Early Access Program (EAP)

The Early Access Program (EAP) gives you access to pre-release versions of Junie CLI with the latest features and improvements before they are generally available.

On macOS and Linux, try sandbox mode with /sandbox in the TUI or ACP, or launch with junie --sandbox. ACP also accepts /sandbox on and /sandbox off; a launch-time --sandbox override prevents changing the mode in either interface. Sandbox mode is not yet available on Windows.

On Linux, the EAP package bundles the sandbox runtime (srt and its matching apply-seccomp helper), but sandbox mode also needs system bubblewrap, socat, and ripgrep. On Debian or Ubuntu, install them with sudo apt-get install bubblewrap socat ripgrep. Optionally install strace to get reports of blocked writes. For details, see the prerequisites in sandbox mode.

Join the EAP

The EAP is free to join and includes a monthly usage quota at no cost. To request access, fill out the Contact Form.

We are actively looking for developers working with the following languages and technologies:

C and C++
PHP
Rust
Java

If you work with any of these languages, we especially encourage you to apply.

Install the Early Access version

To install the Early Access version of Junie CLI, run the following command in your terminal:

curl -fsSL https://junie.jetbrains.com/install-eap.sh | bash

powershell -NoProfile -Command "iex (irm 'https://junie.jetbrains.com/install-eap.ps1')"

To verify the installation, restart your shell if needed and run:

junie --version

Switch between EAP and stable versions

To switch back to the stable version, remove the local Junie launcher first:

rm ~/.local/bin/junie

Remove-Item "$HOME\.local\bin\junie.bat"

Then install the stable version using the standard installation command:

curl -fsSL https://junie.jetbrains.com/install.sh | bash

powershell -NoProfile -Command "iex (irm 'https://junie.jetbrains.com/install.ps1')"

For more details on the standard installation process, see the Quickstart.

23 October 2026