After successful installation, you can open Kiro and enjoy the convenience it brings to programming and development just like using any other software normally.
If you are using macOS, you can directly run brew install kiro
It is worth mentioning that Claude 4 is currently available for free, and it no longer lags after the installation threshold has been raised. With its unique development concept and functions, Kiro has also shown strong competitiveness in the field of AI programming tools.
If you encounter any problems while using Kiro, please feel free to communicate and discuss. Let's explore a more efficient programming method together.
