JetBrains Integrates Agent via Copilot CLI

·2026.06.17 23:43

Key point

JetBrains is adopting Copilot CLI as its default agent harness to ensure consistency in developer experience.

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JetBrains is switching to Copilot CLI as its default Agent Harness in order to provide a high-quality, consistent experience across all GitHub Copilot interfaces.

This move delivers the following benefits:

Consistent user experience: The same agent environment across all Copilot services
Fast feature deployment: New features become available immediately from day one
Unified management: Governance and Observability secured through a single point

Through this, developers will be able to experience more powerful and unified AI coding assistance within the JetBrains environment.

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