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Installing MCP Servers in Theia via VS Code Extensions

Thursday, June 12, 2025 - 11:11 by Jonas Helming

Discover how Theia now supports seamless MCP server installation via VS Code extensions—no more manual setup, just plug, play, and power up your toolchain.

🎥 Watch the demo

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Why AI Coding Still Fails in Enterprise Teams - and How to Fix It

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 - 04:43 by Jonas Helming

Struggling to make AI coding work in your enterprise team? This article discusses the hidden blockers and shows how a structured, project-specific approach with open source tools such as Theia AI can turn hype into real productivity. Don’t miss the practical lessons and measurable results from real-world teams.

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Custom GitHub Copilot with Theia AI – New Video Tutorial

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 - 04:40 by Jonas Helming

Ever wanted to build your own GitHub Copilot tailored exactly to your domain? This new video tutorial from EclipseSource shows you how to create a fully customised, AI-powered assistant right inside a Theia-based tool.

Learn how to integrate LLMs, trigger domain-specific operations, and empower your users with intelligent, context-aware support—perfect for engineers, analysts, and developers working on specialised systems. Watch it now!

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Eclipse Theia 1.61 Release: News & Noteworthy

Thursday, May 15, 2025 - 07:21 by Jonas Helming

Eclipse Theia 1.61 is here, packed with AI enhancements and powerful dev tools! Discover how Task Contexts, chat suggestions, editable prompts, and new agent capabilities bring AI-assisted development to the next level.

Whether you're building your own IDE or exploring the AI-powered Theia IDE, this update is a must-read for cutting-edge productivity

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Enhancing AI Coding Agents with Project-Specific Information

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 - 04:42 by Jonas Helming

Struggling to get AI coding agents to follow your project’s unique conventions? This article introduces a simple yet powerful solution — a "project-info" file — that gives AI the essential context it needs to work seamlessly within your codebase, all demonstrated through a hands-on video with the AI-powered Theia IDE.

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System Prompt of the AI-Powered Theia IDE Leaked!?

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 - 02:45 by Jonas Helming

The entire system prompt of the AI-powered Theia IDE has been exposed, intentionally—proving that transparency, not secrecy, is the future of AI developer tools. Discover how Theia is redefining AI-powered coding with full user control, live editing, and open licensing—read the full story!

Theia AI and the AI-powered Theia IDE support GPT-4.1 (and friends) out of the box!

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 - 08:45 by Jonas Helming

Theia AI now supports GPT-4.1 and its variants out of the box, bringing OpenAI’s latest models straight into your dev workflow with zero setup. If you’re ready to upgrade your IDE with smarter, faster, and cheaper AI agents—this is the update you don’t want to miss!

Eclipse Theia 1.60 Release: News and Noteworthy

Thursday, April 10, 2025 - 07:24 by Jonas Helming

🚀 Eclipse Theia 1.60 is here with a bang! This release packs 100 improvements—from a major migration to Lumino for better UI maintainability to native Google Gemini support and powerful new AI features like prompt fragments, diagnostic tools, and session-specific settings.