Junie Best Practices

To get the most out of Junie, it’s important to follow a few key best practices that help ensure smooth performance, efficient usage, and quick troubleshooting when issues arise.

Question

How to make Junie produce better results and consume less quota?

Answer

• Make sure to use the AGENTS.md or guidelines.md file. It allows you to provide persistent, reusable context to the agent. Junie adds this context to every task it works on. You can find more information on it in our article.
• Control Junie's usage of the Quota. Normally, a JetBrains AI Pro subscription is enough for moderate, intermittent use of Junie. But for those who start using Junie on a daily basis, moderate quota limits may become insufficient. Please read our article on "How to control Junie's usage & quota limits" for more details.
• Try different models - some models may perform better depending on the task.

Question

How to troubleshoot an issue?

Answer

• When encountering any issues with Junie, make sure you are using the latest version of the plugin. You can check for updates by going to Settings → Plugins → Junie.
• If you are using additional plugins together with Junie, try disabling them and repeating the query.
• Make sure to do an IDE restart and check if the issue persists.
• Collect the logs (Help → Collect Junie Logs). You can also share them via https://uploads.jetbrains.com/ and share an upload ID with us when contacting Support.