ACP Brings JetBrains on Board
7 hours ago
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- JetBrains will co-develop the Agent Client Protocol (ACP) with the author, bringing ACP support to their entire IDE lineup.
- JetBrains decided to adopt ACP after exploring standardization for agent support across their IDEs, including their own agent, Junie.
- ACP aims to be an open standard allowing any agent to work with any editor, promoting interoperability and developer choice.
- JetBrains' commitment to ACP is a major milestone, signaling ACP's evolution into a real standard for agent-editor integration.
- ACP benefits agent developers by reducing the need for custom integrations and enabling their agents to work across multiple editors.
- For users, ACP means no vendor lock-in, allowing the use of preferred agents in favorite editors without compromise.
- The author encourages agent developers to adopt ACP now, highlighting the expanded reach to millions of developers through JetBrains' IDEs.
- Users are urged to request ACP support from their preferred agents, with specific mentions of Codex, Claude Code, Opencode, Augment, and Sourcegraph.
- The author invites collaboration to make ACP the standard for agent-editor integration, emphasizing reduced duplicated work and enhanced developer choice.
- The blog post also promotes Zed as a modern editor for macOS or Linux and mentions hiring opportunities for those passionate about shaping the future of software development.