JetBrains introduced the Air ecosystem for agent-based development

JetBrains Air is an open system of products designed for integrating and managing AI agents in the process of writing program code. The platform combines tools for IDE, team coordination, and security when working with external automated systems.

The system is built on the principles of open architecture, allowing developers to connect third-party AI solutions to existing workflows. The main focus is on agent management (governance), which provides the ability to control access to the codebase and track the actions of automated assistants in real-time. Air includes components for orchestrating tasks between multiple agents, reducing the risk of conflicts when making simultaneous changes to a project.

The toolkit includes an API for deep integration with IDE, allowing agents to receive project context, including file structure and dependencies. Developers can configure access policies, limiting the rights of agents to perform critical operations or send data to external cloud services. This solution is aimed at standardizing the interaction between different AI tools used in a corporate environment.

Implementing Air enables companies to centrally manage the lifecycle of AI agents, from deployment to auditing performed edits. The system provides transparency of automated system actions, providing operation logs for analyzing effectiveness and security. Details of the implementation of interaction protocols are available in the community discussion, where the technical aspects of scaling agent systems in large projects are considered.