Skill

context-install

Name: context-install
Author: JetBrains

install and configure jbcontext

Published by JetBrains Updated Jul 13

Covers Onboarding CLI Engineering

Description

Install jbcontext and complete first-time setup — login and configure agent integration. Use when `jbcontext` is not found or the user asks to install jbcontext.

SKILL.md

Install and set up jbcontext

Use this skill to install the jbcontext CLI and finish first-time setup (login, agent integration).

When to use

jbcontext returns command not found
The user says jbcontext is not installed
The user explicitly asks to install jbcontext

Do not use for

Authentication issues → use jbcontext login
Missing project index → use jbcontext index
Agent integration only → use jbcontext setup-agent --help

Install

macOS / Linux

curl -fsSL https://download.jetbrains.com/jetbrains-context/release/download-jbcontext.sh | bash

Windows (PowerShell)

irm https://download.jetbrains.com/jetbrains-context/release/download-jbcontext.ps1 | iex

Verify installation

jbcontext --version

Common follow-ups

`401`

The user is not logged in.

jbcontext login

`404`

There is no index on the server.

jbcontext index

Agent setup

If the user also wants jbcontext configured for an agent, use jbcontext setup-agent.

Claude non-interactive setup:

jbcontext setup-agent --agent=CLAUDE --auto --non-interactive

Codex non-interactive setup:

jbcontext setup-agent --agent=CODEX --auto --non-interactive

Study help for any other agents and options:

jbcontext setup-agent --help

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