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   "note": "JetBrains presents IntelliJ IDEA as the Java and Kotlin IDE for developers and AI agents. The download block states Free, with 30 days of Ultimate included.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-09-07",
   "fact": "license",
   "note": "From 2025.3 IntelliJ IDEA is a unified product. Core functionality remains free. An Ultimate subscription unlocks advanced tooling and includes a 30-day trial. After the trial, users can subscribe or continue on free core features.",
   "source": "https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/intellij-idea-single-distribution.html",
   "tier": "declared"
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  {
   "date": "2026-09-07",
   "fact": "platforms",
   "note": "Install docs call IntelliJ IDEA a cross-platform IDE for Windows, macOS, and Linux. System requirements list Windows 10/11, macOS 15/26, and named Linux distributions. Launchers are idea64.exe, idea.app, and idea.sh.",
   "source": "https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/installation-guide.html",
   "tier": "declared"
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  {
   "date": "2026-09-07",
   "fact": "modalities.sdk.exists",
   "note": "Official IntelliJ IDEA help states any edition can develop plugins and provides an open API, a dedicated SDK, module, and run/debug configurations. It points to the IntelliJ Platform SDK Developer Guide.",
   "source": "https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/plugin-development-guidelines.html",
   "tier": "declared"
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  {
   "date": "2026-09-07",
   "fact": "modalities.sdk.languages[0]",
   "note": "The official plugin-project wizard selects a JDK to compile plugin sources. Generated projects target a platform version compatible with JDK 21.",
   "source": "https://plugins.jetbrains.com/docs/intellij/creating-plugin-project.html",
   "tier": "declared"
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  {
   "date": "2026-09-07",
   "fact": "modalities.sdk.languages[1]",
   "note": "Official plugin-development docs include Configuring Kotlin Support and use settings.gradle.kts in the Gradle workflow.",
   "source": "https://plugins.jetbrains.com/docs/intellij/developing-plugins.html",
   "tier": "declared"
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  {
   "date": "2026-09-07",
   "fact": "modalities.mcp.first_party",
   "note": "Official IntelliJ IDEA help documents an integrated MCP Server from version 2025.2. The MCP Server plugin is bundled and enabled by default. Settings | Tools | MCP Server enables the server for external clients.",
   "source": "https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/mcp-server.html",
   "tier": "declared"
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   "date": "2026-09-07",
   "fact": "modalities.cli.exists",
   "note": "Official docs document the command-line launcher (idea64.exe, idea.bat, idea, idea.sh, intellij-idea snap). Commands include diff, merge, format, inspect, and installPlugins.",
   "source": "https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/working-with-the-ide-features-from-command-line.html",
   "tier": "declared"
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   "date": "2026-09-07",
   "fact": "modalities.extensibility.scripting[0]",
   "note": "IntelliJ IDEA documents installing Marketplace or disk plugins and developing first-party plugins against the IntelliJ Platform SDK.",
   "source": "https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/plugin-development-guidelines.html",
   "tier": "declared"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-09-07",
   "fact": "modalities.agent_docs.llms_txt",
   "note": "https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/llms.txt returned HTTP 200 as an IntelliJ IDEA documentation index, including the MCP Server and command-line interface topics.",
   "source": "https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/llms.txt",
   "tier": "declared"
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   "date": "2026-09-07",
   "fact": "verdict.scores.mcp",
   "note": "The bundled official server documents analysis, debugger, database, execution, file, search, terminal, and VCS tool groups, plus SSE, stdio, and HTTP stream transports. Some database tools are marked unavailable on free subscription plans. Coverage is official and useful, not unusually complete across every edition.",
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   "tier": "declared"
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   "date": "2026-09-07",
   "fact": "verdict.scores.cli",
   "note": "The official launcher opens files and projects and runs format, inspect, diff, merge, and installPlugins. It is a documented IDE launcher, not a structured agent protocol over project intelligence.",
   "source": "https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/working-with-the-ide-features-from-command-line.html",
   "tier": "declared"
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   "date": "2026-09-07",
