JetBrains Air: A System of Products for Agentic Software Development
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- JetBrains Air is an open, multi-product system for agentic software development, integrating individual, team, and organizational tools.
- It addresses the shift from producing code to verifying and owning it, as AI agents increase but the cost of being wrong remains.
- JetBrains Air includes agents in IDEs, team coordination via Air Teams, and organizational governance via Air Governance.
- The system is designed to be multi-vendor, supporting various models and agents without locking users into a single provider.
- The Agent Client Protocol (ACP) standardizes IDE-agent connections, and Air Governance extends visibility across providers.
- Developer adoption of agents outpaces organizational infrastructure, creating gaps in context, coordination, and cost management.
- The bottleneck in software development is shifting from change production to understanding, verification, and accountability.
- JetBrains emphasizes deterministic code intelligence to make agentic work more reliable and cost-effective.
- JetBrains Air will evolve through rolling releases, expanding into mobile and remote experiences, and integrating more intelligence.
- The goal is to help organizations expand AI experimentation without losing quality, context, cost control, or human oversight.