Kiro Projects Handbook: Build Production-Ready Software with Spec-Driven Development, Custom AI Agents, Powers, Skills, MCP, Hooks, Steering, Testing, and CI/CD

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Build production-ready software with Kiro—not just faster code.Kiro Projects Handbook is a practical guide to using Kiro as a disciplined software engineering system with Specs, Steering, Custom AI Agents, Skills, Powers, MCP, Hooks, testing, CI/CD, and persistent workflows.Throughout the book, you will build and evolve HarborStack, a realistic multi-tenant SaaS application, while learning how to:Write Requirements-First, Design-First, Quick, and Bugfix SpecsCreate persistent project context with Steering and AGENTS.mdBuild specialized AI agents, Skills, and sub-agentsConnect external systems securely with MCP and PowersAutomate engineering rules with HooksTest AI-generated changes against specificationsBuild production-grade billing and background workflowsUse Kiro CLI, headless automation, and CI/CDOrchestrate persistent engineering work with Kiro CrewProve release readiness, respond to incidents, and improve the system from production evidenceRather than giving you disconnected demos, the book follows eight connected projects that build on one another—from the first engineering control plane to production operations.This book is ideal for developers, software engineers, DevOps and platform engineers, technical leads, founders, consultants, and AI-assisted software builders who want more control, reliability, and evidence from AI-generated software.Move beyond prompt-and-hope development. Build with AI, control with engineering, and prove with evidence.

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