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ThinkRail's Agent Skill System: How JetBrains Built Self-Extending IDE Capabilities Around Living Specs

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JetBrains shipped ThinkRail as an IDE where agents can write their own capabilities instead of waiting for plugin updates. The project hit 5,016 stars and #1 on GitHub Trending (TypeScript) by combining isolated workspaces, living specs as durable project knowledge, and a skill system that lets the…

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  1. 2026-10-29 00:08 · DEV Community — AI
    ThinkRail's Agent Skill System: How JetBrains Built Self-Extending IDE Capabilities Around Living Specs

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