Remote Crews, Agent Harnesses, and Apps Launchpad

Kiro Crew 0.6.0 lets you choose the harness behind a session, start work on a connected remote crew, and let crew members dispatch workers of their own. Chat is quieter and easier to resume, long-running work gets more room to finish, and Apps adds a Launchpad for the tools you install. Python 3.12 is now the minimum supported version.

A few changes need your attention before updating:

• Python 3.12 is now required. Hosts on Python 3.10 or 3.11 must upgrade before installing or updating. The installer provisions its own pinned Python when needed; pass --system-python only when you deliberately want to use your system interpreter.
• Keep the sandbox enabled if you rely on the command gate. Credential-path protection no longer relies on command-text inspection. Check that agent.sandbox in config.json is not off.
• Unattended auto-run plans stop after two hours by default. Raise orchestrator.max_plan_duration_seconds in config.json, or set it to 0 to remove the ceiling. Stage-gated plans are not cut off.
• Crew Members is now a preview opt-in. Turn on Settings > Developer > Feature Previews > Crew Members and Crew Mode to show the Crew Members entry and the new-crew-chat action.
• Automatic knowledge folders are removed. Add and confirm a folder before it appears in the Library. Older folders that were registered automatically remain pending until you confirm them.
• Developing an app UI outside its install root now requires the terminal. Use kirocrew app dev <name> --confirm-out-of-install-root. The dashboard and API no longer grant this access.

Choose Claude Code, Codex, or KAS for a session from Settings > Developer > Agent Backend after enabling Developer Mode. Crew shows whether each option is ready, missing on this machine, or waiting for a Gateway restart, while monitor loops and follow-up cards work across supported backends. Learn more ->

Start a chat on a connected crew without leaving your sidebar. Turn on instances.enabled and Settings > Developer > Feature Previews > Chat on a crew, then select a peer from New chat on crew. The transcript stays local, the remote crew runs each turn, and its name and server badge identify where the work happens. Learn more ->

Diffs now start folded into a file chip, with Settings > Chat > Plain diffs available when you prefer raw patch text. The composer can attach a sketch, show the project branch and changed-file count, and collapse when you need the transcript back. You can also share an assistant reply as a branded image or start a social post from it. Learn more ->

Agents can start, revise, and stop their own monitoring loop from the dashboard, Slack, or Discord, then wake when the work they watch changes. Crew members can dispatch workers from their own threads on Claude and KAS, inheriting the creator's trust posture. Session control is now on by default, and agent.session_control lets you disable it globally when needed. Learn more ->

A chat turn can now run for up to four hours through agent.chat_turn_timeout_secs, whose default rises to 14400. Subagents can run for three hours with agent.subagent_timeout_secs at 10800, and agent.subagent_max_turns supports up to 1000 tool calls. The monitor-loop goal chip also shows its cycle cap before the backstop is reached. Learn more ->

Give a crew member a customized ghost avatar or upload a picture from Agent Capabilities > Agents > Avatar > Customize. The new Expressions pane lets you set a reacting face and sound for working, done, and failed states. The Crew Members page also shows activity, patrols, schedules, webhooks, and roster filters for finding the right member. Learn more ->

Installed apps now appear as an Apps > Library Launchpad grid, where you can open, pin, update, disable, or uninstall each one. App manifests can declare background jobs with permissions.jobs, Command Bar entries with contributes.commands, and up to two live composer controls with contributes.sessionControls. Create Folders From Project also turns selected packages into nested sidebar folders. Learn more ->

AWS Control now opens on an Overview of account health, drive use, month-to-date spend, share links, and backup status. Its Files view opens common file types in a preview dialog, searches by name or path, renames from the item menu, and keeps upload, move, and delete actions close to the files they affect. Backup progress survives navigation, and disconnecting an account removes only Crew's local registry and consent records. Learn more ->