- Sources: primary, discussion
- Summary: JetBrains announced Air on 2026-09-22 as a system for agentic development that is not tied to a single model vendor, with policy, audit, and cost control outside the IDE and third-party agents connecting through the Agent Client Protocol registry. Air Governance is the renamed JetBrains Central, which shipped about six months earlier. JetBrains states that Air includes products available today alongside others that will be introduced as the system develops.
- Why it matters: JetBrains moves policy, audit, and cost control outside the IDE and routes third-party agents through the Agent Client Protocol registry.
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