Fragile, prompt-only code generation often introduces regression into production. This live-code session demonstrates specification-driven development on AWS using Kiro, the agentic IDE. The presenter walks through Kiro's three-step spec cycle—Requirement, Design, Task—to build an asynchronous AWS Lambda and DynamoDB pipeline. The demonstration covers how steering files and automated agent hooks enforce organization security standards directly in the workspace. It details how to connect local and remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers for secure resource exploration and use Kiro's automated CloudWatch log analysis to debug runtime execution errors live.

This presentation delivers raw developer craft, replacing slide-heavy presentations with an immersive live-coding session inside the Kiro agentic IDE. It demonstrates how to establish security-focused workspace rules using Kiro steering files and automates continuous integration validation on file save events.