JetBrains has launched a preview VS Code extension called 'Java & Kotlin by IntelliJ IDEA' that brings IntelliJ IDEA's Java and Kotlin language intelligence to VS Code, Cursor, and other LSP-compatible editors. The extension provides smart code completion, navigation, code analysis, refactorings, and support for Maven, Gradle, and Bazel build systems. It is free during the preview phase but will require an IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate license afterward. JetBrains also reports promising internal results using the same LSP functionality to improve terminal-based agentic workflows with tools like Claude Code and Codex, with plans to share those results and release agent plugins soon.
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