Kiro 0.9 introduces custom subagents that let developers create specialized agents for different parts of their codebase (like separate frontend and backend agents), reducing context window bloat. Enterprise admins gain new governance controls including custom extension registries and web tools toggles. The release adds support for Agent Skills, modular instruction packages that load on-demand based on the agentskills.io standard. New refactoring tools expose IDE language server capabilities directly to agents, enabling more reliable symbol renaming and file moving with automatic cascading updates across the codebase.
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Custom subagents: build your own specialistsEnterprise teams get more controls and flexibilityAgent skills: modular instructions that load when you need themSmart agent refactoring0.9 in a nutshellSort: