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Writing code isn't the hard part. Creating a productive workflow is. Air offers parallel, isolated execution, full-project review, and support for Codex, Claude Agent, Gemini CLI, and Junie – all in one place. Building with agents? Download Air for free: jb.gg/z7n7vj

Quick poll: How many agents do you actually run in parallel?

How is Spotify using AI alongside Java at scale? Spotify backend engineer @laytoun joins Marco to talk about MCP allowing users to control Spotify from ChatGPT, review fatigue, and what AI-assisted development looks like inside Spotify. 🎥 Watch: youtu.be/6WvoouJ9Mrk

An individual dev's code output doesn't always translate to outcomes. To truly scale AI-assisted work, teams need system-level changes. Join Microsoft’s @webmaxru to learn why software engineering is becoming context engineering. 📅 May 28 | 3:00 pm UTC 🔗 jb.gg/d8i8di

Don't miss the KotlinConf opening keynote livestream! Tomorrow, May 21, 9:00 CEST

Can you make the process of learning to code too easy for yourself? How does AI play into that, and what does neuroscience teach us about the value of "friction-maxxing" and overcoming failure? Clara Maine explores these questions on our blog: jb.gg/512buk

Understanding code is a big challenge in the AI era, which is why our colleague @forketyfork has built Walkthrough. This experimental plugin gives AI agents an MCP tool for walking you through code in a JetBrains IDE in a visual way rather than using walls of text. Check it out: plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/31637-w…

Imposter syndrome is more common in tech than we often think. It’s the feeling that your success isn’t deserved. That you’ve fooled others into thinking you’re more capable than you are. And that eventually you’ll be “found out”. For many developers, this doesn’t just stay as a passing thought. And it influences the way they’re working. Over time, this can lead to anxiety, exhaustion and burn out. And our data reflects this! According to JetBrains’ Developer Ecosystem 2025 report, only 47% of devs rarely or never doubt their abilities. But 53% of software engineers experience imposter syndrome. And the image is not evenly distributed: Women and non-binary professionals report higher levels than men (67% compared to 52%) Junior devs report frequent self-doubt at nearly double the rate of senior developers (33% vs 17%) This #MentalHealthMonth it is worth remembering these feelings are common. You are not alone.

New Air release is out Comments are now easier to leave and find: Add Comment / Add to Task toolbar in diffs, Reworked comments toolbar, Markdown rendering, and a discoverability tooltip.🧵

Curious about what's going on in the Python community? Check out the blog post and video recap of "Python Unplugged on PyTV", our online Python conf, which covers getting started, the impact of AI, type annotations, and of course the community. jb.gg/pytv-takeaways

If you’re going to spend hours on your craft, make them count. Solve meaningful problems. Get the details right. Love the result. Craft your future with us: jetbrains.com/careers

A lot has changed in how we build, but one thing hasn’t: The work still doesn’t happen without humans. Engineering is shaped by everything else you do – the walk where your mind wanders, the random thought in the shower, the brew you didn’t rush, the moment you stop looking at the problem and suddenly see it differently. None of that happens inside an IDE, but it’s exactly what makes your work better when you’re in it. That’s still where the good ideas come from. We’ve always built tools to support how you work, but we also know that what happens outside them matters just as much. That’s why we made something for that part, too. Check out our new merch collection, inspired by your life outside the IDE: jetbrains.com/lp/life-outsid…

The new search tool will soon be enabled by default in JetBrains IDEs. To try it out now, and to find out more about our experiments, check out the blog post: blog.jetbrains.com/ai/2026/05/wha…

`grep` is one of the most common tools used by AI agents. What happens if you replace it with IDE-native search? Our experiments showed drops in both cost and latency in Java and Kotlin projects with GPT-5.2 and 5.4 – though Anthropic models reach for IDE tools less frequently.

Works in any JetBrains IDE! Go to AI Chat and press + and then Skills to install skills from this repo.

To find out more about the top projects and see the list of all the submissions, check out the blog post: blog.jetbrains.com/ai/2026/05/mee…

Finalists: Periscope, JetBrains IDE plugin that shows what’s filling up an agent’s working memory and recommends fixes; SecureLoop, a structured tool for resolving production incidents with agents; and Pinpoint, a tool for giving agents feedback linked to specific page locations.

Once a powerful coding model lives inside the IDE, you're no longer just typing code – you're steering an agent, shaping its context, and deciding what's ready to ship. That was the focus of the inaugural JetBrains x Codex Hackathon with @OpenAIDevs, and these are the results.