Zed AI

This week's release includes Pyrefly as an optional built-in Python language server, the ability to expand and inspect nested variable values directly in debugger hovers, and DWARF debugging for WebAssembly sources in the JavaScript debugger.

Features

AI

• Improved fuzzy searching in agent model and configuration option pickers for Zed Agent and third-party ACP agents, while keeping search preparation off the UI thread. (#64147; thanks JacobNWolf)

• Improved OpenCode compatibility when replaying DeepSeek reasoning and disabling thinking for Google models. (#65922)

• Improved thinking controls to explain when thinking cannot be disabled at the selected effort level. (#62480)

Debugger

• Added DWARF debugging to the JavaScript debugger to support debugging WebAssembly sources. (#65371; thanks SGumbles)

This week's release includes smaller Zed binaries across macOS, Windows, and Linux, the ability to apply inlay hint text edits by double-clicking, context compaction and session notices for external agents, and new GPT-6 Astra, Claude Fable 5.1, and Claude Opus 5.5 models on Amazon Bedrock.

Features

AI

• Added GPT-6 Astra, Claude Fable 5.1, and Claude Opus 5.5 to the Amazon Bedrock provider. (#64201, #64685; thanks IbrahimKhan12 and alexandergunnarson)

• Enabled session notices and context compaction for external agents using ACP. (#65414)

Git

• Improved the branch picker to make clear that deleting a remote-tracking branch only removes the local ref, and removed the force delete option for remote-tracking branches, since it had no effect. (#61793; thanks lld4n)

Languages

This week's release includes automatic unfolding of folded code when jumping to a location, applying inlay hint edits with a double-click, context compaction for external agents, and new Gemini 4 Argon and Amazon Bedrock models.

Features

AI

• Added the Gemini 4 Argon model (gemini-4-argon) to the Google AI provider. (#65565; thanks LorenzoBiassio)

• Added GPT-6 Astra, Claude Fable 5.1, and Claude Opus 5.5 to the Amazon Bedrock provider. (#64201, #64685; thanks IbrahimKhan12 and alexandergunnarson)

• Enabled session notices and context compaction for external agents using ACP. (#65414)

Git

• Improved the branch picker to make clear that deleting a remote-tracking branch only removes the local ref, and removed the force delete option for remote-tracking branches, since it had no effect. (#61793;

This week's release includes Git tag creation, the ability to drag Terminal tabs into the Agent Panel, and pre-filling of the File Finder's search query with text selected in the editor or terminal.

Features

AI

• Improved Agent Panel terminal support by allowing Terminal tabs to be dragged into it. (#60582; thanks cppcoffee)

• Improved custom Amazon Bedrock model support with configurable tool use, images, and thinking. (#64953; thanks mpyuglgwkxcmodyrpo)

• Improved memory and CPU usage while the agent responds in long threads. (#65244)

Git

• Added a git: create tag at head command and a Create Tag… context menu action in Git history and Git Graph to create local tags on commits. Tags are not pushed automatically. (#61973, #65194; thanks cppcoffee)

• Fixed an issue where no fonts would show for the markdown preview configurations in the settings UI. (#65446)

• Fixed crashes on tab-indented code blocks (#65406)

• Fixed edit predictions retaining single worktree files (#65399)

• Fixed the remote projects picker sometimes reserving more space than needed. (#65392)

• Used latest v24 LTS nodejs version (#65377)

• Fixed an issue where the background color of the Threads Sidebar was transparent in some themes (#65348)

• Added telemetry for usage of checkpointing feature in the agent panel. This telemetry is opt-in and has no effect with telemetry disabled. (#65330)

• Fixed an issue where no fonts would show for the markdown preview configurations in the settings UI. (#65447)

• Fixed edit predictions retaining single worktree files (#65400)

• Fixed the remote projects picker sometimes reserving more space than needed. (#65391)

• Used latest v24 LTS nodejs version (#65378)

• Fixed an issue where the background color of the Threads Sidebar was transparent in some themes (#65349)

• Added telemetry for usage of checkpointing feature in the agent panel. This telemetry is opt-in and has no effect with telemetry disabled. (#65331)

This week's release includes Git tag creation, the ability to drag Terminal tabs into the Agent Panel, and pre-filling of the File Finder's search query with text selected in the editor or terminal.

Features

AI

• Improved Agent Panel terminal support by allowing Terminal tabs to be dragged into it. (#60582; thanks cppcoffee)

• Improved custom Amazon Bedrock model support with configurable tool use, images, and thinking. (#64953; thanks mpyuglgwkxcmodyrpo)

• Improved memory and CPU usage while the agent responds in long threads. (#65244)

Git

• Added a git: create tag at head command and a Create Tag… context menu action in Git history and Git Graph to create local tags on commits. Tags are not pushed automatically. (#61973, #65194; thanks cppcoffee)

This week's release includes the ability to preview JSONL and NDJSON files as tables.

Features

AI

• Added the agent.max_idle_retained_threads setting to control how many idle agent threads remain loaded. (#64547; thanks hazicy)

• Improved Google AI error messages and added automatic retries when a model was overloaded. (#64865)

• Improved plan updates from ACP agents, including panel refreshes after status changes. (#64884)

• Improved the Agent Panel error shown when a Zed sign-in expired. (#64754)

• Improved visibility of keyboard-selected agent conversations in the Threads Sidebar. (#63922; thanks jaklyk2103)

Git

• Added a folder-specific context menu in the Git Panel's tree view. (#59853; thanks Sondeyy)

Languages

This week's release includes BYOK support for GPT-6.1 Sol and the ability to preview JSONL and NDJSON files as tables.

Features

AI

• Added BYOK support for GPT-6.1 Sol with an OpenAI API key. (#64968; thanks ktKongTong)

• Added the agent.max_idle_retained_threads setting to control how many idle agent threads remain loaded. (#64547; thanks hazicy)

• Improved Google AI error messages and added automatic retries when a model was overloaded. (#64865)

• Improved OpenCode model resolution performance and hid deprecated models. (#64666)

• Improved plan updates from ACP agents, including panel refreshes after status changes. (#64884)

• Improved the Agent Panel error shown when a Zed sign-in expired. (#64754)

This week's release includes BYOK support for GPT-6.1 Sol, on-the-fly model selection for new subagents, automatic subagent compaction, a unified/split toggle for diffs opened from the command line, and dynamically fetched OpenCode models.

Features

AI

• Added an optional model parameter to spawn_agent to choose a model for that spawn instead of using the configured subagent model or inheriting the parent model, with the active model shown in its card. (#64498; thanks itsfuad)

• Added BYOK support for GPT-6.1 Sol with an OpenAI API key. (#64968; thanks ktKongTong)

• Added Grok 4.7 to the SuperGrok and xAI providers and made it their recommended default. (#64567; thanks raphaelluethy)

• Added the agent.threads_sidebar.auto_open setting to control whether opening a folder in an existing window also opens the Threads Sidebar. (#64259,