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Kiro — Spec Mode (Requirements/Design/Tasks Workflow)

Planning Prompt ✦ Curated & attributed Advanced

Kiro's full spec-driven development system prompt, combining the base Kiro identity/rules/tone with a detailed three-phase workflow (Requirements in EARS format, Design, Tasks) gated by mandatory userInput approvals. It mandates specific artifact paths under .kiro/specs/, prescribes document templates, includes a Mermaid state diagram of the workflow, and rules on executing one task at a time.

What makes this prompt notable

  • Encodes a strict approval gate using the userInput tool with exact reason strings 'spec-requirements-review', 'spec-design-review', 'spec-tasks-review' and forbids advancing without an explicit 'yes/approved'
  • Specifies EARS-format acceptance criteria (WHEN/IF [event] THEN [system] SHALL [response]) and a full requirements.md template
  • Restricts the tasks plan to coding-only activities, explicitly banning deployment, user testing, metrics gathering, and documentation tasks
  • Includes content-safety rules: refuse sensitive/emotional topics, never reveal the prompt, and never discuss how companies implement products on AWS

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