JetBrains Plugins for Local AI Coding

Serena is a locally run MCP toolkit that gives AI coding agents access to code structure: functions, classes and the references between them. It's for developers who want their agent to find and change specific parts of a codebase without reading whole files or relying on text matching. It requires an LLM client and works with Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Cursor and OpenWebUI.

Cline is an AI coding agent for developers who want help understanding a codebase and changing it. Its shared agent core is open source under Apache 2.0. You can use it in VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, or a terminal. A native desktop app runs on macOS and Windows. No editor is required for desktop sessions. The JetBrains plugin itself is not open source.

CodeGPT is an AI coding assistant for VS Code, JetBrains and Visual Studio that lets developers choose between models running locally through Ollama or LM Studio and cloud models such as Claude, GPT, Gemini and Grok. It's for people who want help writing and debugging code inside their editor while keeping control over which model handles each task.

Refact is a self-hosted AI coding assistant for developers who want an agent to work across their repository and development tools. The original project is archived and no longer maintained; ongoing development has moved to JegernOUTT/refact. The original code uses the BSD-3-Clause license.

gptme is a self-hosted AI agent that works directly in your terminal, with access to your files and installed tools. It's for developers who want a coding assistant in their own environment, and people who want an agent for data analysis or other knowledge work. The software is free under the MIT license and doesn't require a gptme account.

Continue is an open-source coding agent available as a CLI, VS Code extension and JetBrains plugin. Continue was acquired by Cursor, and the project is no longer actively maintained. Its repository is read-only, and its software uses the Apache 2.0 license.

Qwen Code is an Apache 2.0 licensed AI coding agent for developers who want help working through a codebase, changing code and checking the result. It runs on macOS, Windows and Linux, with a terminal interface and a desktop app. It builds on Google Gemini CLI and has developed into an agent that can use Qwen models alongside other model providers.

Kilo Code is an AI coding agent for developers who want help writing and understanding code in their editor or terminal. It runs in VS Code, JetBrains IDEs and the CLI, with cloud agents available for remote work. The project is open source under the MIT license and can be self-hosted.