Using Kiro with lite.computer

Kiro is a coding agent built by AWS around spec-driven development. It works for any project, and you can sign in with GitHub, Google, AWS Builder ID or IAM Identity Center.

On a Mac it comes as the Kiro IDE, for Apple Silicon or Intel, and as Kiro CLI in the terminal. Both read and write the folder you open and share one MCP settings file. Kiro CLI is the renamed Amazon Q Developer CLI.

Made byAWS

Runs onmacOS on Apple Silicon or Intel; the CLI also runs on Linux and Windows

Where pages goStraight into the folder you point it at

App commandsYes, all twenty

Standing instructionsSteering files in ~/.kiro/steering/, or AGENTS.md

CostA Free, Pro, Pro+, Pro Max or Power plan, with credits shared across the IDE, CLI and web

Also calledKiro CLI, Amazon Q Developer CLI

Set it up

In lite.computer, click your name at the bottom of the sidebar and open the Agent Helper. Copy the paragraph it gives you and save it as a Markdown file in ~/.kiro/steering/, such as lite-computer.md, so every workspace knows where your Showspace is.
Add the app's address to ~/.kiro/settings/mcp.json. The IDE and the CLI both read this file.
Keep lite.computer open on your Showspace and ask Use the lite.computer tool to list every page in my Showspace. It lists the pages in your folder.

~/.kiro/settings/mcp.json

{ "mcpServers": { "lite-computer": { "url": "http://127.0.0.1:48484/mcp" } } }

Kiro accepts a plain http address for a server on your own Mac.

Try this prompt

Paste into Kiro

Build an interactive spec page for the feature I am working on: tabs for requirements, design and tasks, a checklist of tasks grouped by status, and a clickable diagram of the components involved. Save it as a single self-contained HTML file in my Showspace, then open it in lite.computer.

Good to know

A project can carry its own .kiro/settings/mcp.json. Where it and the file in your home folder disagree, the project's entries win.
Kiro also reads AGENTS.md, so an existing one can hold the Agent Helper paragraph in place of a steering file.
Coming from the Amazon Q Developer CLI, the q and q chat commands still work, and your settings were copied into ~/.kiro/.
We have not tested Kiro with lite.computer ourselves. These instructions are based on research. Try saving one HTML page to your Showspace first. If a step needs correcting, email hello@lite.computer.

Questions

Does Kiro work with lite.computer?

Yes. The Kiro IDE and Kiro CLI on your Mac save HTML pages into your Showspace, and lite.computer shows each one as it lands. A short entry in ~/.kiro/settings/mcp.json lets it open pages and arrange windows in the app as well.

Is Kiro CLI the same as the Amazon Q Developer CLI?

Yes. AWS rebranded the Amazon Q Developer CLI as Kiro CLI in November 2025. The q and q chat commands still work.

With GitHub, Google, AWS Builder ID or IAM Identity Center. There is a Free plan to start on.

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Last checked September 14, 2026.

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