
Anna Zhdan is a Principal Software Engineer at JetBrains. She works on AI agents, platforms, and developer tools, and is involved in designing and evolving the Agent Client Protocol (ACP) for integrating AI agents into IDEs.
LinkedIn @annazhdan239
Upcoming Wednesday, 11.02.2026 18:00h
LOCATION: Bern
ROOM: vatter Business Center, Bärenplatz 2, 3011 Bern, Room Frutiger
KEYWORDS: AI
| AGENDA: | 18:00-19:15h: Talk incl. Q/A After the talk, you will have the opportunity to exchange ideas and network with the speaker and professional colleagues over beer and rich finger foods. |
SPEAKER: Anna Zhdan COMPANY: JetBrains
Integrating anything into an IDE like IntelliJ IDEA used to mean writing a complex plugin in Java or Kotlin, learning obscure APIs, and pulling half the JVM ecosystem into your build. Agent Client Protocol changes that.
In this talk, I’ll explore how the Agent Client Protocol allows any AI agent – from a hobby project to a production service – to connect to multiple editors (IntelliJ, Zed, Emacs, Neovim and more) while doing it in your preferred technology stack. I’ll cover what ACP is, why it exists, and how it’s becoming a common language between agents and developer tools.
LANGUAGE: Talk: en / Slides: en

Anna Zhdan is a Principal Software Engineer at JetBrains. She works on AI agents, platforms, and developer tools, and is involved in designing and evolving the Agent Client Protocol (ACP) for integrating AI agents into IDEs.
LinkedIn @annazhdan239
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