Kiro CLI v2.17.0 Changelog
What changed in Kiro CLI v2.17.0, released 2026-08-11 — explained in plain English.
TLDR
- You can now put instruction files right next to your code, and the AI agent will automatically read them.
- It's easier to give the AI specific rules for different folders in your project.
- No bugs were fixed in this update, just a cool new feature.
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This update is all about making it easier to guide AI coding assistants. It matters to developers who use AI to help write code and want a simpler way to tell the AI exactly how to behave in different parts of a project.
What's new
- Folder-specific AI instructions: You can now place a special instruction file (named
AGENTS.md) right next to the code it relates to. Before, you had to keep all these instructions in one main folder. Now, if you put the file in a specific folder, the AI agent will automatically find it and follow those rules when working on the code in that area.
Fixes
No bugs were squashed in this release.
Breaking changes
No breaking changes in this release.
This is our plain-language summary. Read the complete, official notes on the Kiro CLI official changelog ↗.
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