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GitHub Copilot Comes to JetBrains Air: Run Coding Tasks Locally in the IDE or in Isolated Cloud Environments via ACP, Billed to Your Copilot Subscription

On November 3 GitHub announced on its official changelog that GitHub Copilot is now available in JetBrains Air. The integration is built on the Agent Client Protocol (ACP): developers pick Copilot in Air's agent picker, delegate coding tasks, track several sessions in parallel and review changes next to their code. Tasks can run locally in a JetBrains IDE or in isolated cloud environments through Air Teams, and they draw on the Copilot subscription rather than JetBrains AI credits.

GitHub Copilot Comes to JetBrains Air: Run Coding Tasks Locally in the IDE or in Isolated Cloud Environments via ACP, Billed to Your Copilot Subscription

Key Takeaways

  • Copilot now appears in JetBrains Air's agent picker and works with an existing Copilot account
  • The integration uses the Agent Client Protocol (ACP) and can be used alongside the existing GitHub Copilot plugin
  • Developers can track multiple agent sessions in parallel and review changes next to their code using project context and IDE tools
  • Cloud tasks run through Air Teams, each in a Docker container on a fresh virtual machine, with traffic through a proxy and no state kept between tasks
  • Cloud tasks use the Copilot plan rather than JetBrains AI credits, but Air analytics do not include Copilot usage and admins cannot set Copilot spending limits inside Air
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Android Studio Rabbit 2 goes stable with Bring Your Own Agent: 40+ coding agents including Claude Agent, Codex and Antigravity via the open ACP

On Oct 28, the day of Android Dev Summit, Google shipped Android Studio Rabbit 2 (2026.2.2) to the stable channel. The headline change is that Bring Your Own Agent (BYOA) moves from its September Canary preview to a stable feature: developers can plug any Agent Client Protocol (ACP) compatible coding agent into the IDE agent window. Google says more than 40 are available, including Anthropic Claude Agent, OpenAI Codex, JetBrains Junie and Google Antigravity, and users can sign in with personal or enterprise plans. The release also adds an agent skills manager, AI Change Review and agent-assisted LeakCanary fixes.

Android Studio Rabbit 2 goes stable with Bring Your Own Agent: 40+ coding agents including Claude Agent, Codex and Antigravity via the open ACP

Key Takeaways

  • Version 2026.2.2 reached the Stable channel on Oct 28; BYOA first appeared in preview with the Rabbit 2 Canary in September
  • Google says 40+ ACP-compatible agents are available; Claude Agent, Codex and Antigravity are the defaults, and others install from the registry under Settings > Tools > AI > Agents
  • Agents get IDE tools: the project graph and build diagnostics, Android SDK tools, terminal execution, emulator control, Logcat and Compose Preview
  • Sign in with personal API keys or consumer and enterprise subscriptions; the built-in Android Studio agent stays free
  • Also new: a skills manager preloaded with Android and Firebase skills, AI Change Review from three entry points, and agent-assisted LeakCanary fixes; Google's Mishaal Rahman said Android CLI users grew 10x
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Docker cagent 1.145.0: ACP request traces via W3C traceparent/tracestate, server spans on 13 handlers, lean TUI scrollback fix

Docker shipped cagent (docker-agent) v1.145.0 on 2026-09-28: ACP requests now propagate W3C traceparent/tracestate with server spans for each of the 13 implemented protocol handlers, plus new lint cops and a lean-TUI fix that preserves scrollback during partial streaming tool calls.

