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Get Started Installation Authentication Your first project Models Overview Available models Reasoning effort Features How Kiro works Specs Steering Hooks MCP Permissions Custom agents Agent Skills Powers Cloud sessions Compaction Kiroignore Checkpoints and rewind Built-in tools Configuration scopes IDE 1.x What's new in 1.0 Setup & First Run Editor Chat Experimental Troubleshooting 0.x reference CLI What's new in 3.0 Setup & First Run Terminal UI Chat Voice mode Headless mode ACP Auto complete Experimental 2.x reference Crew Quick start Installation Running 24/7 Chat Agent Capabilities Features Interfaces Apps System & storage Configuration Security Troubleshooting Web Setup & First Run Identity Center Connect your repositories Working with the agent Autonomous mode Automations Memory Configuration Sync Sandbox Mobile - Preview Overview Commands and Reference CLI commands Slash commands Built-in tools Exit codes Settings Billing Overview Managing your subscription Upgrading your plan Downgrading your plan Cancelling your plan Purchasing add-on credits Managing your payments Managing usage notifications Managing your taxes Contacting billing support Deleting your account Related questions Enterprise Concepts Onboarding quickstart Connecting your identity provider Deployment options Subscribe your team Manage subscriptions Governance Monitor and track Settings Managed updates Billing IAM Supported regions Privacy and Security Overview Data protection Code references Compliance validation Infrastructure security IAM permissions Firewalls, proxies, and data perimeters VPC endpoints (AWS PrivateLink) Guides Overview Language support Learn by playing Migration Migrating from Q Developer Migrating from VSCode Upgrading from Q CLI * Docs * * CLI * * Auto complete Copy page View as Markdown Completions & autocomplete Copy page View as Markdown Kiro CLI provides two AI-powered assistance features to help you work more efficiently in your terminal: * Autocomplete Dropdown Menu : A graphical menu showing available command options * Inline Suggestions : Gray "ghost text" that appears as you type These features work independently and support hundreds of popular command line tools including git , npm , docker , and aws . Autocomplete dropdown menu The autocomplete dropdown appears to the right of your cursor when typing commands, showing available options, subcommands, and arguments that you can select using arrow keys. Using autocomplete The autocomplete dropdown is automatically enabled after you install Kiro CLI: * Open your terminal or command prompt * Start typing a command * A graphical menu will appear showing available options * Use arrow keys to navigate suggestions * Press Tab or Enter to select an option Configuration Customize the autocomplete behavior: bash # Enable/disable autocomplete kiro-cli settings autocomplete.disable false # enable kiro-cli settings autocomplete.disable true # disable # Change theme kiro-cli theme dark kiro-cli theme light kiro-cli theme system # View current theme kiro-cli theme # List available themes kiro-cli theme --list Inline suggestions Inline suggestions appear as gray "ghost text" directly on your command line as you type. This feature works independently from the dropdown menu. Using inline suggestions Inline suggestions are enabled by default: * Start typing a command * Gray ghost text will appear showing potential completions * Press the right arrow key or Tab to accept * Continue typing to ignore the suggestion Managing inline suggestions Control inline suggestions with the kiro-cli inline command: bash # Enable inline suggestions kiro-cli inline enable # Disable inline suggestions kiro-cli inline disable # Check current status kiro-cli inline status # Set customization kiro-cli inline set-customization [ ARN ] # Show available customizations kiro-cli inline show-customizations Supported tools The autocomplete system supports hundreds of command line tools: Popular tools * Git : Branch names, commit hashes, file paths * Docker : Container names, image tags, commands * npm/yarn : Package names, scripts, dependencies * kubectl : Resources, namespaces, contexts * terraform : Resources, providers, variables * aws : Services, regions, resource names Language tools * Python : pip , poetry , conda * Node.js : npm , yarn , pnpm * Ruby : gem , bundle * Go : go mod , go build System tools * Standard Unix/Linux commands * Package managers ( apt , brew , yum ) * File operations ( ls , find , grep ) Troubleshooting Autocomplete not working If autocomplete isn't appearing: * Verify installation: kiro-cli --version * Check if disabled: kiro-cli settings autocomplete.disable * Restart your terminal * Try a different shell (bash, zsh, fish) Inline suggestions issues If inline suggestions aren't working: * Check status: kiro-cli inline status * Enable if disabled: kiro-cli inline enable * Verify shell compatibility * Check terminal emulator support Page updated: August 4, 2026 ACP Experimental