The Lean Kiro Setup That Keeps AI Coding Tasks Focused

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A minimal Kiro setup using steering, feature specs, save hooks, MCP, and human review to keep coding-agent tasks focused, tested, and economical.
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Kiro’s spec-driven workflow works best when the repository supplies the context and guardrails. A minimal setup—scoped steering, one spec per feature, save-triggered checks, one useful MCP server, and Autopilot turned off—keeps agent tasks small, tested, economical, and subject to human review.