Kilo Code for JetBrains - Fully native, open-source coding agent built for JetBrains
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Kilo Code for JetBrains is a fully native, open-source coding agent for IntelliJ IDEA, WebStorm, PyCharm, GoLand, Rider, PhpStorm, CLion, RubyMine — any JetBrains IDE. Designed for both local and remote dev, with parallel agents in isolated worktrees, GitHub PRs and diffs inline, and 500+ models.
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The isolated worktrees idea is clever for a reason people might overlook: it means I can let an agent experiment on a risky refactor while my main branch stays untouched. I've been burned before by agents making changes I couldn't cleanly roll back.
Kilo Code
@kimberly_west yes! and it makes you able to work on 5-6 tasks at the same time with a great UX without painful window switching.
I mostly work solo so parallel agents sound like overkill at first glance until I remember how often I second-guess an approach halfway through. Being able to run two implementations at once and just pick the better one, without extra Git gymnastics is actually a solid use case even outside team settings.
Kilo Code
@yolanda_c_schneider yes, we will support for this too soon, it's already landed for VSCode and we will add it to JetBrains; By the way I'd recommend you to give the agent manager a shot, working on several things at the same time, all isolated is x2 x5 my productivity and it's more fun then just waiting for one agent to finish the job.
Mastra
more about the agent manager here btw: kilo.ai/features/agent-manager
The inline diff and PR review piece is what actually got my attention, not the AI part. I've reviewed plenty of PRs where the context-switching to GitHub's web UI broke my focus more than the review itself did.
Mastra
spot on! the inline diff is really helpful to get a local review as a sanity check before shipping to a public repo.
I've bounced between three JetBrains IDEs this year and always missed proper AI tooling on Rider. Genuinely excited this exists now.
Mastra
spot on - @Kilo Code can run alongside @JetBrains AI Assistant and Junie, so you can adopt it gradually without changing IDEs or disrupting existing workflows.
get started at kilo.ai/jetbrains, looking forward to your thoughts
PaymentKit
I switched from PyCharm to trying this out specifically because of the 500+ model support. Being locked into one provider always felt risky for my team's budget planning.
Mastra
@hamza_aafzal spot on! curious what are your preferred AI coding models?
Respan
Open-source coding agents for JetBrains are still rare compared to VS Code's ecosystem. I'm rooting for this one to close that gap, RubyMine users have been underserved for way too long.
Mastra
@fran3cc thank, you, Frank 🙏
@JetBrains is an awesome suite of products, the world's leading provider of professional dev tools. psyched to bring a fully native, first-class DX here.
dif.sh
Inline GitHub PR review sounds small until you've spent an hour tab-switching between your editor and browser just to leave a comment. If this actually keeps me in Rider while reviewing, that alone is worth trying.
Mastra
no detail is too small. and yes, inline diffs helps get a local review as a sanity check before shipping to a public repo. and it's fully open-source, like @dif.sh!
give it a spin at kilo.ai/jetbrains, would love to have your feedback
VC Boom
My honest question: how well does this handle CMake-heavy projects with custom toolchains, not just simple scripts?
Kilo Code
@yoann_berno3 That's heavily depends on the model there're ancient proprietary tech stacks where even advanced models struggle but c make should be just fine.
Love that this is a fully native Kotlin rebuild rather than a webview wrapper, and running parallel agents in isolated worktrees is a genuinely smart touch for keeping real projects clean.
Mastra
ngl the previous version was built around a webview wrapper, i.e. mostly the @VS Code experience embedded inside a @JetBrains panel. feels good to bring a fully native experience here. the future of AI in development is AI living side by side with developers in the tools they already use.
give it a spin! kilo.ai/jetbrains
I switched from VS Code extensions mainly because I’m in PyCharm all day. Having a native agent instead of a webview bolted on finally feels right.
Mastra
@merle2 @JetBrains is an awesome suite of products. bringing a fully native, first-class DX to it was a no brainer. s/o to @kirillk for the great work!