zed-editor

The Zed Editor skill serves as a specialized knowledge base for developers utilizing the high-performance, Rust-built Zed editor. It covers the Agent Client Protocol (ACP), an open-source standard designed to decouple AI coding agents from editors, facilitating interoperability between diverse development environments and intelligent coding assistants like Claude Code, Gemini CLI, and Codex CLI. This skill is intended for software engineers and systems developers who seek to optimize their local environment, automate coding tasks, or integrate custom AI agents into their IDE.

• Expert guidance on Zed Editor features, including multi-buffer editing, real-time collaboration, and Rust-based performance optimization.

• In-depth technical documentation for the Agent Client Protocol (ACP) communication via JSON-RPC over stdio.

• Step-by-step configuration instructions for setting up agent_servers, custom keybindings, and environment-specific settings in settings.json.

• Support for troubleshooting authentication, connection issues with Claude Code or Gemini, and reading ACP-specific logs.

• Insights into the integration of Model Context Protocol (MCP) and how it complements ACP to provide AI models with necessary workspace context.

• Users should provide specific context such as the desired agent (e.g., Claude Code, Gemini), encountered error messages from logs, or desired custom keybinding configurations.

• Applicable for developers working on Linux, macOS, or Windows who require a lightweight, AI-integrated IDE experience.

• Constraints include version dependencies for specific agent adapters and the requirement for external binaries to be available in the system PATH.

• Inputs can range from simple queries about editor settings to complex architectural questions regarding protocol standards and cross-editor plugin development.