Kodama

Kodama: Multi-agent pack for Kiro CLI featuring one orchestrator and eight specialized agents for portable software development.

Kodama is a portable, provider-neutral agent pack designed for the Kiro CLI. It provides one primary orchestrator agent alongside eight specialized companion agents that handle codebase reconnaissance, research, architecture, UI, implementation, diff reviews, infrastructure, and technical writing. The orchestrator plans tasks, delegates to specialists, and reconciles results while enforcing approval gates for write and shell actions. Kodama runs entirely through CLI configurations without cloud vendor dependencies, supporting model customization like Opus, Haiku, and Sonnet. It also maintains cross-session project memory to remember stack details, conventions, and past mistakes.

Kodama at a glance

Best for: Software engineer
Runs on: CLI, open source
Pricing: Free
Released: October 2026
Category: AI agent tool
Website: github.com/amergrgic/kodama

Key features

Orchestrate workflows using a main agent that delegates to eight specialists
Inspect codebases with read-only reconnaissance via kodama-scout
Research external APIs and documentation using kodama-scholar
Analyze architecture, tradeoffs, and debugging using kodama-sage
Review git diffs independently before completing work using kodama-critic
Retain stack facts and decisions across sessions with local project memory
Enforce safety controls with approval-gated shell and write actions
Configure custom models per agent, defaulting to auto selection

Use it for

Delegating multi-step coding, testing, and refactoring tasks through the Kiro CLI
Conducting independent diff reviews and verification before finalizing code changes
Managing infrastructure, containerization, and CI/CD pipelines with kodama-forge
Automating technical writing, changelogs, and architecture decision records with kodama-scribe
Researching external libraries and technical documentation directly from the terminal

Companions

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