Rider 2026.2 EAP 5 Released with Non-Modal Welcome Screen and AI Agent Quality Checks
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Summary
JetBrains has released Rider 2026.2 EAP 5, featuring a new non-modal Welcome screen for faster startup and quality-check hooks for AI agents. The update is part of the ongoing 2026.2 EAP cycle, which has also introduced WPF Hot Reload and AI-assisted test generation improvements.
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If you're catching up on the 2026.2 EAP cycle, be sure to check out the blog posts we've already published about other updates unveiled so far, including WPF Hot Reload, the finding-tests skill for AI-assisted test generation, and the earlier EAP builds.
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