Install powers

Powers are designed for easy discovery and installation, whether you're using curated partners, community-built powers, or your team's private tooling. Discovery, installation, and configuration happen through the IDE or the kiro.dev website.

⚠️ Note: Kiro powers are third-party tools that may be subject to separate terms. Only install servers from trusted sources and review their documentation and licensing. Kiro is not responsible for third-party powers.

Install curated powers

Browse powers from launch partners including Datadog, Dynatrace, Figma, Neon, Netlify, Postman, Supabase, Stripe, Strands SDK, and AWS Aurora.

From kiro.dev

1. Browse powers at kiro.dev/powers
2. Select a power and click Install
3. The Kiro IDE will open, allowing you to complete the installation with one click

From the IDE

1. Open the powers panel → click on the Ghosty icon with the lightning bolt 👻⚡
2. Choose a power to view details
3. Choose Install → Confirm

You can now Try the power to run through the power onboarding. Any time you ask a question related to that power, the Kiro agent will automatically activate and use it.

Powers with MCPs

When you install a power that includes Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations, Kiro automatically registers the MCP server in your ~/.kiro/settings/mcp.json configuration file under the Powers section.

Install custom powers

Custom powers require at minimum:

1. POWER.md - Metadata and documentation
2. mcp.json - MCP server configuration (if using MCP tools)
3. steering/ - Workflow-specific guidance files (optional but recommended)

From public GitHub URL

1. Powers panel → Add power from GitHub
2. Enter repository URL: https://github.com/user/power-repo
3. Click Install

The power must have a valid POWER.md file in the repository root.

From local path

For powers you create or manage in private repositories, clone the repository locally and install from the local path.

1. Powers panel → Add power from Local Path
2. Select power directory containing POWER.md
3. Click Install

Example structure:

my-custom-power/
├── POWER.md              # Required
├── mcp.json              # If using MCP servers
└── steering/             # Optional guidance files
    └── workflow.md

Update powers

To update a power to the latest version:

1. Powers panel → power → Check for updates
2. Review changes
3. Click Update

The power refreshes from the remote repository and applies the latest version.