# JetBrains Air JetBrains Air is an [[Agentic Development Environment (ADE)|Agentic Development Environment]] from [[JetBrains]] for delegating coding tasks to multiple AI agents and running them concurrently. Public preview launched March 2026 at https://air.dev/. Where a traditional IDE adds AI features around a code editor, Air builds the workspace around the agent itself. ## Design philosophy > Air handles the agent-powered development; your IDE handles the rest. Air is *complementary* to [[IntelliJ IDEA]], not a replacement. JetBrains hedges by shipping both: keep the IDE relevant via embedded agents (Junie, AI Assistant), and ship a separate ADE for users who want agent-first orchestration without abandoning their existing editor. ## Supported agents Air ships with multi-backend support out of the box: - [[Claude Code|Claude Agent]] ([[Anthropic]]) - [[OpenAI Codex|Codex]] ([[OpenAI]]) - [[Gemini CLI]] ([[Google DeepMind]]) - **Junie** — JetBrains' own coding agent Future integrations follow the [[Agent Client Protocol (ACP)]] standard, which JetBrains itself initiated. ## Execution modes - **Local** — default; agents run on the user's machine - **Docker** — isolate each agent in a container for sandboxing - **Git worktrees** — separate working trees so agents don't step on each other when running concurrently - **Cloud** — tech preview; remote agents execute in isolated cloud sandboxes ## Pricing & availability - Free with a **JetBrains AI Pro**, **AI Ultimate**, or **All Products Pack** subscription - BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) supported for [[Anthropic]], [[OpenAI]], [[Google DeepMind|Google]] APIs - macOS first (March 2026); Windows and Linux versions announced as coming soon ## Why it matters Air is one of the more credible attempts to build a true ADE because JetBrains brings 26 years of IDE-building experience and existing distribution. The bet is that *agent orchestration* is a different product surface than *code editing*, and that conflating the two — as Cursor and Claude Code IDE integrations do — will eventually feel cramped. The counter-bet (held by [[Cursor.com|Cursor]] and [[Visual Studio Code (VSCode)]]) is that the editor remains the center of gravity and agents are features inside it. Both can't be right at the limit. ## References - Homepage: https://air.dev/ - Changelog: https://air.dev/changelog - Documentation: https://www.jetbrains.com/help/air - Quick start: https://www.jetbrains.com/help/air/quick-start-with-air.html - Launch announcement: https://blog.jetbrains.com/air/2026/03/air-launches-as-public-preview-a-new-wave-of-dev-tooling-built-on-26-years-of-experience/ - Blog: https://blog.jetbrains.com/air/ ## Related - [[JetBrains]] - [[IntelliJ IDEA]] - [[Agentic Development Environment (ADE)]] - [[Agent Client Protocol (ACP)]] - [[Agentic Engineering]] - [[AI Agent Harness]] - [[AI Agent Orchestration]] - [[Claude Code]] - [[OpenAI Codex]] - [[Gemini CLI]] - [[Cursor.com]]