Kiro Startup Error - Fixed

Issue: MCP server connection error for Aurora DSQL power
Error: Failed to connect to MCP server "power-aurora-dsql-aurora-dsql": MCP error -32000: Connection closed

Root Cause

The Aurora DSQL power was installed but not configured with required AWS credentials:

${CLUSTER} - Aurora DSQL cluster identifier
${REGION} - AWS region (e.g., us-east-1)
${AWS_PROFILE} - AWS CLI profile name

Solution Applied

Disabled the Aurora DSQL power since it’s not currently needed for your SCBE project.

Location: ~/.kiro/settings/mcp.json

"power-aurora-dsql-aurora-dsql": {
  "disabled": true  // ✓ Added this
}

PowerShell Command Used

$configPath = "$env:USERPROFILE\.kiro\settings\mcp.json"
$config = Get-Content $configPath -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json
$config.powers.mcpServers.'power-aurora-dsql-aurora-dsql' | Add-Member -NotePropertyName 'disabled' -NotePropertyValue $true -Force
$config | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 | Set-Content $configPath

Status: ✓ Verified - disabled: true is now set

Restart Kiro

Close all Kiro windows
Reopen Kiro
The error should be gone

If You Need Aurora DSQL Later

To re-enable and configure:

Set environment variables:

# Windows PowerShell
$env:CLUSTER = "your-cluster-id"
$env:REGION = "us-east-1"
$env:AWS_PROFILE = "default"

Edit ~/.kiro/settings/mcp.json:

"power-aurora-dsql-aurora-dsql": {
  "disabled": false,
  "args": [
    "awslabs.aurora-dsql-mcp-server@latest",
    "--cluster_endpoint",
    "your-cluster-id.dsql.us-east-1.on.aws",
    "--region",
    "us-east-1",
    "--database_user",
    "admin",
    "--allow-writes"
  ],
  "env": {
    "AWS_PROFILE": "default"
  }
}

Other Active Powers

Your other powers should work fine:

✓ GitKraken (git operations)
✓ Figma (design integration)
✓ Cloud Architect (AWS pricing, docs, API)
✓ AWS AgentCore (Bedrock agents)
✓ Strands (AI agents)
✓ SaaS Builder (DynamoDB, Serverless, etc.)

Status

✓ FIXED - Kiro should start without errors now.

Next Steps: Restart Kiro and continue working on the Spiralverse architecture spec!