JetBrains introduces Air for agentic development in its IDEs
First seen Nov 11 Updated Nov 11, 23:33 UTC Heat 26 high evidence
JetBrains shipped Air in its IDEs with the 2026.3 release. Air lets developers bring coding agents into the IDE, track their progress, review changes and send feedback in one place. Agents can use the IDE's MCP server and built-in skills.
- What to do
- Update to 2026.3 and try Air in your IDE.
- Who should care
- Developers who use JetBrains IDEs and run coding agents.
Why it matters: Developers on JetBrains IDEs 2026.3 can run coding agents inside the IDE, where agents can use the IDE's MCP server, inspections, builds and refactorings.
Key facts
- Shipped with the 2026.3 release
Context
JetBrains says the bottleneck is moving from writing code to reviewing agent output.
Timeline
Official
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JetBrains IDEs Transformed for the Agentic Era of Development – With Airblog.jetbrains.com · Jetbrains
Evidence
High evidence: the claim comes from an official source (the company or project itself), or at least two independent sites reported it.
Details written Nov 11, 17:33 UTC from the sources listed above.