Jetbrains: Air Launches as Public Preview – A New Wave of Dev Tooling

5 days ago

Air is a new agentic development environment launched as a public preview.
It integrates multiple AI agents into a single coherent experience, unlike fragmented current tools.
Air allows delegation of coding tasks to multiple AI agents, running them concurrently.
It provides precise context for agents by mentioning specific code elements like lines, commits, or methods.
Air includes essential tools like a terminal, Git client, and built-in preview for reviewing changes.
Supports agents like Codex, Claude Agent, Gemini CLI, and Junie, with plans to add more via ACP.
Agents can run locally or in isolated Docker containers and Git worktrees for sandboxing.
JetBrains AI subscription or existing agent provider subscriptions (except Anthropic) are required for access.
Users can bring their own API keys (BYOK) from providers like OpenAI or Google.
Future updates will focus on team collaboration and cloud execution for remote agent runs.

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