Kiro CLI 1.28: Refreshed Terminal UI & New Commands

Kiro CLI 1.28 ships an experimental refreshed terminal UI with live status bar, rich markdown rendering, and new commands for managing conversations and checking available models.

Kiro CLI 1.28: Refreshed Terminal UI & New Commands

TL;DR

  • Experimental refreshed terminal UI with live status bar and rich markdown rendering
  • New /chat new command to start fresh conversations without restarting
  • --list-models flag to quickly check available models

New

  • Refreshed Terminal UI (experimental) — Enable with --tui flag for live status bar, syntax-highlighted code blocks, interactive context/session panels, and contextual overlays.
  • /chat new command — Start a fresh conversation without restarting the CLI.
  • --list-models flag — Quickly check which models are available in your environment.

Update: npm install -g kiro@latest or check the full release notes.

Source: Kiro