UI panels don't display user-level hooks and MCP servers (~/.kiro/)

[MrBiscuit18]

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Operating System

Windows 11

Kiro Version

0.11.133

Bug Description

Description

The Agent Hooks panel and MCP Servers panel only display workspace-level items (from .kiro/ inside the workspace folder). User-level items placed at ~/.kiro/hooks/ and ~/.kiro/settings/mcp.json work correctly for the agent runtime but are completely invisible in the UI panels.

Actual behavior

Only workspace-level items appear in the panels. User-level items are invisible in the UI but functional for the agent.

Environment

• OS: Windows 11
• Kiro: latest
• Multi-root workspace with 6 folders
• Some workspace folders have their own .kiro/settings/mcp.json

Impact

This makes it confusing to manage shared/global configurations. Users can't visually confirm their user-level hooks are active, can't trigger userTriggered hooks from the panel, and can't see the status of user-level MCP servers.

Steps to Reproduce

Steps to reproduce

1. Add a hook file to ~/.kiro/hooks/ (e.g. a userTriggered hook)
2. Add an MCP server entry to ~/.kiro/settings/mcp.json
3. Open a workspace that also has its own .kiro/settings/mcp.json
4. Check the Agent Hooks panel → user-level hooks are missing
5. Check the MCP Servers panel → user-level MCP servers are missing
6. However, the agent CAN use both the user-level hooks and MCP tools successfully in conversation

Expected Behavior

Expected behavior

The UI panels should merge and display both user-level (~/.kiro/) and workspace-level (.kiro/) items — similar to how VS Code shows both user and workspace settings. Ideally with a visual indicator showing the source (user vs workspace).

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Additional Context

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[github-actions]

🤖 Potential Duplicate Detected

This issue appears to be similar to:

• #5440: Support for Global Hooks (~/.kiro/hooks/) (85% similar)

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Why is this marked as duplicate?
Both issues address the lack of support for user-level/global hooks in ~/.kiro/hooks/. The new issue reports UI panels not displaying user-level hooks, while #5440 requests support for global hooks - they describe the same underlying limitation from different perspectives.

[github-actions]

This issue has been automatically closed as it appears to be a duplicate of #5440.

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