# Kiro changelog > AWS's agentic IDE and CLI, built around specs and steering files. - Vendor: Amazon Web Services - Category: AI - Platforms: Desktop - Official site: https://kiro.dev - Tracked by: What's New (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kiro) - Harvested from: Blog (https://kiro.dev/changelog/feed.atom) - Entries below: 15 (newest first) What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. ## Releases ### IDE: Third-Party Extension Compatibility and More Reliable MCP Sign-In - Date: 2026-08-27 - Original notes: https://kiro.dev/changelog/ide/1-0-395 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kiro/releases/2026-08-27-ide-third-party-extension-compatibility-and-more - Labels: Platforms: Desktop This version lets third-party extensions work alongside Kiro, adds support for the latest MCP protocol revision with more reliable sign-in, reduces extension host crashes during large agent responses,… - **added** — Third-party extensions can now work alongside Kiro - **added** — Support for the latest MCP protocol revision - **fixed** — More reliable sign-in for MCP - **fixed** — Reduce extension host crashes during large agent responses - **fixed** — Keep agent turns going when the network briefly drops This version lets third-party extensions work alongside Kiro, adds support for the latest MCP protocol revision with more reliable sign-in, reduces extension host crashes during large agent responses, and keeps agent turns going when the network briefly drops. ### IDE 1.0.395: Agent Focus, Permissions, Custom Agents, and More - Date: 2026-08-27 - Original notes: https://kiro.dev/changelog/ide/1-0#patch-1-0-395 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kiro/releases/2026-08-27-ide-1.0.395-agent-focus-permissions-custom-agents - Labels: Platforms: Desktop Third-Party Extension Compatibility and More Reliable MCP Sign-In. Learn more -> - **added** — Third-party extension compatibility - **fixed** — More reliable MCP sign-in Third-Party Extension Compatibility and More Reliable MCP Sign-In. Learn more -> ### CLI: Full-Screen Spec Task Execution and Preserve Scrollback - Date: 2026-08-26 - Original notes: https://kiro.dev/changelog/cli/2-20 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kiro/releases/2026-08-26-cli-full-screen-spec-task-execution-and-preserve - Labels: Platforms: Desktop This release gives V3 spec runs a full-screen task execution view with real-time progress and task scope selection. The new Preserve scrollback toggle keeps terminal history available through overflow… - **added** — Add full-screen task execution view for V3 spec runs with real-time progress - **added** — Add task scope selection in full-screen task execution view - **added** — Add Preserve scrollback toggle to keep terminal history available through overflow and resize redraws This release gives V3 spec runs a full-screen task execution view with real-time progress and task scope selection. The new Preserve scrollback toggle keeps terminal history available through overflow and resize redraws. ### CLI: Spec Review Mouse Support and Automatic Stream Recovery - Date: 2026-08-19 - Original notes: https://kiro.dev/changelog/cli/2-19 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kiro/releases/2026-08-19-cli-spec-review-mouse-support-and-automatic-strea - Labels: Platforms: Desktop This release brings mouse support to the spec review screen. Under the hood, a stream idle watchdog, automatic retries with backoff, and a 60-minute streaming timeout mean a dropped connection or a th… - **added** — Add mouse support to the spec review screen - **added** — Add stream idle watchdog to detect inactive streams - **added** — Add automatic retries with backoff for failed requests - **added** — Add 60-minute streaming timeout to prevent indefinite connections This release brings mouse support to the spec review screen. Under the hood, a stream idle watchdog, automatic retries with backoff, and a 60-minute streaming timeout mean a dropped connection or a throttled request no longer hangs or ends your turn. ### IDE: Permission Improvements and Configured Windows Shells - Date: 2026-08-18 - Original notes: https://kiro.dev/changelog/ide/1-0-337 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kiro/releases/2026-08-18-ide-permission-improvements-and-configured-window - Labels: Platforms: Desktop This version keeps ignored files out of search results, improves filesystem and command permission rules, and runs agent commands in your configured terminal profile on Windows. - **changed** — Ignored files are now kept out of search results - **changed** — Filesystem