Sweep AI - AI coding assistant in IntelliJ, PyCharm, and JetBrains IDEs
Sweep is an AI coding assistant purpose-built for JetBrains IDEs. We bring features like multi-file code "apply" and automatic context awareness into a secure, on-prem ready AI plugin for JetBrains.
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Sweep AI
Hey Product Hunt! 👋
Back in 2023, Kevin and I went through Y Combinator (Summer '23 batch) and originally built Sweep as a bot to turn GitHub issues into pull requests.
It sounded great, but it was really challenging. We just couldn't reach the level of reliability and usability we aimed for.
Last December, we decided things weren't working out. We needed to try something different.
💡 After talking with our users, we discovered something surprising:
JetBrains users were consistently unhappy 😕 with their AI coding experience. The existing plugins simply didn't have the features or smoothness that VSCode users enjoyed with Cursor or GitHub Copilot.
Even though we weren't originally JetBrains users ourselves, we jumped in to experience it firsthand - and quickly understood the frustration. We noticed a real gap because all of the AI code generation companies were (and still are!) laser focused on winning VSCode. It felt like an important problem that wasn't getting the attention it deserved.
So we pivoted and built a JetBrains-focused AI assistant. It's something we genuinely enjoy using every day, and early feedback from users has been amazing.
🎉 We're really excited to finally share Sweep with everyone today!
We'd love your perspective too - what's your biggest frustration when coding in JetBrains? Let us know below! 👇
Keywords AI
Ideal for JetBrains users looking to automate! 👍
Sweep AI
@shenjun 100%! What's your current coding setup today Jun?
@william_zeng1 I have been a JetBrains user for 10 years. However, after Cursor came out, my main focus shifted to using Cursor. I only use JetBrains when I need to manually edit code because the AI functionality of JetBrains is not very good. So very happy to see that your product can help fill this gap.
Fable Wizard
I love how Sweep went from a challenge to a real solution, focusing on a gap that needed attention—JetBrains users finally have an AI assistant that understands their needs! 🚀 It’s awesome that you’ve created something you genuinely enjoy using, and the early feedback sounds so promising. 🙌 What features in Sweep do you think make it stand out most for JetBrains users compared to other AI tools out there?
Sweep AI
@jonurbonas It was a long journey, but we have an even longer way to go!
I think the top features we have are lightning fast and multi-file "apply", a faster and smarter autocomplete, and great codebase search!
Sweep seamlessly uses your local files and previous actions to understand what you're doing, and generate better code as a result!
Best Assistant for JetBrains IDEs !! :)
An AI assistant focused on JetBrains sounds awesome! Wishing you the best of luck!
Sweep AI
@kay_arkain Thanks Kay! Are you a jetbrains user?
Sweep AI
Sweep AI
@lukejagg Thank you Luke!
Pythagora
Sweep is infinitely better than Github Copilot - congrats on the launch guys 💪💪💪
Sweep AI
@zvonimir_sabljic1 Thank you Z!!
Wish you guys the best!