# Is more than one EelDescriptor supported per project?

**URL:** <https://platform.jetbrains.com/t/is-more-than-one-eeldescriptor-supported-per-project/5306>\
**Category:** IntelliJ Platform\
**Created:** [October 23, 2026, 9:53am UTC](https://platform.jetbrains.com/t/is-more-than-one-eeldescriptor-supported-per-project/5306 "2026-10-23T09:53:00Z")\
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An `EelDescriptor` can be retrieved from a `Project` or ` Path`.

Is it possible that there are several `EelDescriptors` in a project?  
For example, is it possible that `module a` is located in `dev container a` and that `module b` is in another? Or is such a setup not supported by the IDE?

I need to initialize/detect settings, which are based on an `EelDescriptor`, at project init.

Is it safe to assume `project.getEelDescriptor()` as the only one or should I better go over all content roots and collect all `EelDescriptors`?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![yuriy.artamonov](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/platform.jetbrains.com/yuriy.artamonov/32/48_2.png) [@yuriy.artamonov](https://platform.jetbrains.com/u/yuriy.artamonov)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 10:22am UTC](https://platform.jetbrains.com/t/is-more-than-one-eeldescriptor-supported-per-project/5306/2 "2026-10-23T10:22:05Z")

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> Is it possible that there are several `EelDescriptors` in a project?

No, IDE project (and consequently its frame) is bound to a single `EelDescriptor` for all its base roots. Although there is no guarantee that resolve of references always brings you to the same machine entities, SDKs, etc.