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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

Custom powers require a POWER.md file with metadata and documentation. The following are optional:

• mcp.json - MCP server configuration (if using MCP tools)
• steering/ - Workflow-specific guidance files

1. Powers panel → Add Custom Power
2. Select Import power from GitHub
3. Enter repository URL
4. Click Install

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

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

1. Powers panel → Add Custom Power
2. Select Import power from a folder
3. Select power directory containing POWER.md
4. Click Install

Example structure:

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

To update a power to the latest version:

1. Powers panel → power → Check for updates
2. If updates are available, click on Install updates

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