Installing IDE Plugins via MDM

MDM (mobile device management) tools let IT teams pre-install software on developer machines at scale. This page covers deploying the Aikido plugin to JetBrains IDEs and VS Code-based editors using the most common MDM platforms.

JetBrains IDEs

Plugin ID: dev.aikido.aikido-intellij-plugin

JetBrains IDEs accept an installPlugins flag on the command line. The IDE must be fully closed before running the command. The syntax is the same across all JetBrains products; only the executable name changes (e.g., idea, webstorm, phpstorm, rider). See the full list in the JetBrains docs.

macOS

Deploy the script below as a Jamf policy script or a Kandji custom script. Replace PhpStorm with the IDE your team uses.

#!/bin/bash
PLUGIN_ID="dev.aikido.aikido-intellij-plugin"

osascript -e 'quit app "PhpStorm"'
sleep 5
open -na "PhpStorm.app" --args installPlugins "$PLUGIN_ID"

The IDE must have been launched at least once on the machine before this script will work.

Windows

Deploy as a PowerShell script or package it as a Win32 app. Replace the path and executable with the IDE installed on your machines.

& "C:\Program Files\JetBrains\IntelliJ IDEA\bin\idea64.exe" installPlugins dev.aikido.aikido-intellij-plugin

VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf and other variants

Extension ID: AikidoSecurity.aikido

All VSCode editors support installing extensions from the command line. Use the command for whichever editors your team has installed.

macOS

Deploy as a Jamf policy script or Kandji custom script.

#!/bin/bash
code --install-extension AikidoSecurity.aikido      # VS Code
cursor --install-extension AikidoSecurity.aikido    # Cursor
windsurf --install-extension AikidoSecurity.aikido  # Windsurf

Windows

Deploy as a PowerShell remediation script.

code --install-extension AikidoSecurity.aikido      # VS Code
cursor --install-extension AikidoSecurity.aikido    # Cursor
windsurf --install-extension AikidoSecurity.aikido  # Windsurf

For managing VS Code extensions at scale with Intune, see the VS Code enterprise documentation.