File explorer

Every Kiro Web session runs in an isolated sandbox with its own workspace. The file explorer lets you look at that workspace directly: browse the file tree, open any file the agent creates or edits, and download files to your machine — without asking the agent to print them.

When the agent references a workspace file by its full sandbox path, the path renders as a link in prose and inline code. Select it to open the file explorer with that file loaded — the fastest way to jump from a mention to the actual contents. Paths inside fenced code blocks aren't linked, and a trailing line number (like :42) is shown but not jumped to.

The file explorer panel has two tabs:

• Files — the session workspace root, shown as an expandable tree. Folders load their contents as you expand them.
• Artifacts — files the agent has produced as session artifacts.

Right-click a file in the tree and choose Copy file path to copy its path. You can collapse the tree to give the file viewer the full panel width.

Selecting a file opens it in the viewer:

• Code and text files render with syntax highlighting and line numbers.
• Markdown files open in a rendered preview; switch to View source to see the raw markdown.
• Images preview inline.
• Other binary files can't be previewed, but you can still download them.

Use the download button in the viewer header to save the open file to your machine. The viewer refreshes periodically while the agent works, so a file you're watching reflects the agent's latest edits.

• Very large files are truncated in the viewer. Truncated images and binaries can't be previewed or downloaded — ask the agent to produce a smaller version, or push the file to your repository instead.
• The tree has no search or hidden-file toggle yet — expand to the file you need, or open it from a file link in the conversation.
• Files are downloaded one at a time; there is no whole-workspace download.
• The explorer shows the session's sandbox workspace, not your local machine. To get changes out of the session, ask the agent to open a pull request, or download individual files.

• Cloud sessions - where the session workspace lives
• Sandbox - the isolated environment behind every session
• Working with the agent - the full Kiro Web experience