diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.qodana.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline.qodana.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4041fbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.qodana.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# Qodana code quality pipeline — replaces .github/workflows/qodana_code_quality.yml
+# Triggered on pushes to main/releases/* and on pull requests.
+# Skips documentation-only changes (CHANGELOG.md, CONTRIBUTING.md, CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md, README.md, img/**).
+
+steps:
+  - label: ":qodana: Qodana Scan"
+    key: qodana
+    agents:
+      queue: default
+    env:
+      QODANA_TOKEN: $${QODANA_TOKEN?}
+      QODANA_ENDPOINT: "https://qodana.cloud"
+    commands:
+      - |
+        # Skip if all changed files are documentation-only
+        CHANGED="$$(git diff --name-only HEAD~1 HEAD 2>/dev/null || git diff --name-only origin/main...HEAD)"
+        NON_DOC="$$(echo "$$CHANGED" | grep -vE '^(CHANGELOG|CONTRIBUTING|CODE_OF_CONDUCT|README)\.md$$' | grep -v '^img/')"
+        if [ -z "$$NON_DOC" ]; then
+          echo "Only documentation changes detected — skipping Qodana scan."
+          exit 0
+        fi
+      - |
+        # Run Qodana via Docker (mirrors the JetBrains/qodana-action behavior)
+        docker run --rm \
+          -v "$$(pwd):/data/project" \
+          -e QODANA_TOKEN="$$QODANA_TOKEN" \
+          -e QODANA_ENDPOINT="$$QODANA_ENDPOINT" \
+          jetbrains/qodana-jvm:2025.3 \
+          --save-report \
+          --results-dir /data/project/build/qodana/results \
+          --report-dir /data/project/build/qodana/report
+    artifact_paths:
+      - "build/qodana/report/**/*"
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.release.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline.release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbf1227
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# Release pipeline — replaces .github/workflows/release.yml
+
+steps:
+  - label: ":rocket: Publish Plugin"
+    key: publish
+    env:
+      PUBLISH_TOKEN: $${PUBLISH_TOKEN?}
+      CERTIFICATE_CHAIN: $${CERTIFICATE_CHAIN?}
+      PRIVATE_KEY: $${PRIVATE_KEY?}
+      PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD: $${PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD?}
+      GITHUB_TOKEN: $${GITHUB_TOKEN?}
+    plugins:
+      - docker#v5.12.0:
+          image: "gradle:8-jdk21"
+          environment:
+            - PUBLISH_TOKEN
+            - CERTIFICATE_CHAIN
+            - PRIVATE_KEY
+            - PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD
+    commands:
+      - |
+        TAG="$$BUILDKITE_TAG"
+
+        if [ -z "$$RELEASE_BODY" ]; then
+          RELEASE_BODY="$$(gh release view "$$TAG" --json body -q '.body')"
+        fi
+
+        CHANGELOG="$$(echo "$$RELEASE_BODY" | sed -e 's/^[[:space:]]*$$//g' -e '/./,$$!d')"
+
+        if [ -n "$$CHANGELOG" ]; then
+          gradle patchChangelog --release-note="$$CHANGELOG"
+        fi
+
+        gradle publishPlugin
+
+        gh release upload "$$TAG" ./build/distributions/*
+
+        if [ -n "$$CHANGELOG" ]; then
+          BRANCH="changelog-update-$$TAG"
+
+          git config user.email "buildkite@ci"
+          git config user.name "Buildkite"
+          git checkout -b "$$BRANCH"
+          git commit -am "Changelog update - $$TAG"
+          git push --set-upstream origin "$$BRANCH"
+
+          gh label create "release changelog" \
+            --description "Pull requests with release changelog update" \
+            --force || true
+
+          gh pr create \
+            --title "Changelog update - \`$$TAG\`" \
+            --body "Current pull request contains patched \`CHANGELOG.md\` file for the \`$$TAG\` version." \
+            --label "release changelog" \
+            --head "$$BRANCH"
+        fi
+
+    artifact_paths:
+      - "build/distributions/*.zip"
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.ui-tests.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline.ui-tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..834b228
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.ui-tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+# UI test pipeline — replaces .github/workflows/run-ui-tests.yml
+# Triggered manually via `buildkite-agent pipeline upload .buildkite/pipeline.ui-tests.yml`
+# or by triggering the pipeline from the Buildkite UI.
+
+steps:
+  # ─── Linux ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  - label: ":linux: UI Tests (Linux)"
+    key: ui-test-linux
+    agents:
+      os: linux
+      queue: default
+    env:
+      JAVA_HOME: /usr/lib/jvm/zulu-21-amd64
+      DISPLAY: ":99.0"
+    commands:
+      - Xvfb -ac :99 -screen 0 1920x1080x16 &
+      - ./gradlew runIdeForUiTests &
+      - |
+        # Wait for IDE to be ready (equivalent to url-health-check-action)
