IntelliJ IDEA has unveiled a major update to its Search Everywhere feature, introducing a new API designed to enhance remote development capabilities by decoupling the search logic from its UI presentation. This architectural overhaul addresses challenges in remote environments, where search operations are executed on robust backend systems while results are displayed on lightweight frontend clients. By separating data from presentation, the update ensures reliable serialization and transmission of search results across networks. The new API features components like SeItemsProvider and SeTab, which facilitate this separation and support new plugin development. Existing plugins can continue operating in monolithic environments without immediate changes, but for remote environments, plugin developers are encouraged to adopt the new API or ensure legacy implementations are compatible with the updated architecture using provided adapters. The gradual rollout plan anticipates full adoption by 2026, allowing developers time to transition and provide feedback during the experimental phase. This change is pivotal for sustaining IntelliJ's effectiveness in modern remote development scenarios.