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Key commitments include avoiding vendor lock-in through multiple connection options (subscription, BYOK, OAuth, and the new Agent Client Protocol), treating AI-generated code with the same rigor as human-written code (visible, reversible changes), and maintaining core IDE capabilities like refactoring, debugging, and navigation. The Agent Client Protocol (ACP) allows external agents — including Cursor — to be connected to JetBrains IDEs via a standard interface. JetBrains positions the IDE as the essential place for humans to review, understand, and take responsibility for code regardless of how it was produced. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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