Docker cagent 1.145.0: ACP request traces via W3C traceparent/tracestate, server spans on 13 handlers, lean TUI scrollback fix

Key Takeaways

  • Shipped v1.145.0 — ACP W3C traceparent/tracestate + 13 handler spans
  • Lean TUI keeps scrollback during partial streaming tool calls
  • New FieldsSeqLookup / SlicesConcat lint cops
  • Docs: docker.github.io/docker-agent
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Docker Agent (cagent) 1.144.0: ACP v1 sessions/terminals/remote MCP; sandbox --cloud without local Docker

Docker Engineering shipped docker-agent/cagent v1.144.0 on 2026-09-25. It widens ACP v1 compatibility: session delete + elicitation, model reasoning/safety options via session/set_config_option, shell via client terminal/create, client-supplied Streamable HTTP/SSE MCP on session new/resume/load, host credential auth/logout, audio prompts with bounded history replay. Sandbox gains --cloud and v3 kit so sandboxes run without a local Docker dependency. Plus TUI render wins and sandbox/filesystem confinement fixes. Aimed at teams embedding agents in IDEs/gateways over ACP.

Docker Agent (cagent) 1.144.0: ACP v1 sessions/terminals/remote MCP; sandbox --cloud without local Docker

Key Takeaways

  • Shipped: v1.144.0 — docker agent / docker-agent binary
  • ACP: session delete, elicitation, set_config_option, client terminals, remote MCP, host creds, audio prompts
  • Sandbox: --cloud + v3 kit without local Docker; confinement fixes
  • Install: Docker Desktop 4.63+ or brew install docker-agent; docs at docker.github.io/docker-agent
  • See agentclientprotocol.com; MCP still first-class
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JetBrains launches Air: an open agentic product system for developers, teams, and governance

JetBrains (@jetbrains) announced JetBrains Air, an open product system for agentic software development that connects IDE-side agent orchestration, team workflows, and organizational governance (formerly JetBrains Central). Air is multi-vendor: steer Claude, Codex, Gemini CLI, and JetBrains Junie inside JetBrains IDEs, and plug in other harnesses via the Agent Client Protocol (ACP). The company blog also outlines Air Teams and Air Governance.

JetBrains launches Air: an open agentic product system for developers, teams, and governance

Key Takeaways

  • Air unifies IDE agent UX, team workflows, and org governance as one open system.
  • Orchestrate multi-vendor agents (including Junie) in JetBrains IDEs; ACP for compatible harnesses.
  • Air Governance (ex-Central) covers policy, visibility, audit, and AI cost control.
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Cognition Unveils Devin Desktop as Next-Generation Windsurf with Deep Autonomous Workflow Integration

Cognition announced Devin Desktop, integrating Windsurf's IDE foundation with Devin's multi-agent command center and Agent Client Protocol (ACP) for unified local and cloud agent orchestration.

Key Takeaways

  • Windsurf IDE evolves into Devin Desktop, providing a centralized cockpit for local and cloud agent fleets;
  • Native Agent Client Protocol (ACP) support enables Codex, Claude Agent, and OpenCode to share project context;
  • Preserves existing Windsurf keybindings, extensions, and LSP configurations; free to download at devin.ai.
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OpenHands introduces Agent Client Protocol (ACP) for universal execution across Canvas, SDK, and Cloud

All-Hands AI introduced Agent Client Protocol (ACP) across OpenHands Agent Canvas, SDK, and Cloud. Under this open standard, any ACP-compatible coding agent can run through a single unified interface locally, remotely, or in the cloud, representing a major leap for open SWE agent interoperability.

Key Takeaways

  • Transforms OpenHands from a standalone agent into a universal multi-agent execution runtime.
  • Agent Canvas, Python SDK, and Cloud platform support ACP protocols on day one.
  • Unifies local, remote, and cloud APIs for composing heterogenous multi-agent workflows.
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Cognition launches Devin Desktop: Unified fleet management for local and cloud coding agents with ACP

Cognition launched Devin Desktop as the evolution of Windsurf IDE. Serving as a command center for local and cloud agent fleets, it introduces full Agent Client Protocol (ACP) support to orchestrate Codex, Claude Agent, and OpenCode on a unified surface while retaining full IDE editing for manual reviews.

Key Takeaways

  • Command surface manages and monitors dozens of concurrent local and cloud worker agents.
  • Adopts Agent Client Protocol (ACP) for multi-agent interoperability across heterogenous models.
  • Built on Windsurf IDE foundations, carrying over extensions, LSPs, and custom settings.
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