Jetbrainsd service
The daemon (jetbrainsd) is a background service that coordinates JetBrains tools on your machine. It starts automatically when you launch the Toolbox App or certain JetBrains IDEs.
It is responsible for the URL handling by intercepting the URL requests and forwarding them to the Toolbox App. Specifically, any jetbrains:// URI (for example, SSH, OAuth callback, and so on) triggers the daemon process. The daemon receives URI from the system, forwards it to the Toolbox App, where the standard logic is applied.
The daemon is updated automatically when you open the Toolbox App.
The daemon runs with user-level privileges (not admin/root). All communication is strictly local – no ports are opened for external access.
Check the daemon location
There is an archive inside the Toolbox App distribution.
When you start the Toolbox App, it unpacks the archive into the
tempdirectory. The location of thetempdirectory is determined by your operating system.After unpacking, the Toolbox App starts the daemon.
The daemon executed from the
tempdirectory detects the correct location and is copied to the following location based on your OS:~/Library/Application Support/JetBrains/Daemon/bundles~/.local/share/JetBrains/Daemon/bundles(respects
XDG_DATA_HOME)%LOCALAPPDATA%\JetBrains\Daemon\bundlesThe daemon then runs from the main location and exits the temporary one.