Zed AI v1.5.3

This week's release includes a new Mermaid renderer with faster and more accurate diagrams, clickable document links provided by language servers, and the ability to rename threads directly in the sidebar.

Features

AI

• Agent: Made the Skill Creator window resizable and its contents scrollable when the window is smaller than the form. (#57754)

• Agent: Improved read_file tool output rendering with a line-number gutter. (#56779)

• Agent: Improved scrolling smoothness when expanding read_file tool calls with large file outlines. (#57287)

• Agent: Improved visibility of pending tool call confirmations when they are scrolled out of view in the Agent Panel. (#57632)

• Agent: Added a notification indicator to collapsed project headers in the sidebar when a thread completes. (#57322)

• Agent: Added Fast Mode (priority service tier) support to OpenAI models used through the ChatGPT subscription provider. (#57436)

• Agent: Added Fast Mode (priority service tier) support to the OpenAI API provider. (#57412)

• Agent: Made file paths in backticks clickable in the Agent Panel; clicking opens the referenced file at the given line when present. (#57303)

• Agent: Added automatic refreshes for the list of Zed-hosted models, without requiring a restart. (#57528)

• Agent: Added the ability to reorder projects by moving them up and down through the sidebar ellipsis menu. (#57448)

• Agent: Added support for renaming agent threads directly from the sidebar. (#57656)

• OpenCode: Updated the model list, adding Gemini 3.5 Flash and Grok Build 0.1 and removing MiniMax M2.5 Free. (#57556; thanks Vlaaaaaaad)

• ACP: Added a logout flow for agents that support it. (#57492)

• ACP: Allowed external agents that support it to access all working directories in a project. (#57497)

Git

• Added a git_commit_buffer_font_size setting and made the in-panel and modal commit message editors zoomable. (#56077)

• Added icons for Bitbucket, Codeberg, Forgejo, Gitea, and GitLab remote providers. (#57500; thanks albertbogusz)

• Improved Git worktree creation by fetching the latest origin/main before creating a worktree. (#57704)

• Improved Git Graph commit tooltips. (#57032; thanks aaronang)

• Improved performance when opening the commit view for files with many diff hunks. (#57330)

Languages

• Added support for clickable document links provided by language servers. This is enabled by default and can be disabled with "lsp_document_links": false. (#56011)

• C++: Added recognition for HIP files. (#57333; thanks Young-TW)

• Rust: Improved toolchain compatibility by using the rust-analyzer from a worktree's Rust toolchain when specified. (#57696)

Vim / Helix

• Swapped q and Q in Helix mode so they record and replay macros per Helix defaults instead of leaking Vim bindings. (#57622; thanks crazydude123)

Remote Development

• Added support for local features in dev containers. (#55225; thanks KyleBarton)

Other

• Improved Mermaid diagram rendering speed and accuracy. (#57644)

• Added support for shift+click in Markdown preview to extend text selection. (#57586; thanks cppcoffee)

• Added a UI control for wrapping and unwrapping Markdown code block contents. (#57312)

• Made the Project Panel auto-reveal multi-buffer excerpts for the latest selection. (#57236)

• Added the zed: open status page action for opening the Zed status page. (#57316)

• Settings UI: Added the setting scope (user or project) to Settings Editor breadcrumbs. (#57437)

Bug Fixes

• Agent: Fixed commit message generation not respecting instructions from global AGENTS.md. (#57827)

• Agent: Fixed errors not appearing in the UI when an edit tool call failed. (#57722)

• Agent: Fixed read_file tool output not re-rendering in restored threads. (#56779)

• Agent: Fixed stutters that could occur when interacting with the agent. (#57712)