Zed AI

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High-performance editor with integrated AI agent features.

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Config files Zed AI has changed

Config you own — hooks, permission rules, MCP servers, settings — that releases below state a change to. Counted from the release notes we track, newest change first. How a harness is layered.

skills and plugins3 changes · 9 releases touched it · latest Jun 17, 2026 · v1.7.2 ↗

permission rules2 changes · 10 releases touched it · latest Jun 17, 2026 · v1.7.2 ↗

hooks2 changes · 4 releases touched it · latest Jul 29, 2026 · v1.13.1 ↗

background and headless runs2 changes · latest Jul 15, 2026 · v1.11.3 ↗

Release signals

Zed AIv1.18.1Sep 4, 2026

Fixed AltGr / diacritic input being swallowed by the integrated terminal on Windows. ([#63763](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/63763))

Fixed goToDefinition opening out-of-worktree entries ([#63757](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/63757))
Fixed dev container environment variables being logged in full ([#63735](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/63735))
Fixed OpenCode Go requests that could fail when Zed omitted the session header. ([#63715](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/63715))

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Zed AIv1.19.1-preSep 4, 2026

Fixed AltGr / diacritic input being swallowed by the integrated terminal on Windows. ([#63762](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/63762))

Fixed goToDefinition opening out-of-worktree entries ([#63756](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/63756))
Fixed dev container environment variables being logged in full ([#63734](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/63734))
Fixed OpenCode Go requests that could fail when Zed omitted the session header. ([#63714](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/63714))
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Fixed AltGr / diacritic input being swallowed by the integrated terminal on Windows. (#63762)
Fixed goToDefinition opening out-of-worktree entries (#63756)
Fixed dev container environment variables being logged in full (#63734)
Fixed OpenCode Go requests that could fail when Zed omitted the session header. (#63714)
Fixed containers becoming scrollable by a sub-pixel amount, with a phantom full-height scrollbar thumb, at fractional UI font sizes. (#63659)

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Zed AIv1.18.0Sep 2, 2026

This week's release includes refreshed Markdown preview styling, inline debugger values for C and C++, and File Finder history that persists across workspace sessions.

Fixed the inline assistant doing nothing when the model emitted reasoning before its tool call. ([#61220](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/61220); thanks [aviatesk](https://github.com/aviatesk))
Fixed some Pyright and BasedPyright settings not being applied properly. ([#62673](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/62673); thanks [lingyaochu](https://github.com/lingyaochu))
+62 more changes

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This week's release includes refreshed Markdown preview styling, inline debugger values for C and C++, and File Finder history that persists across workspace sessions.

Shipped by the Zed Guild 🛡️

Fixed the inline assistant doing nothing when the model emitted reasoning before its tool call. (#61220; thanks aviatesk)
Fixed some Pyright and BasedPyright settings not being applied properly. (#62673; thanks lingyaochu)
Fixed bookmarks not disappearing from the gutter immediately after clearing all bookmarks. (#62847; thanks austincummings)
Fixed the LSP status tooltip to display the target script path for runtime-managed language servers. (#62919; thanks lingyaochu)

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Zed AIv1.19.0-preSep 2, 2026

This week's release includes call hierarchy support, multi-select in the Git Panel, automatic language detection for untitled buffers, and project search on type by default.

Added automatic language detection for untitled buffers. ([#61412](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/61412); thanks [amtoaer](https://github.com/amtoaer))
Added support for rendering LSP 3.18 Markdown diagnostic messages from language servers. ([#61030](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/61030); thanks [aviatesk](https://github.com/aviatesk))
+58 more changes

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This week's release includes call hierarchy support, multi-select in the Git Panel, automatic language detection for untitled buffers, and project search on type by default.

Shipped by the Zed Guild 🛡️

Added automatic language detection for untitled buffers. (#61412; thanks amtoaer)
Added support for rendering LSP 3.18 Markdown diagnostic messages from language servers. (#61030; thanks aviatesk)
Fixed searching for full SHA-256 commit hashes in the Git Graph. (#63371; thanks albertbogusz)

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Features

Added support for effort-based reasoning when using OpenRouter models. (#61308; thanks codello)
Added support for renaming Terminal Threads from the Threads Sidebar. (#63494)

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Zed AIv1.18.0-preAug 26, 2026

This week's release includes refreshed Markdown preview styling, inline debugger values for C and C++, and File Finder history that persists across workspace sessions.

