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Jasonkneen Kiro

jasonkneen-kiro is a Claude Code plugin for the Validate phase that delivers Kiro-style spec-driven system prompts for requirements, design, and task breakdown.

by jasonkneen · github.com/jasonkneen/kiro

Bring Amazon Kiro IDE system prompts and spec-driven requirements-to-tasks methodology into Claude Code before you commit to a full build.

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Install

Add it to Claude Code

Install the plugin in Claude Code. One command, paste-ready.

Install the plugin
/plugin install jasonkneen-kiro@jasonkneen/kiro
Add to ClaudeUse the Agent APISkillselion is itself an MCP server - your agent can fetch this config directly.
Agent API

Built to be called by your agent

Skillselion is itself an MCP server. Your agent can pull this entry and a paste-ready install config straight from the API - no copy-paste.

Retrieve this entry with skillselion.get_details("plugin:jasonkneen/kiro") and the paste-ready config with skillselion.get_install_config("plugin:jasonkneen/kiro").

About

What it does

jasonkneen-kiro is a Claude Code plugin that packages the complete system prompts and supporting skills associated with Kiro, Amazon’s spec-driven IDE approach. Solo builders install it when they want Claude to behave like a disciplined spec partner: elicit requirements, shape design intent, break work into tasks, and troubleshoot without jumping straight to code. The listing highlights spec-driven methodology, prompting, requirements, skills, and tasks—signals that the primary win is narrowing what you will build and how you will sequence it, which belongs on the validate journey before heavy implementation spend. It does not replace Kiro the product; it transplants the prompting patterns into Claude Code for builders who prefer that agent surface. Use it when vague feature ideas keep regenerating the wrong implementation, or when you want written specs and task lists your future self can execute. Intermediate complexity: you must engage with the spec workflow, not treat the plugin as a magic codegen button. One plugin keeps the install footprint small while giving a full prompt stack for requirements-through-tasks discipline.

Highlights

  • Complete system prompts aligned with Amazon Kiro IDE workflow
  • Spec-driven development: requirements, design, and tasks
  • Methodology and troubleshooting-oriented prompting skills
  • Keywords: spec, specdriven, requirements, kiro, tasks
  • Single-plugin bundle (plugin count: 1) from jasonkneen/kiro

Why builders use it

Builders skip structured requirements and tasks, then waste build time rewriting features Claude guessed wrong.

After install, Claude can follow Kiro-aligned spec-driven prompts so scope, requirements, and tasks are explicit before you build.

At a glance

  • Type - Plugin in Productivity.
  • Adoption - 0 installs, 610 stars, 0 votes.

FAQ

Who is jasonkneen-kiro for?

It is for Claude Code users adopting spec-driven development who want Kiro IDE-style system prompts, requirements flow, and task-oriented skills.

When should I use jasonkneen-kiro?

Use it in Validate while scoping a feature or product so requirements and tasks are defined before you enter Build.

How do I add jasonkneen-kiro to my agent?

Install the jasonkneen/kiro Claude Code plugin, register it in Claude Code, then invoke the Kiro system prompts and skills at the start of spec sessions.

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