Using Amazon Kiro for Agentic Coding, SDD and TDD

Course Description

AI-powered coding tools such as Kiro are rapidly transforming how software is designed, implemented, and maintained. This course teaches participants how to move beyond simple prompt-based coding and adopt a systematic, agentic approach that improves productivity without sacrificing quality, governance, or maintainability. Participants will learn how to use Kiro's advanced chat and agent modes without or with spec-kit to implement “vibe coding” and Spec-Driven and Test-Driven Development (SDD and TDD) respectively.

SDD's structured methodology spans the whole software development life cycle (SDLC) and ensures that software development remains aligned with business intent, technical constraints, and long-term sustainability. Additionally, TDD makes sure that the generated code will be of high quality. The course combines conceptual foundations with extensive hands-on exercises, enabling participants to immediately apply these techniques to real-world projects.

Main Topics

• Kiro Chat modes: Vibe and Spec
• Configuring and using MCP tools and toolsets
• Configuring and using Agent skills
• Using Kiro to create and modify multi-file applications
• Using Kiro to create and run unit and integration tests
• Using Kiro for documentation
• Using Kiro for source control
• Configuring and using asynchronous agents
• Spec-driven and Test-driven Development (SDD and TDD) workflow with spec-kit
• Applying SDD and TDD to greenfield and brownfield projects

Target Audience

Software developers and testers as well as their technical managers who want to understand and use Kiro in “vibe coding” and spec-driven software development.

Prerequisites

• Experience with VS Code or similar IDEs
• Experience using ChatGPT or similar chat-based AI tools
• Basic knowledge of the programming language used during the lab exercises