Checkmarx has announced IDE-native support for Kiro through its Checkmarx Developer Assist solution, extending real-time, AI-powered application security directly into the developer environment. The integration enables developers to identify and remediate security issues as code is written—without leaving the IDE or waiting for downstream CI/CD scans.
As AI-assisted development environments accelerate coding velocity, security risks are surfacing earlier and more frequently in the software lifecycle. By embedding security analysis into Kiro’s workflow, Checkmarx aims to ensure development speed and security maturity advance together.
“With AI-driven development environments like Kiro, security must operate at developer speed,” said Jonathan Rende, Chief Product Officer at Checkmarx. “Developer Assist brings agentic, policy-driven security insight directly into the IDE, helping developers understand real risk in real time while giving AppSec teams centralized visibility and control through Checkmarx One. With the Kiro agent powered by Checkmarx, developers can eliminate up to 90% of security rework before code is committed.”
Security at the Speed of Code
Using the official Checkmarx IDE extension, developers can activate Developer Assist inside Kiro with minimal setup. Support for additional development workflows, including command-line interfaces, is planned.
Once authenticated, Developer Assist analyzes source code and dependencies in the active workspace, automatically applying existing Checkmarx One policies. The integration requires no Kiro-specific configuration, proprietary APIs, or experimental connectors.
Security findings appear directly within the IDE, complete with contextual detail that helps developers remediate issues early—before code reaches version control or CI/CD pipelines. Simultaneously, results are reflected in the Checkmarx One platform, providing application security (AppSec) and engineering leaders with centralized visibility across projects and teams.
Agentic, Policy-Driven Application Security
By extending IDE-native application security into Kiro, Checkmarx strengthens its position in agentic application security—where automated, AI-driven systems continuously analyze and enforce security policies throughout the development lifecycle.
The approach helps organizations adopt AI-assisted development environments with greater confidence, embedding enterprise-grade governance from the first line of code while reducing costly late-stage remediation.
Developer Assist is available across multiple IDEs, with free trial access offered via Checkmarx’s developer portal.
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