Orchestrator Agent with Parallel Sub-Agents in Kiro CLI
Figure 1. kiro orchestrator agents Overview Kiro CLI allows us to configure an orchestrator agent that executes specialized sub-agents in parallel. Each sub-agent has its own tools, permissions, and MCP servers – the parent’s trust settings are not inherited. Architecture Figure 2. Agents flow Step 1: Define Specialized Agents We give each sub-agent its own JSON configuration under .kiro/agents/. .kiro/agents/code-agent.json { "name": "code-agent", "description": "Implements features and writes code", "prompt": "You are an experienced Kotlin/Java developer. Write clean, tested code.", "tools": ["read", "write", "shell", "code", "grep"], "allowedTools": ["read", "code", "grep"], "toolsSettings": { "write": { "allowedPaths": ["./src/**", "./tests/**"], "deniedPaths": ["./.env", "./secrets/**"] }, "shell": { "allowedCommands": ["mvn test", "mvn compile"], "autoAllowReadonly": true } } } ...