Update: JetBrains Extension Development Priority

[bdougie]

We need to be transparent with you about where the JetBrains extension fits into Continue's development roadmap going forward.

The reality: Despite our efforts, the JetBrains extension has never reached feature parity with our VS Code extension. We've addressed bugs and shipped releases, but the fundamental experience gap remains. The architectural differences between the two platforms and resource constraints mean continuing to bridge that gap isn't sustainable for our core team right now, and confirmed this after having a full time team member on this for months.

What's changing: We will not be actively developing the JetBrains extension. Development will be driven by community contributors.

What's staying the same:

• We'll continue cutting releases for the JetBrains extension
• We'll review and merge community contributions
• The extension remains fully open source
• Many contributions benefit both the VS Code and JetBrains extensions. We especially need expertise on JetBrains parts. i.e. [JetBrains] Sidebar panel frequently freezes across all OS' #8085

What we need from you: If the JetBrains extension is critical to your workflow, we're looking for community members who want to:

• Contribute architectural improvements
• Help triage and reproduce issues
• Share expertise on JetBrains platform development

The path forward depends on community engagement. The code is open, the issues are documented, and we're here to support contributors who want to step up.