# Kiro Web: Sessions Name Themselves

- Product: Kiro (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kiro)
- Vendor: Amazon Web Services
- Date: 2026-08-27
- Original notes: https://kiro.dev/changelog/web/sessions-name-themselves
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/kiro/releases/2026-08-27-web-sessions-name-themselves
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop

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New sessions now get a descriptive, agent-generated title based on what you're working on, replacing the generic default. The title appears in the session header and sidebar as soon as it's ready. Ren…

- **added** — New sessions now receive a descriptive, agent-generated title based on the work being performed
- **changed** — Session titles appear in the session header and sidebar as soon as the agent-generated title is ready
- **changed** — When you rename a session yourself, that custom name persists and the agent will not overwrite it

New sessions now get a descriptive, agent-generated title based on what you're working on, replacing the generic default. The title appears in the session header and sidebar as soon as it's ready. Rename a session yourself and that name sticks. The agent never overwrites a title you've set.