JetBrains AI Assistant

JetBrains IDEs configure MCP under Settings, Tools, AI Assistant, Model Context Protocol (MCP). The Add button opens a dialog that takes a JSON snippet; Import from Claude reuses a claude_desktop_config.json you already have.

Without a key

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wellworn": {
      "url": "https://mcp.wellworn.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

With a key

JetBrains documents url for a remote server and command with args for a local one. A headers key is not part of the documented remote shape, so send the key through the stdio bridge instead.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wellworn": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.wellworn.dev/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization:${WELLWORN_AUTH}"
      ],
      "env": {
        "WELLWORN_AUTH": "Bearer ww_your_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Confirm it works

The MCP settings table has a Status column. Once the connection is up, click the icon in that column to see the tools the server exposes. Wellworn lists eight.

What breaks

The bridge needs Node.js on the PATH the IDE inherits, which on macOS is the login environment rather than your shell's. A JetBrains-launched npx that works in a terminal and not in the IDE is almost always this.

Verified 2026-09-08 against www.jetbrains.com