Vortex for Kiro

How to install Vortex for Kiro using the SonarQube Power and the SonarQube MCP Server.

For Kiro, Vortex runs through the SonarQube MCP Server. The SonarQube Power installs the MCP Server configuration for you, and you then enable the toolsets Vortex needs.

The SonarQube CLI has no sonar integrate kiro command, so the plugin-plus-CLI path available for other agents does not apply here.

Prerequisites

• The general prerequisites for Vortex.
• The requirements for running Vortex through MCP, including a Docker-compatible installation. See Prerequisites on the MCP page.

Step 1: Install the SonarQube Power for Kiro

The SonarQube Power is published on the Kiro Powers marketplace. Find SonarQube and click Add to Kiro. The MCP Server configuration is applied automatically.

For more details, see Kiro.

Step 2: Authenticate

Log in so the MCP Server can connect:

sonar auth login

Step 3: Enable the Vortex toolsets

The Power does not enable the toolsets Vortex needs. Edit your MCP configuration to add them, as described in Add or edit your MCP configuration file.

Step 4: Restart your agent

If Kiro is already running, restart it so the configuration is loaded for the current project.

Step 5: Verify your setup

Ask your agent "What is the current architecture of the project? Limit the answer to the top-level blocks." For the expected response, see Checking your setup.