Install powers

Browse powers from our official registry 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 namespaces server names to avoid conflicts and manages the MCP servers for you.

• Agent Plugins format (plugin.json): MCP servers are managed internally by Kiro and are not added to your user-level ~/.kiro/settings/mcp.json file. They activate and deactivate with the power.
• Legacy format (POWER.md): MCP servers are registered in your ~/.kiro/settings/mcp.json configuration file under the Powers section.

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

Each power must have a valid plugin.json or POWER.md file at its package root. A single repository can contain multiple powers, each in its own directory.

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 plugin.json or POWER.md
4. Click Install

Example structure (Agent Plugins format):

my-custom-power/
├── plugin.json           # Required manifest
├── mcp.json              # Optional MCP server configuration
└── skills/               # Optional Agent Skills
    └── setup/
        └── SKILL.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.