Fixed the inline assistant doing nothing when the model emitted reasoning before its tool call. ([#61220](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/61220); thanks [aviatesk](https://github.com/aviatesk))
Fixed some Pyright and BasedPyright settings not being applied properly. ([#62673](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/62673); thanks [lingyaochu](https://github.com/lingyaochu))
+62 more changes

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This week's release includes refreshed Markdown preview styling, inline debugger values for C and C++, and File Finder history that persists across workspace sessions.

Shipped by the Zed Guild 🛡️

Fixed the inline assistant doing nothing when the model emitted reasoning before its tool call. (#61220; thanks aviatesk)
Fixed some Pyright and BasedPyright settings not being applied properly. (#62673; thanks lingyaochu)
Fixed bookmarks not disappearing from the gutter immediately after clearing all bookmarks. (#62847; thanks austincummings)
Fixed the LSP status tooltip to display the target script path for runtime-managed language servers. (#62919; thanks lingyaochu)

Learn about the Zed Guild.

Features

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Zed AIv1.17.2Aug 26, 2026

This week's release includes tabular data previews for CSV, TSV, PSV, and SSV files with sortable and resizable columns, value-based row filtering, and right-click copying; new Git blame and stashing actions; and lower memory use when opening large files.

Added support for low reasoning effort for DeepSeek V4 Flash and V4 Pro. ([#62577](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/62577); thanks [lingyaochu](https://github.com/lingyaochu))
+57 more changes

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This week's release includes tabular data previews for CSV, TSV, PSV, and SSV files with sortable and resizable columns, value-based row filtering, and right-click copying; new Git blame and stashing actions; and lower memory use when opening large files.

Shipped by the Zed Guild 🛡️

Added support for low reasoning effort for DeepSeek V4 Flash and V4 Pro. (#62577; thanks lingyaochu)
Improved JetBrains keymap behavior with CamelHump-style subword navigation for alt-left, alt-right, shift-alt-left, and shift-alt-right in editors. (#51540; thanks loadingalias)
Improved Markdown table column sizing based on content. (#61773; thanks timvermeulen)
Improved filtering for language server completions. (#62433; thanks lingyaochu)

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Zed AIv1.16.3Aug 26, 2026

Fixed a crash in the Git panel when collapsed sections were used in tree view. ([#63167](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/63167))

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Zed AIv1.17.2-preAug 25, 2026

Fixed a crash in the Git panel when collapsed sections were used in tree view. ([#63168](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/63168))

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Zed AIv1.16.2Aug 24, 2026

Fixed a potential filesystem sandbox escape when running extensions. ([#63147](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/63147))

Fixed GitHub Copilot Chat authentication and API routing for GitHub Enterprise Cloud ([#63142](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/63142))
Fixed project-level language server settings being ignored by extensions built with extension API versions before and including v0.1.0. ([#63083](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/63083))
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Fixed a potential filesystem sandbox escape when running extensions. (#63147)
Fixed GitHub Copilot Chat authentication and API routing for GitHub Enterprise Cloud (#63142)
Fixed project-level language server settings being ignored by extensions built with extension API versions before and including v0.1.0. (#63083)
Fixed an issue where Flatpak CLI launches would open unrelated/nonexistent files due to a bug in argument construction (#62959)

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Zed AIv1.17.1-preAug 24, 2026

Fixed a potential filesystem sandbox escape when running extensions. ([#63144](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/63144))

Fixed GitHub Copilot Chat authentication and API routing for GitHub Enterprise Cloud ([#63141](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/63141))
Fixed project-level language server settings being ignored by extensions built with extension API versions before and including v0.1.0. ([#63082](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/63082))
Disable ask_user tool by default ([#63038](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/63038))
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Fixed a potential filesystem sandbox escape when running extensions. (#63144)
Fixed GitHub Copilot Chat authentication and API routing for GitHub Enterprise Cloud (#63141)
Fixed project-level language server settings being ignored by extensions built with extension API versions before and including v0.1.0. (#63082)
Disable ask_user tool by default (#63038)
Fixed an issue where Flatpak CLI launches would open unrelated/nonexistent files due to a bug in argument construction (#62958)

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Zed AIv1.17.0-preAug 19, 2026

This week's release includes tabular data previews for CSV, TSV, PSV, and SSV files with sortable and resizable columns, value-based row filtering, and right-click copying; new Git blame and stashing actions; and lower memory use when opening large files.

