# Set up JetBrains IDEs for Syncfusion Source: https://ai.syncfusion.com/agent-setup/jetbrains.md Canonical: https://ai.syncfusion.com/agent-setup/jetbrains.md Entry-point: https://ai.syncfusion.com/llms.txt Updated: 2026-08-28 Agent: JetBrains IDEs Skills project directory: `not supported by the skills installer` Skills global directory: `not supported by the skills installer` MCP configuration: optional; `AI Assistant → MCP settings` License posture: Everything here is free to read. Installing Syncfusion agent skills requires no license, key, or account. Using Syncfusion libraries in an application requires a commercial, Community, or trial license. See https://ai.syncfusion.com/licensing.md. Use JetBrains IDEs with Syncfusion through one setup prompt, platform-aware guidance, and optional live documentation retrieval. ## Quick start Open your JetBrains IDE and send this prompt to AI Assistant: ```text Set up this project for Syncfusion before generating code. Fetch and follow the official instructions at https://ai.syncfusion.com/agent-setup/prompt.md, then report the detected platform, installed skill pack, MCP status, and any required licensing action. ``` This is the only setup instruction you need to provide. The JetBrains AI Assistant may ask you to approve commands before running them. No license, API key, or account is needed to read the setup instructions. Using Syncfusion libraries in an application requires a commercial, Community, or trial license. ## What the JetBrains AI Assistant does 1. Fetches the official setup instructions. 2. Detects the project platform from its manifest. 3. Reads the appropriate platform guidance and public documentation. 4. Checks whether a Syncfusion MCP server is configured. 5. Reports the detected platform, MCP status, and any licensing action. ## What the setup provides ### Agent-readable instructions JetBrains IDEs are supported as a Syncfusion MCP client, but they are not a verified target of the skills installer. Do not create a skills directory and assume the IDE reads it. The setup prompt still provides platform routing, public documentation, and licensing guidance for the current session. ### Agent-readable documentation - Routing: https://ai.syncfusion.com/llms.txt - Full documentation: https://ai.syncfusion.com/llms-full.txt - Setup instructions: https://ai.syncfusion.com/agent-setup/prompt.md ## Advanced manual setup The quick-start prompt is sufficient for normal setup. Use this section only when you want to configure optional live documentation retrieval yourself. ### Configure MCP — optional MCP gives JetBrains IDEs live Syncfusion documentation retrieval. It requires an API key from https://www.syncfusion.com/account/api-key. This is not a product license key, and MCP is not required to use the public documentation. MCP location: `AI Assistant → MCP settings` Follow the exact JetBrains IDEs configuration guide: https://ai.syncfusion.com/mcp/jetbrains.md Use `Syncfusion_API_Key_Path` exactly as written. Never put the API key value in a file that could be committed. ## Example prompts - Add a Syncfusion data grid to this page with sorting, paging, and Excel export. - This Syncfusion grid renders, but paging does nothing. Find the cause and fix it. - Convert the Word documents in `./contracts` to PDF on the server using Syncfusion. - Register my Syncfusion license key from an environment variable. Do not put it in source. - Upgrade this project's Syncfusion packages to the current release and fix what breaks. ## Verify it worked In a fresh session, ask the JetBrains AI Assistant to add a Syncfusion component. Confirm that it: 1. Identifies the platform from the project manifest before writing code. 2. Uses platform guidance or MCP results instead of producing an ungrounded remembered snippet. 3. Mentions license registration without emitting a key. If JetBrains IDEs writes Syncfusion code from memory, confirm MCP is available or run the setup prompt again before asking it to implement the component. ## Frequently asked ### Do I need a Syncfusion license to use the setup instructions? No. Reading the instructions and installing supported skills requires no license, key, or account. Using Syncfusion component libraries or document SDKs in an application requires a commercial, Community, or trial license. ### Is MCP required? No. MCP retrieves current documentation and requires an API key. Public routing and platform documentation work without it. ### Does installing a skill install Syncfusion packages? No. A skill contains instructions. The required npm or NuGet packages are installed separately when a component is implemented. ### Is the MCP API key the same as my license key? No. The MCP API key authenticates documentation retrieval. A product license key covers your use of Syncfusion libraries. ## Other tools - Claude Code: https://ai.syncfusion.com/agent-setup/claude-code.md - Cline: https://ai.syncfusion.com/agent-setup/cline.md - Code Studio: https://ai.syncfusion.com/agent-setup/code-studio.md - Codex: https://ai.syncfusion.com/agent-setup/codex.md - Cursor: https://ai.syncfusion.com/agent-setup/cursor.md - Gemini CLI: https://ai.syncfusion.com/agent-setup/gemini-cli.md - VS Code: https://ai.syncfusion.com/agent-setup/vs-code.md - Windsurf: https://ai.syncfusion.com/agent-setup/windsurf.md