Kiro Powers

A curated collection of Kiro Powers for modern software development. Powers provide AI-assisted guidance, documentation, and tooling for various frameworks, libraries, and architectural patterns.

What are Kiro Powers?

Powers are knowledge packages that enhance Kiro's capabilities with specialized documentation, workflow guides (steering files), and optionally MCP servers. They help you build better software by providing contextual guidance directly in your development workflow.

Available Powers

Architecture & Design Patterns

Power	Description
CQRS & Event Sourcing	Command Query Responsibility Segregation, Event Sourcing, aggregates, sagas, and read models
Domain-Driven Design	Strategic and tactical DDD patterns - bounded contexts, aggregates, ubiquitous language
EventStorming	Collaborative workshop techniques for domain exploration and process modeling
XState	State machines, statecharts, and the actor model for complex state management

Data & State Management

Power	Description
TanStack DB	Reactive client store with collections, live queries, and optimistic mutations
TanStack Table	Headless, type-safe data grid with sorting, filtering, pagination, and more
PowerSync	Offline-first sync engine with SQLite and real-time synchronization

Forms & Validation

Power	Description
TanStack Form	Type-safe, headless form library with flexible validation

Routing & Navigation

Power	Description
TanStack Router	Fully type-safe React router with built-in data loading and search params
Expo Router	File-based routing for React Native with Expo

UI Components

Power	Description
shadcn/ui	Beautiful, accessible React components with Tailwind CSS (includes MCP server)
React Native Reusables	shadcn/ui-style components for React Native with Nativewind and RN Primitives

Mobile Development

Power	Description
Expo	React Native framework for iOS, Android, and web with EAS build services

Testing

Power	Description
fast-check	Property-based testing with automatic shrinking and race condition detection

Component Development

Power	Description
React Cosmos	Develop and test React UI components in isolation with fixtures, decorators, and visual component library

TypeScript & Functional Programming

Power	Description
Effect TypeScript	Robust, type-safe applications with functional programming patterns

Installation

1. Clone this repository into your Kiro powers directory
2. Powers will be automatically available in Kiro

git clone git@github.com:iz9/kiro-powers.git

Power Structure

Each power follows a consistent structure:

powers/
└── power-name/
    ├── POWER.md           # Main documentation and overview
    ├── steering/          # Detailed topic guides
    │   ├── getting-started.md
    │   ├── core-concepts.md
    │   └── ...
    └── mcp.json           # Optional MCP server configuration

Usage

Once installed, you can activate powers in Kiro by mentioning relevant keywords or explicitly requesting them. Powers provide:

• Contextual documentation - Relevant information based on what you're building
• Steering files - Step-by-step guides for specific workflows
• MCP tools - Direct integration with external services (where available)

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! To add a new power:

1. Create a new directory under powers/
2. Add a POWER.md with frontmatter (name, description, keywords)
3. Add steering files for detailed topics
4. Optionally add mcp.json for MCP server integration

License

MIT