“One of the most significant steps in our 26-year history”: JetBrains goes big on agentic development — and bets the IDE still matters

JetBrains has launched JetBrains Air, an open system integrating AI coding agents with its IDEs and beyond, marking a major shift in its 26-year history to support agentic software development. The platform consolidates recent AI tools, including autonomous agents and organizational controls, aiming to enhance developer workflows inside and outside traditional IDEs.