and command permission rules are improved - **changed** — Agent commands now run in your configured terminal profile on Windows This version keeps ignored files out of search results, improves filesystem and command permission rules, and runs agent commands in your configured terminal profile on Windows. ### IDE 1.0.337: Agent Focus, Permissions, Custom Agents, and More - Date: 2026-08-18 - Original notes: https://kiro.dev/changelog/ide/1-0#patch-1-0-337 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kiro/releases/2026-08-18-ide-1.0.337-agent-focus-permissions-custom-agents - Labels: Platforms: Desktop Permission Improvements and Configured Windows Shells. Learn more -> Permission Improvements and Configured Windows Shells. Learn more -> ### Web: Access Kiro Web with Okta or Microsoft Entra ID - Date: 2026-08-17 - Original notes: https://kiro.dev/changelog/web/kiro-web-access-with-okta-and-microsoft-entra-id - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kiro/releases/2026-08-17-web-access-kiro-web-with-okta-or-microsoft-entra - Labels: Platforms: Desktop Your team can now access Kiro Web through the Okta or Microsoft Entra ID integration you already use. After an administrator configures access, users only need to sign in. This capability is available… - **added** — Access Kiro Web through Okta or Microsoft Entra ID integration after administrator configuration - **added** — Single sign-on capability for users with configured Okta or Microsoft Entra ID integration in Kiro Pro and above subscriptions Your team can now access Kiro Web through the Okta or Microsoft Entra ID integration you already use. After an administrator configures access, users only need to sign in. This capability is available with Kiro Pro and above subscriptions. ### IDE: Nested AGENTS.md and Long-Session Efficiency - Date: 2026-08-13 - Original notes: https://kiro.dev/changelog/ide/1-0-309 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kiro/releases/2026-08-13-ide-nested-agents.md-and-long-session-efficiency - Labels: Platforms: Desktop Add AGENTS.md files throughout your workspace to give Kiro instructions scoped to each directory tree. This version also lowers idle resource use, preserves more context in long sessions, and improves… - **added** — Add AGENTS.md files throughout your workspace to give Kiro instructions scoped to each directory tree - **changed** — Lower idle resource use - **changed** — Preserve more context in long sessions - **changed** — Improve Cloud configuration - **changed** — Improve chat functionality - **changed** — Improve hooks - **changed** — Improve MCP connections Add AGENTS.md files throughout your workspace to give Kiro instructions scoped to each directory tree. This version also lowers idle resource use, preserves more context in long sessions, and improves Cloud configuration, chat, hooks, and MCP connections. ### IDE 1.0.309: Agent Focus, Permissions, Custom Agents, and More - Date: 2026-08-13 - Original notes: https://kiro.dev/changelog/ide/1-0#patch-1-0-309 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kiro/releases/2026-08-13-ide-1.0.309-agent-focus-permissions-custom-agents - Labels: Platforms: Desktop Nested AGENTS.md and Long-Session Efficiency. Learn more -> Nested AGENTS.md and Long-Session Efficiency. Learn more -> ### CLI: Voice Mode, Opt-In Cloud Sessions, and Spec Review - Date: 2026-08-12 - Original notes: https://kiro.dev/changelog/cli/2-18 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kiro/releases/2026-08-12-cli-voice-mode-opt-in-cloud-sessions-and-spec-rev - Labels: Platforms: Desktop This release lets you talk to Kiro instead of typing: /voice dictates your prompts with on-device transcription. Spec runs gain a review screen for reading phase documents and staging line comments, a… - **added** — Add /voice command for on-device voice transcription of prompts - **added** — Add review screen in Spec runs for reading phase documents and staging line comments - **added** — Load AGENTS.md files as steering context from anywhere in the workspace tree - **changed** — Make cloud sessions opt-in for enterprise administrators, with disabled default for organizations that do not set the toggle This release lets you talk to Kiro instead of typing: /voice dictates your prompts with on-device transcription. Spec runs gain a review screen for reading phase documents and staging line comments, and AGENTS.md files now load as steering context from anywhere in your workspace tree. Enterprise administrators should note that cloud sessions are now opt-in, so organizations that never set the toggle will find them disabled. ### CLI: Cloud Sessions Preview and Smarter Command Menus - Date: 2026-08-11 - Original notes: https://kiro.dev/changelog/cli/2-17 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kiro/releases/2026-08-11-cli-cloud-sessions-preview-and-smarter-command-me - Labels: Platforms: Desktop This release introduces cloud sessions in preview: run your session in a managed cloud sandbox with --cloud, disconnect while the agent keeps working, and resume from any machine. The slash command me… - **added** — Cloud sessions in preview mode with --cloud flag to run sessions in managed cloud sandbox - **added** — Ability to disconnect from a cloud session while the agent continues working - **added** — Ability to resume cloud sessions from any machine - **added** — Substring matching for slash command menu - **fixed** — Typing in the TUI stays smoother during rapid input This release introduces cloud sessions in preview: run your session in a managed cloud sandbox with --cloud, disconnect while the agent keeps working, and resume from any machine. The slash command menu also gains substring matching, and typing in the TUI stays smoother during rapid input. ### IDE: Cloud Sessions and Agent Focus Mode Upgrades - Date: 2026-08-11 - Original notes: https://kiro.dev/changelog/ide/1-0-293 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kiro/releases/2026-08-11-ide-cloud-sessions-and-agent-focus-mode-upgrades - Labels: Platforms: Desktop This version brings Cloud Sessions to Agent Focus Mode as a preview and gives the sessions rail a collapsible icon-only view, attention cards you can answer in place, and back/forward navigation. It a… - **added** — Cloud Sessions now available in Agent Focus Mode as a preview - **added** — Sessions rail now has a collapsible icon-only view - **added** — Attention cards that can be answered in place - **added** — Back and forward navigation in sessions - **changed** — Agent's Windows terminal now pins to PowerShell - **fixed** — Restored Always Allow for commands that was being forgotten - **fixed** — Fixed macOS updater downloading every update twice This version brings Cloud Sessions to Agent Focus Mode as a preview and gives the sessions rail a collapsible icon-only view, attention cards you can answer in place, and back/forward navigation. It also pins the agent's Windows terminal to PowerShell, restores Always Allow for commands it was quietly forgetting, and fixes the macOS updater downloading every update twice. ### IDE 1.0.293: Agent Focus, Permissions, Custom Agents, and More - Date: 2026-08-11 - Original notes: https://kiro.dev/changelog/ide/1-0#patch-1-0-293 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kiro/releases/2026-08-11-ide-1.0.293-agent-focus-permissions-custom-agents - Labels: Platforms: Desktop Cloud Sessions and Agent Focus Mode Upgrades. Learn more -> Cloud Sessions and Agent Focus Mode Upgrades. Learn more -> ### IDE: Agent Plugin Support and Session Pinning - Date: 2026-08-07 - Original notes: https://kiro.dev/changelog/ide/1-0-288 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kiro/releases/2026-08-07-ide-agent-plugin-support-and-session-pinning - Labels: Platforms: Desktop This version supports Powers packaged in the open Agent Plugin format and reworks the Agent Focus Mode session rail with pinning, Kiro CLI hand-off, and in-app updates. It also moves Kiro to Code OSS… - **added** — Support for Powers packaged in the open Agent Plugin format - **added** — Agent Focus Mode session rail with pinning capability - **added** — Kiro CLI hand-off functionality - **added** — In-app updates for Agent Focus Mode - **added** — Bulk session migration - **changed** — Move to Code OSS v1.109.5 - **changed** — Improve spec hovers to handle untrusted workspace content - **changed** — Improve MCP installs to handle untrusted workspace content - **fixed** — Add steadier error recovery This version supports Powers packaged in the open Agent Plugin format and reworks the Agent Focus Mode session rail with pinning, Kiro CLI hand-off, and in-app updates. It also moves Kiro to Code OSS v1.109.5, improves how spec hovers and MCP installs handle untrusted workspace content, and adds bulk session migration and steadier error recovery. ### IDE 1.0.288: Agent Focus, Permissions, Custom Agents, and More - Date: 2026-08-06 - Original notes: https://kiro.dev/changelog/ide/1-0#patch-1-0-288 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kiro/releases/2026-08-06-ide-1.0.288-agent-focus-permissions-custom-agents - Labels: Platforms: Desktop Agent Plugin Support and Session Pinning. Learn more -> Agent Plugin Support and Session Pinning. Learn more ->