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[IntelliJ] Uncaught Exception com.intellij.diagnostic.PluginException: Must not execute inside read action; If you access or modify model on EDT consider wrapping your code in WriteIntentReadAction or ReadAction; see https://jb.gg/ij-platform-threading f

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Description

IntelliJ build version: 2025.3.2 IU-253.30387.90
OS: Linux
JDK: JetBrains s.r.o. 21.0.9
Plugin version: 3.97.2-2025.3
Additional Info: None
Parent component:

com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.IdeRootPane[,38,59,1908x1167,layout=com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.IdeRootPane$CustomHeaderRootLayout,alignmentX=0.0,alignmentY=0.0,border=,flags=449,maximumSize=,minimumSize=,preferredSize=]

Error message:

IdeaLoggingEvent[message=null, throwable=com.intellij.diagnostic.PluginException: Must not execute inside read action; If you access or modify model on EDT consider wrapping your code in WriteIntentReadAction  or ReadAction; see https:/<REDACTED: user-file-path> for details
Current thread: Thread[#881,DefaultDispatcher-worker-8,5,main] 1235428821 (EventQueue.isDispatchThread()=false)
Caused by: com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.RuntimeExceptionWithAttachments: Must not execute inside read action; If you access or modify model on EDT consider wrapping your code in WriteIntentReadAction  or ReadAction; see https:/<REDACTED: user-file-path> for de

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Research direction

Start with the full exception details from the IntelliJ report and the threading guidance linked in the message, using IntelliJ 2025.3.2 with plugin version 3.97.2-2025.3. Identify the plugin entry point involved in the read-action violation; done means the exception no longer occurs and the affected behavior remains covered by a test.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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