JetBrains Toolbox

JetBrains Toolbox helps you manage JetBrains products and includes remote development capabilities for connecting to Coder workspaces.

Install the Coder plugin for Toolbox

  1. Install JetBrains Toolbox version 2.6.0.40632 or later.

  2. Open Toolbox and navigate to the Remote Development section.

  3. Install the Coder plugin using one of these methods:

    • Search for Coder in the Remote Development plugins section.
    • Use this URI to install directly: jetbrains://gateway/com.coder.toolbox.
    • Download from JetBrains Marketplace.
    • Download from GitHub Releases.

Use URI parameters

For direct connections or creating bookmarks, use custom URI links with parameters:

jetbrains://gateway/com.coder.toolbox?url=https://coder.example.com&token=<auth-token>&workspace=my-workspace

Required parameters:

  • url: Your Coder deployment URL
  • token: Coder authentication token
  • workspace: Name of your workspace

Optional parameters:

  • agent_id: ID of the agent (only required if workspace has multiple agents)
  • folder: Specific project folder path to open
  • ide_product_code: Specific IDE product code (e.g., "IU" for IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate)
  • ide_build_number: Specific build number of the JetBrains IDE

For more details, see the coder-jetbrains-toolbox repository.

Configure internal certificates

To connect to a Coder deployment that uses internal certificates, configure the certificates directly in JetBrains Toolbox:

  1. Click the settings icon (⚙) in the lower left corner of JetBrains Toolbox.
  2. Select Settings.
  3. Go to the Coder section.
  4. Add your certificate path in the CA Path field.
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