kiro-steering

To maintain project steering memory, create and update .kiro/steering/*.md files. This approach establishes a single source of truth, preserving organizational guidance while detecting and syncing drift between code and practice.

Detecting drift between project documentation and code is handled by syncing steering guidance with the current codebase. The system proposes additive updates to steering files while respecting existing custom content to avoid destructive changes.

Bootstrapping project steering principles runs a workflow that generates initial steering memory files directly from the codebase. It synthesizes guidance using templates and principles loaded from rules/steering-principles.md.

Generating steering memory does not overwrite custom documentation. The sync process detects drift and proposes only additive updates, ensuring safety and stability by respecting existing custom content and avoiding destructive changes.

Applying organizational steering principles to project memory files loads rules from rules/steering-principles.md. These principles are applied via templates to synthesize guidance, ensuring alignment with organizational norms across bootstrap and sync scenarios.

You need to sync steering files when drift occurs between steering guidance and code. This sync scenario keeps project memory aligned with actual practice, proposing additive updates while preserving user customizations safely.