# Introduction

JetBrains Central is a platform for agent-driven software development that connects tools, agents, and infrastructure. It enables automated AI workflows to run, be monitored, and be managed across teams – with clear visibility into results, costs, and performance.

At the core of JetBrains Central are three main capabilities:

* Governance and control through [JetBrains Central Console](https://console.jetbrains.cloud/).

* Agent execution infrastructure with cloud runtimes and computation provisioning.

* Agent optimization and context management.

![JetBrains Central](images/jetbrains-central.png)

For more information about JetBrains Central, see [the announcement blog post](https://blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2026/03/24/introducing-jetbrains-central-an-open-system-for-agentic-software-development/).

[JetBrains Central Console](https://console.jetbrains.cloud/) is a cloud-based service that helps organizations manage JetBrains products and services with a focus on adopting AI-powered development tools. It provides centralized management, usage-based billing, and visibility into AI consumption patterns.

JetBrains Central Console is designed for team leads, CTOs, and engineering managers who need to:

* Control access to various JetBrains products and services across teams

* Monitor and limit spending on AI tools and features

* Track usage patterns and adoption

* Manage organizational policies for AI tool usage

## Key features

JetBrains Central Console includes the following key features:

* Organization and team management Control which users access which tools.

* Monitoring and analytics Track consumption, costs, and quotas at team and organization levels.

* Usage-based billing Pay only for what you consume.

* Policy controls Set limits and manage which AI models and features are available.

## Supported products

JetBrains Central Console currently supports managing access to all JetBrains products, including IDEs, plugins, services, and team tools.

With JetBrains AI licenses, you can also granularly manage and monitor access to and usage of AI-powered features integrated in JetBrains IDEs:

* [AI Assistant](https://www.jetbrains.com/ai-assistant/) provides context-aware AI chat, next edit suggestions, smart code completion, generated inline documentation and commit messages, explanations of errors and exceptions.

* [Junie](https://www.jetbrains.com/junie/) is a smart coding agent by JetBrains.

* [Claude Agent](https://blog.jetbrains.com/ai/2025/09/introducing-claude-agent-in-jetbrains-ides/) is a coding agent powered by Anthropic.

* [OpenAI Codex](https://blog.jetbrains.com/ai/2026/01/codex-in-jetbrains-ides/) is a coding agent powered by OpenAI.

Future releases will support more JetBrains products, AI tools, features, and coding agents.

## Getting started

If you have a [JetBrains Account](https://account.jetbrains.com/), you can access [JetBrains Central Console](https://console.jetbrains.cloud/) using your existing credentials.

JetBrains Central Console features most organization management sections familiar to you from JetBrains Account, making it easy to find your way around. For a detailed comparison between JetBrains Account and JetBrains Central Console interfaces, see [Transition from JetBrains Account to JetBrains Central Console](migrating-from-jetbrains-account.html).