Added support for low reasoning effort for DeepSeek V4 Flash and V4 Pro. ([#62577](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/62577); thanks [lingyaochu](https://github.com/lingyaochu))
+57 more changes

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Shipped by the Zed Guild 🛡️

Added support for low reasoning effort for DeepSeek V4 Flash and V4 Pro. (#62577; thanks lingyaochu)
Improved JetBrains keymap behavior with CamelHump-style subword navigation for alt-left, alt-right, shift-alt-left, and shift-alt-right in editors. (#51540; thanks loadingalias)
Improved Markdown table column sizing based on content. (#61773; thanks timvermeulen)
Improved filtering for language server completions. (#62433; thanks lingyaochu)

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Zed AIv1.16.1Aug 19, 2026

This week's release includes Gemini 3.6 Flash support, collapsible grouped changes and optional stash messages in the Git Panel, zooming and horizontal scrolling for Mermaid diagrams, and a new setting for controlling whether the Terminal Panel opens automatically in new workspaces.

Improved Git Panel organization by making grouped change sections collapsible. ([#62441](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/62441); thanks [chirivelli](https://github.com/chirivelli))
+43 more changes

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This week's release includes Gemini 3.6 Flash support, collapsible grouped changes and optional stash messages in the Git Panel, zooming and horizontal scrolling for Mermaid diagrams, and a new setting for controlling whether the Terminal Panel opens automatically in new workspaces.

Shipped by the Zed Guild 🛡️

Improved Git Panel organization by making grouped change sections collapsible. (#62441; thanks chirivelli)
Linux: Improved memory usage. (#62192; thanks tidely)
Fixed a bug where update checks for extension-provided language servers could get stuck on flaky internet connections. (#62175; thanks vitallium)
Fixed directional focus navigation into the Git Panel's History tab. (#62215; thanks feeiyu)

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Zed AIv1.15.1Aug 18, 2026

Fixed an issue where the Cursor ACP agent would fail to start ([#62825](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/62825))

Git: Fixed the GPG passphrase modal appearing on every commit for users whose configured pinentry (e.g. pinentry-mac with the macOS Keychain) can supply the passphrase without Zed's help.
Zed now only prompts when gpg cannot obtain the passphrase on its own. ([#62783](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/62783))
Fixed array merging for extensions case ([#62722](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/62722))
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Zed AIv1.16.1-preAug 18, 2026

Fixed an issue where the Cursor ACP agent would fail to start ([#62826](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/62826))

Added git_gutter_width setting to the Settings UI with default (font-size-scaled) and custom (fixed pixel width) options ([#62813](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/62813))
Git: Fixed the GPG passphrase modal appearing on every commit for users whose configured pinentry (e.g. pinentry-mac with the macOS Keychain) can supply the passphrase without Zed's help.
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Fixed an issue where the Cursor ACP agent would fail to start (#62826)
Added git_gutter_width setting to the Settings UI with default (font-size-scaled) and custom (fixed pixel width) options (#62813)
Git: Fixed the GPG passphrase modal appearing on every commit for users whose configured pinentry (e.g. pinentry-mac with the macOS Keychain) can supply the passphrase without Zed's help. Zed now only prompts when gpg cannot obtain the passphrase on its own. (#62782)
Fixed array merging for extensions case (#62723)
Fixed project search not working in some non-Unicode files (#62590)

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Zed AIv1.16.0-preAug 12, 2026

This week's release includes Gemini 3.6 Flash support, collapsible grouped changes and optional stash messages in the Git Panel, zooming and horizontal scrolling for Mermaid diagrams, and a new setting for controlling whether the Terminal Panel opens automatically in new workspaces.

Improved Git Panel organization by making grouped change sections collapsible. ([#62441](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/62441); thanks [chirivelli](https://github.com/chirivelli))
+42 more changes

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Shipped by the Zed Guild 🛡️

Improved Git Panel organization by making grouped change sections collapsible. (#62441; thanks chirivelli)
Linux: Improved memory usage. (#62192; thanks tidely)
Fixed a bug where update checks for extension-provided language servers could get stuck on flaky internet connections. (#62175; thanks vitallium)
Fixed directional focus navigation into the Git Panel's History tab. (#62215; thanks feeiyu)

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[zed-blog] Zed blog

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