Skills

Kirocrew App Dev

Build, package, and publish Kiro Crew external apps.

Install

npx skills add kirodotdev/KiroCrew --skill kirocrew-app-dev -g -a claude-code -y
Repository
kirodotdev/KiroCrew4.7k
Category
Design
Updated
3d ago
License
Apache-2.0
Context cost
Mediumabout 3,000 tokens
Runs scripts
No, instructions only

What it does

Build, package, and publish Kiro Crew external apps. Covers app.json manifests, UI components, crons, skills, lifecycle hooks, development mode, registry publishing, and common pitfalls.

Kiro Crew App Development

Guide for building external Kiro Crew apps against the current App Kit manifest, lifecycle, UI SDK, and registry contracts. The canonical field and API references live in App Kit.

When to Use

  • User says "create a kirocrew app", "build an app", "make an app for kirocrew"
  • User says "package this as an app", "publish this to the app store"
  • User is building UI pages, crons, or skills that should be distributable

App Structure

my-app/
├── app.json              # Manifest (required)
├── ui/
│   ├── index.mjs         # ESM React component (default export)
│   └── icon.svg          # Sidebar icon (SVG or PNG)
├── skills/
│   └── my-skill/
│       └── SKILL.md      # Skill spec
├── scripts/
│   ├── install.sh        # Optional registry-install setup hook
│   └── uninstall.sh      # Cleanup script
└── README.md             # Optional docs

app.json Manifest

Read the whole SKILL.md on GitHub

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