GitHub: Claude Code as an agent provider in JetBrains IDEs — public preview and cloud agent GA

GitHub announced a significant expansion of the GitHub Copilot platform on June 22, 2026: Claude Code CLI (Anthropic’s command-line interface) is now available as an agent provider within JetBrains IDEs in a public preview, and GitHub’s own cloud agent has moved from preview to general availability (GA).

What does the Claude Code agent integration in JetBrains bring?

Claude Code as an agent provider operates in what is called bypass permissions mode — it automatically approves file changes and tool calls without asking the user for confirmation at each step. This means the agent can autonomously carry out multi-step tasks such as refactoring code, writing tests, or fixing bugs without constant interruptions. Unlike the previous state where JetBrains users had no access to the Claude Code agent through Copilot, the new integration brings the same agentic model that Anthropic developed for the terminal into a familiar IDE environment.

New flow controls and enterprise options

Alongside Claude Code support, GitHub introduces new CLI queuing options that allow finer control over agent sessions: ‘Add to Queue’ for adding tasks to the queue, ‘Steer with Message’ for course corrections without interrupting the session, and ‘Stop and Send’ for stopping with an output message. Organizations and enterprises can now publish custom agents that are automatically available to all eligible users — without requiring individual installations. A per-turn AI credits indicator has also been added, showing credit consumption in real time for all Copilot sessions.

What this means for the AI developer tools market

The Claude Code agent integration in JetBrains is GitHub’s direct response to the growth of competitors such as Cursor and Windsurf, which have highlighted the agentic approach to code development as their main advantage. GitHub now offers a combination of its own cloud agent (in GA) and an external provider (Claude Code, in preview) — an approach that gives development teams a choice of ecosystems. The feature is available for Copilot Business and Enterprise plans with admin enablement, meaning the decision to activate it is made by the IT department, not individual developers.