JetBrains

JetBrains MCP Server

A model context protocol server to work with JetBrains IDEs: IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, etc. Also, works with Android Studio.

What is an MCP Server?⁠

Characteristics

Attribute	Details
Docker Image	mcp/jetbrains⁠
Author	GannaChernyshova⁠
Repository	https://github.com/GannaChernyshova/mcp-jetbrains⁠
Dockerfile	https://github.com/GannaChernyshova/mcp-jetbrains/blob/main/Dockerfile⁠
Docker Image built by	Docker Inc.
Docker Scout Health Score
Verify Signature	COSIGN_REPOSITORY=mcp/signatures cosign verify mcp/jetbrains --key https://raw.githubusercontent.com/docker/keyring/refs/heads/main/public/mcp/latest.pub
Licence	Apache License 2.0

Available Tools (30)

Tools Details

Tool: create_new_file_with_text

Creates a new file at the specified path within the project directory and populates it with the provided text

Tool: execute_action_by_id

Executes an action by its ID in JetBrains IDE editor

Tool: execute_terminal_command

Executes a specified shell command in the IDE's integrated terminal

Tool: find_commit_by_message

Searches for a commit based on the provided text or keywords in the project history

Tool: find_files_by_name_substring

Searches for all files in the project whose names contain the specified substring

Tool: get_all_open_file_paths

Lists full path relative paths to project root of all currently open files

Tool: get_all_open_file_texts

Returns text of all currently open files in the JetBrains IDE editor

Tool: get_debugger_breakpoints

Retrieves a list of all line breakpoints currently set in the project

Tool: get_file_text_by_path

Retrieves the text content of a file using its path relative to project root

Tool: get_open_in_editor_file_path

Retrieves the absolute path of the currently active file

Tool: get_open_in_editor_file_text

Retrieves the complete text content of the currently active file

Tool: get_progress_indicators

Retrieves the status of all running progress indicators

Tool: get_project_dependencies

Get list of all dependencies defined in the project

Tool: get_project_modules

Get list of all modules in the project with their dependencies

Tool: get_project_vcs_status

Retrieves the current version control status of files in the project

Tool: get_run_configurations

Returns a list of run configurations for the current project

Tool: get_selected_in_editor_text

Retrieves the currently selected text from the active editor

Tool: get_terminal_text

Retrieves the current text content from the first active terminal

Tool: list_available_actions

Lists all available actions in JetBrains IDE editor

Tool: list_directory_tree_in_folder

Provides a hierarchical tree view of the project directory structure

Tool: list_files_in_folder

Lists all files and directories in the specified project folder

Tool: open_file_in_editor

Opens the specified file in the JetBrains IDE editor

Tool: replace_current_file_text

Replaces the entire content of the currently active file

Tool: replace_file_text_by_path

Replaces the entire content of a specified file with new text

Tool: replace_selected_text

Replaces the currently selected text in the active editor

Tool: replace_specific_text

Replaces specific text occurrences in a file with new text

Tool: run_configuration

Run a specific run configuration in the current project

Tool: search_in_files_content

Searches for a text substring within all files in the project

Tool: toggle_debugger_breakpoint

Toggles a debugger breakpoint at the specified line in a project file

Tool: wait

Waits for a specified number of milliseconds

Use this MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jetbrains": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "IDE_PORT",
        "mcp/jetbrains"
      ],
      "env": {
        "IDE_PORT": "8090"
      }
    }
  }
}

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