Kiro CLI

Amazon Q Developer CLI has been replaced: the AWS documentation page for it now states that the Q CLI has become the Kiro CLI and points to the Kiro user guide. Kiro CLI is an AI coding agent for the terminal that takes work from prompt to code to deployment, building features in complex codebases, automating workflows, and analyzing errors and tracing bugs. It is for developers who prefer to work in a shell on macOS or Linux, where it installs with a single script. Custom agents can be defined and switched from inside a session. Version 3 adds specs, expanded hooks and an improved trust model, and the CLI supports MCP servers and steering files. Cloud sessions, currently in preview, keep running after the terminal disconnects, and the local setup of agents, MCP servers, hooks and steering can be brought into the cloud workspace. Other commands spawn parallel agent sessions for separate tasks, toggle an autonomous mode, compact long conversations, manage context files and report code intelligence status. A lighter terminal mode is also offered, and the CLI connects to Amazon tools. Kiro CLI uses Kiro's credit based pricing. Kiro Free is $0 per month with 50 credits and access to open weight models and Claude Sonnet 4.5. Kiro Pro is $20 per user per month with 1,000 credits, Pro+ is $40 with 2,000, Pro Max is $100 with 5,000 and Power is $200 with 10,000. Paid plans include premium models, cover teams of up to 500, and sell add on credits at $0.04 each. New subscribers who first upgrade with social login or an AWS Builder ID get $20 credited. Enterprise plans with centralized billing, SSO and usage analytics are sold through AWS sales. Existing Amazon Q Developer CLI users should plan to move to Kiro CLI, since the Q CLI documentation no longer covers the product.