--- title: Platform Debugger Architecture Redesign for Remote... description: JetBrains redesigned the IntelliJ Platform debugger architecture in version 2026.1 to support remote development scenarios. The debugger is now split into... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/platform-debugger-architecture-redesign-for-remote-development-in-2026-1-a51eqoq0j twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Platform Debugger Architecture Redesign for Remote Development in 2026.1 | daily.dev og:description: JetBrains redesigned the IntelliJ Platform debugger architecture in version 2026.1 to support remote development scenarios. The debugger is now split into... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/platform-debugger-architecture-redesign-for-remote-development-in-2026-1-a51eqoq0j og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/a51EQOQ0J.png og:image:alt: Platform Debugger Architecture Redesign for Remote Development in 2026.1 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Platform Debugger Architecture Redesign for Remote Development in 2026.1 **[JetBrains](https://daily.dev/sources/jetbrains)** · 5 min read · 10 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary JetBrains redesigned the IntelliJ Platform debugger architecture in version 2026.1 to support remote development scenarios. The debugger is now split into frontend (UI rendering) and backend (session management) components communicating via RPC. This architectural change deprecates several APIs that directly access debugger UI, introduces asynchronous UI creation, and replaces direct plugin entity access with frontend wrappers. Plugin developers need to migrate from deprecated APIs like `XDebugSession#getUI` and `XDebugSession#getRunContentDescriptor` to alternatives such as `runWhenUiReady` and `XDebuggerTreeBackendOnlyActionBase`. The guide provides two migration paths: local-only mode with minimal changes, or full remote development support requiring more extensive updates. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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