AI AssistantAgent Skills in IntelliJ IDEA
Agent Skills have become a key building block of the Agent Harness for AI-driven agentic development. They give AI agents additional capabilities and knowledge, enabling them to complete tasks in a way that aligns with your preferences.
If you are new to Agent Skills, I recommend reading AI-Assisted Java Application Development with Agent Skills first.
IntelliJ IDEA and other JetBrains IDEs include AI Assistant, which helps developers with AI agentic development. AI Assistant provides an elegant and secure way to use and manage Agent Skills.
If you missed the announcement, see Introducing the Skill Manager and Skill Repository.








