Agent Notifications

Kiro Agent Notifications provide native system notifications for important agent execution events. These OS-level notifications ensure you stay informed about agent progress even when Kiro is running in the background or you're working in other applications.

Copied!Notification Types

• Action Required - Agent needs user input or approval to continue (e.g., permission to run shell commands)
• Success - Agent execution completes successfully (e.g., spec task completion, code generation finished)
• Failure - Agent execution encounters an error or fails (e.g., spec creation failure)

Copied!Configuring Notifications

1. Open Settings: Command Palette (⌘/Ctrl + Shift + P)
2. Enter Preferences: Open Settings (UI)
3. Search for Kiro Agent: Notifications
4. Add the notification types you want to receive using the Add Item button

You can remove events by clicking the X button next to each event.

Copied!Troubleshooting Notifications

Copied!Notifications Not Appearing

1. Check notification settings - Ensure notifications are enabled in Kiro settings
2. Verify system permissions - Grant notification permissions to Kiro in your OS settings
3. Check Do Not Disturb - Ensure your system's Do Not Disturb mode isn't blocking notifications
4. Focus state - Remember that notifications are suppressed when Kiro is focused (if enabled)
5. Restart if needed - Restart Kiro if notifications stop working after system changes