AI

Zed integrates AI throughout the editor: agentic coding, inline transformations, edit prediction, and direct model conversations.

Setting Up AI

Configuration: Connect to Anthropic, OpenAI, Ollama, Google AI, or other LLM providers.
External Agents: Run Claude Code, Codex, Aider, or other external agents inside Zed.
Subscription: Zed's hosted models and billing.
Privacy and Security: How Zed handles data when using AI features.

Agent Panel: Chat with AI agents that can read, write, and run code in your project.
Rules: Define specific instructions for AI behavior.
Tools: The built-in capabilities agents use: file operations, terminal commands, web search.
Tool Permissions: Configure granular permission rules for agent tool actions.
Model Context Protocol: Extend agents with custom tools via MCP servers.
Inline Assistant: Transform selected code or terminal output with ctrl-enter.

Edit Prediction: AI-powered autocomplete that predicts multi-line edits as you type.