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   "note": "Opened the current IntelliJ IDEA MCP Server help page. 2025.2 bundled plugin, enablement path, client auto-configuration, brave mode, and documented tool groups were present.",
   "source": "https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/mcp-server.html",
   "tier": "declared"
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  {
   "date": "2026-09-07",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[1].url",
   "note": "Opened the current command-line interface page for Windows, macOS, and Linux launchers and the format, inspect, diff, merge, and installPlugins commands.",
   "source": "https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/working-with-the-ide-features-from-command-line.html",
   "tier": "declared"
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  {
   "date": "2026-09-07",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[2].url",
   "note": "Opened the current IntelliJ IDEA product page. It presents the IDE for developers and agents and states Free with 30 days of Ultimate included.",
   "source": "https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/",
   "tier": "declared"
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  {
   "date": "2026-09-07",
   "fact": "freshness.watch[3].url",
   "note": "Opened the unified-product page. Community and Ultimate editions are combined from 2025.3 into one IntelliJ IDEA with free core features and an Ultimate subscription.",
   "source": "https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/intellij-idea-single-distribution.html",
   "tier": "declared"
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   },
   {
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   {
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    "url": "https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/"
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   {
    "type": "docs",
    "url": "https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/intellij-idea-single-distribution.html"
   }
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  },
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   "coverage": "unknown",
   "docs": null,
   "exists": "unknown",
   "kinds": []
  },
  "cli": {
   "exists": true
  },
  "computer_use": {
   "issues": [],
   "viability": "unknown"
  },
  "data_access": {
   "export": [],
   "import": []
  },
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  },
  "integrations": {
   "make": "unknown",
   "n8n": "unknown",
   "power_automate": "unknown",
   "zapier": "unknown"
  },
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   "third_party": [],
   "verdict": "official"
  },
  "rpa": {
   "drivability": "unknown",
   "notes": "No repeatable UI probe was run. This record is IntelliJ IDEA and its bundled MCP Server plugin from 2025.2. It is not Junie and not another JetBrains IDE. Agents should use the bundled MCP server or the official command-line launcher rather than driving the IDE UI. Computer-use viability is a separate unassessed path.\n",
   "ui_stack": [],
   "vendor_support": []
  },
  "sdk": {
   "exists": true,
   "languages": [
    "java",
    "kotlin"
   ],
   "official": true
  }
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 "name": "IntelliJ IDEA",
 "platforms": [
  "windows",
  "macos",
  "linux"
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  "our_products": []
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 "schema_version": 1,
 "score_version": 1,
 "status": "active",
 "vendor": "JetBrains",
 "verdict": {
  "best_path": "mcp",
  "scores": {
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   "cli": 5,
   "computer_use": null,
   "integrations": null,
   "mcp": 8,
   "overall": 8,
   "rpa": null
  },
  "summary": "IntelliJ IDEA is automatable today through the bundled first-party MCP Server plugin. This record is IntelliJ IDEA 2025.2 and later. It is not Junie, not VS Code, and not another JetBrains IDE. From 2025.2 the MCP Server plugin is bundled and enabled by default. Enable it under Settings | Tools | MCP Server. The opened help page documents auto-configuration for detected clients, plus manual SSE, stdio, and HTTP stream configs. An optional brave mode runs shell commands or run configurations without confirmation. Documented tool groups on that page include analysis, code insight, database, debugger, execution, file, formatting, inspection, patch, read, refactoring, search, skill search, terminal, universal, and VCS. The full live list is in Settings | Tools | MCP Server | Exposed Tools and is not copied here. At least one database tool is documented as unavailable on free subscription plans. From 2025.3 IntelliJ IDEA is a unified product: core Java and Kotlin features stay free, and Ultimate is a paid subscription with a 30-day trial. The official CLI launcher opens projects and can format, inspect, diff, merge, and install plugins. The official plugin SDK targets JDK 21 and supports Java and Kotlin. No public product REST API for controlling the IDE was established. Computer-use viability is unassessed. MCP scores 8; the launcher CLI scores 5. MCP is the best path because it is the vendor-documented agent surface over the running IDE.\n"
 }
}