+        for i in $$(seq 1 15); do
+          if curl -sf http://127.0.0.1:8082 > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "IDE is ready"
+            break
+          fi
+          echo "Attempt $$i/15 — waiting 30s..."
+          sleep 30
+        done
+      - ./gradlew test
+    artifact_paths:
+      - "build/reports/tests/**/*"
+
+  # ─── macOS ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  - label: ":mac: UI Tests (macOS)"
+    key: ui-test-macos
+    agents:
+      os: macos
+      queue: default
+    env:
+      JAVA_HOME: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/zulu-21.jdk/Contents/Home
+    commands:
+      - ./gradlew runIdeForUiTests &
+      - |
+        for i in $$(seq 1 15); do
+          if curl -sf http://127.0.0.1:8082 > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "IDE is ready"
+            break
+          fi
+          echo "Attempt $$i/15 — waiting 30s..."
+          sleep 30
+        done
+      - ./gradlew test
+    artifact_paths:
+      - "build/reports/tests/**/*"
+
+  # ─── Windows ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  - label: ":windows: UI Tests (Windows)"
+    key: ui-test-windows
+    agents:
+      os: windows
+      queue: default
+    env:
+      JAVA_HOME: "C:\\Program Files\\Zulu\\zulu-21"
+    commands:
+      - start gradlew.bat runIdeForUiTests
+      - |
+        for /L %%i in (1,1,15) do (
+          curl -sf http://127.0.0.1:8082 >nul 2>&1 && (echo IDE is ready & goto :ready)
+          echo Attempt %%i/15 - waiting 30s...
+          timeout /t 30 /nobreak >nul
+        )
+        :ready
+      - gradlew.bat test
+    artifact_paths:
+      - "build/reports/tests/**/*"
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..611a3c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+# Main CI pipeline — replaces .github/workflows/build.yml
+
+steps:
+  - label: ":test_tube: Test"
+    key: test
+    command: "gradle check"
+    plugins:
+      - docker#v5.12.0:
+          image: "gradle:9-jdk21"
+    artifact_paths:
+      - "build/reports/tests/**/*"
+      - "build/reports/kover/report.xml"
+
+  - label: ":hammer: Build"
+    key: build
+    # buildSearchableOptions launches a full IntelliJ IDE process and requires ~4GB RAM.
+    # Skip it in CI; it only generates marketplace search indexes.
+    command: "gradle buildPlugin -x buildSearchableOptions"
+    plugins:
+      - docker#v5.12.0:
+          image: "gradle:9-jdk21"
+    artifact_paths:
+      - "build/distributions/*.zip"
+
+  - label: ":shield: Verify Plugin"
+    key: verify
+    command: "gradle verifyPlugin -x buildSearchableOptions --no-daemon --max-workers 1"
+    plugins:
+      - docker#v5.12.0:
+          image: "gradle:9-jdk21"
+    artifact_paths:
+      - "build/reports/pluginVerifier/**/*"
+
+  - wait: ~
+
+  - label: ":github: Create Release Draft"
+    key: release-draft
+    branches: "main"
+    agents:
+      queue: default
+    env:
+      GITHUB_TOKEN: $${GITHUB_TOKEN?}
+    commands:
+      - |
+        PROPERTIES="$$(gradle properties --console=plain -q)"
+        VERSION="$$(echo "$$PROPERTIES" | grep "^version:" | cut -f2- -d ' ')"
+        CHANGELOG="$$(gradle getChangelog --unreleased --no-header --console=plain -q)"
+
+        gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases \
+          --jq '.[] | select(.draft == true) | .id' \
+          | xargs -I '{}' gh api -X DELETE repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/{}
+
+        gh release create "v$$VERSION" \
+          --draft \
+          --title "v$$VERSION" \
+          --notes "$$CHANGELOG"
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index f6cd998..29f5db4 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -129,10 +129,6 @@ changelog {
 }
 
 tasks {
-    wrapper {
-        gradleVersion = providers.gradleProperty("gradleVersion").get()
-    }
-
     publishPlugin {
         dependsOn(patchChangelog)
     }
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 30f859a..ffee72f 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ pluginSinceBuild = 261
 
 # IntelliJ Platform Properties -> https://plugins.jetbrains.com/docs/intellij/tools-gradle-intellij-plugin.html#configuration-intellij-extension
 # Android Studio Quail 1 | 2026.1.1 Canary 1 (Released Apr 16, 2026)
+platformType = AI
 platformVersion = 2026.1.1.1
 
 # Plugin Dependencies -> https://plugins.jetbrains.com/docs/intellij/plugin-dependencies.html
@@ -19,9 +20,6 @@ platformPlugins =
 # Example: platformBundledPlugins = com.intellij.java
 platformBundledPlugins = org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle,com.intellij.java,org.jetbrains.android
 
-# Gradle Releases -> https://github.com/gradle/gradle/releases
-gradleVersion = 8.14.3
-
 # Opt-out flag for bundling Kotlin standard library -> https://jb.gg/intellij-platform-kotlin-stdlib
 kotlin.stdlib.default.dependency = false