This MCP proxy server allows you to connect AI assistants like Claude Desktop or VS Code extensions to your JetBrains IDEs, enabling them to interact with your code and IDE features through the Model Context Protocol.
You can configure VS Code to use the JetBrains MCP proxy in one of two ways:
Add the following to your VS Code User Settings (JSON):
Ctrl + Shift + P (or Cmd + Shift + P on macOS){
"mcp": {
"servers": {
"jetbrains": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@jetbrains/mcp-proxy"]
}
}
}
}
Create a .vscode/mcp.json file in your project with:
{
"servers": {
"jetbrains": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@jetbrains/mcp-proxy"]
}
}
}
To use with Claude Desktop:
Locate your Claude Desktop configuration file:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json%APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonAdd the following configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"jetbrains": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@jetbrains/mcp-proxy"]
}
}
}
If you're running multiple JetBrains IDEs with the MCP server plugin, you can specify which one to connect to:
"env": {
"IDE_PORT": "<port of IDE's built-in webserver>"
}
By default, the proxy connects to IDE on 127.0.0.1, but you can specify a different address:
"env": {
"HOST": "<host/address of IDE's built-in webserver>"
}
To enable diagnostic logging:
"env": {
"LOG_ENABLED": "true"
}
If you see the error Cannot find module 'node:path':
command in your config points to the correct Node.js versionIf the MCP Server Plugin can't detect Node.js installed via nvm on MacOS:
Create a symbolic link with:
which npx &>/dev/null && sudo ln -sf "$(which npx)" /usr/local/bin/npx
When connecting from Docker containers or third-party applications:
Enable "Can accept external connections" in JetBrains IDE Settings under Build, Execution, Deployment > Debugger
Configure with your LAN IP and port:
mcpServers:
intellij:
type: stdio
command: sh
args:
- "-c"
- "IDE_PORT=YOUR_IDEA_PORT HOST=YOUR_IDEA_LAN_IP npx -y @jetbrains/mcp-proxy"
Replace YOUR_IDEA_PORT with your IDE's debug port and YOUR_IDEA_LAN_IP with your computer's local network IP address.
To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:
claude mcp add-json "jetbrains" '{"command":"npx","args":["-y","@jetbrains/mcp-proxy"]}'See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.
There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.
If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.
To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".
When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:
{
"mcpServers": {
"jetbrains": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@jetbrains/mcp-proxy"
]
}
}
}To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.
Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.
The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.
You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.
To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:
1. Find your configuration file:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json2. Add this to your configuration file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"jetbrains": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@jetbrains/mcp-proxy"
]
}
}
}3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect