tool
Kiro
Spec-driven agentic IDE from AWS: writes a spec and a task list before it touches code.
Price
Free tier
Licence
Proprietary
Runs commands
Yes
Sandbox
Partial
Pricing
Free tier with monthly agent limits; paid tiers add usage. Confirm on the vendor page.
Not verified against the vendor page — confirm before budgeting. Vendor pricing ↗
What it is allowed to touch
the field most directories skip| Runs shell commands | Yes |
| OS-level sandbox | Partial |
| Can read .env / secrets | Yes |
| Outbound network | Yes |
| Audit log | None |
Agent actions are approval-based; the spec-first flow means most edits are reviewable before they run.
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