Connect to GitHub Codespaces directly from JetBrains Toolbox

Community-maintained plugin after GitHub discontinued their official integration (January 2025)

Note: This plugin has only been tested on macOS. Linux and Windows support is experimental.

1. JetBrains Toolbox 2.6.0+
2. macOS (Linux/Windows untested)
3. GitHub CLI installed and authenticated with codespace scope:

   gh auth login -s codespace

   Or if already logged in:

   gh auth refresh -h github.com -s codespace

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/heathdutton/github-codespaces-jetbrains-toolbox/main/install.sh | bash

Then restart JetBrains Toolbox.

1. Download the latest .zip from Releases

2. Extract to your plugins directory:

   OS	Path
   macOS	~/Library/Caches/JetBrains/Toolbox/plugins/com.heathdutton.codespaces.toolbox/
   Linux	~/.local/share/JetBrains/Toolbox/plugins/com.heathdutton.codespaces.toolbox/
   Windows	%LocalAppData%\JetBrains\Toolbox\plugins\com.heathdutton.codespaces.toolbox\

3. Restart JetBrains Toolbox

• Browse all your GitHub Codespaces
• Start/Stop codespaces with one click
• Connect using any JetBrains IDE

git clone https://github.com/heathdutton/github-codespaces-jetbrains-toolbox.git
cd github-codespaces-jetbrains-toolbox

./gradlew installPlugin   # Build and install to Toolbox

The plugin wraps the GitHub CLI to discover, manage, and connect to codespaces. JetBrains Toolbox handles the actual IDE remote connection over SSH.

Found a bug? Open an issue - happy to look at them!

Pull requests also welcome.

MIT

• Coder Toolbox Plugin - Reference implementation
• JetBrains - Toolbox API
• GitHub - Codespaces & CLI