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3030**1. Install the Claude Code CLI**
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32Follow the [quickstart](/docs/en/quickstart) to install the CLI if you haven't already. The plugin shows a "Cannot launch Claude Code" notification when `claude` isn't on your PATH.
32Follow the [quickstart](/docs/en/quickstart.md) to install the CLI if you haven't already. The plugin shows a "Cannot launch Claude Code" notification when `claude` isn't on your PATH.
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3434**2. Install the JetBrains plugin**
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3838If `claude` is installed somewhere your IDE can't find, set the full path in the plugin's [Claude command setting](#general-settings).
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40Claude Code works with any paid Claude subscription (Pro, Max, Team, or Enterprise) or a Claude Console account, and no API key is required. You'll be prompted to [log in](/docs/en/authentication#log-in-to-claude-code) the first time you run `claude`.
40Claude Code works with any paid Claude subscription (Pro, Max, Team, or Enterprise) or a Claude Console account, and no API key is required. You'll be prompted to [log in](/docs/en/authentication.md#log-in-to-claude-code) the first time you run `claude`.
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4242## Usage
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186186When running in JetBrains IDEs, consider:
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188* Using Manual mode for edits, because `acceptEdits` and auto mode both approve edits inside your working directory without asking, except in [protected paths](/docs/en/permission-modes#protected-paths)
188* Using Manual mode for edits, because `acceptEdits` and auto mode both approve edits inside your working directory without asking, except in [protected paths](/docs/en/permission-modes.md#protected-paths)
189189* Taking extra care to ensure Claude is only used with trusted prompts
190190* Being aware of which files Claude Code has access to modify
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192For Claude Code installation or login problems outside the IDE, see [Troubleshoot installation and login](/docs/en/troubleshoot-install).
192For Claude Code installation or login problems outside the IDE, see [Troubleshoot installation and login](/docs/en/troubleshoot-install.md).
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194194### The built-in IDE MCP server
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200200**Selection and open-file context.** While connected, the CLI includes your current editor selection and the path of the active file as context on each prompt you send. The transcript shows a `⧉ Selected N lines from <file>` line when this happens.
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202If you [queue a message while Claude works](/docs/en/interactive-mode#queue-messages-while-claude-works), it keeps the selection you had when you pressed `Enter`, whatever you select afterward.
202If you [queue a message while Claude works](/docs/en/interactive-mode.md#queue-messages-while-claude-works), it keeps the selection you had when you pressed `Enter`, whatever you select afterward.
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204204To exclude a sensitive file such as `.env`, add a [`Read` deny rule](/docs/en/permissions#read-and-edit) for its path. A matching deny rule prevents both the selected text and the open-file notice for that file from reaching Claude.
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