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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 plugins5 changes · 11 releases touched it · latest Sep 16, 2026 · v1.20.1 ↗
permission rules2 changes · 10 releases touched it · latest Jun 17, 2026 · v1.7.2 ↗
background and headless runs2 changes · 5 releases touched it · latest Jul 15, 2026 · v1.11.3 ↗
hooks2 changes · 4 releases touched it · latest Jul 29, 2026 · v1.13.1 ↗

Release signals

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))
  • +1 more change
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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))
  • +1 more change
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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))
  • +66 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 AIv1.16.1Aug 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
Read the full release note

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))
  • +1 more change
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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.
  • +3 more changes
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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
Read the full release note

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 AIv1.15.0Aug 12, 2026

This week's release includes a new `git.diff_base` setting for choosing whether editor gutters, file-status colors, and `git: diff` show uncommitted changes against `HEAD` or all current-branch changes against the default branch's merge base, plus support for dragging files from the Project Panel to external apps on macOS and Linux Wayland; web developers also get linked editing for custom elements in JSX and TSX and Emmet completions in return and arrow-function bodies.

  • +59 more changes
Read the full release note

This week's release includes a new git.diff_base setting for choosing whether editor gutters, file-status colors, and git: diff show uncommitted changes against HEAD or all current-branch changes against the default branch's merge base, plus support for dragging files from the Project Panel to external apps on macOS and Linux Wayland; web developers also get linked editing for custom elements in JSX and TSX and Emmet completions in return and arrow-function bodies.

Shipped by the Zed Guild 🛡️

  • Added support for dragging files from the Project Panel to external macOS apps. (#58161; thanks notJoon)

  • Added the multiple_selections key context for assigning different keybindings when multiple selections are active. (#60018; thanks AidanV)

  • Agent: Fixed the first line of terminal output sometimes being hidden in the Agent Panel. (#61939; thanks timvermeulen)

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Zed AIv1.15.0-preAug 5, 2026

This week's release includes a new `git.diff_base` setting for choosing whether editor gutters, file-status colors, and `git: diff` show uncommitted changes against `HEAD` or all current-branch changes against the default branch's merge base, plus support for dragging files from the Project Panel to external apps on macOS and Linux Wayland; web developers also get linked editing for custom elements in JSX and TSX and Emmet completions in return and arrow-function bodies.

  • +58 more changes
Read the full release note

This week's release includes a new git.diff_base setting for choosing whether editor gutters, file-status colors, and git: diff show uncommitted changes against HEAD or all current-branch changes against the default branch's merge base, plus support for dragging files from the Project Panel to external apps on macOS and Linux Wayland; web developers also get linked editing for custom elements in JSX and TSX and Emmet completions in return and arrow-function bodies.

Shipped by the Zed Guild 🛡️

  • Added support for dragging files from the Project Panel to external macOS apps. (#58161; thanks notJoon)

  • Added the multiple_selections key context for assigning different keybindings when multiple selections are active. (#60018; thanks AidanV)

  • Agent: Fixed the first line of terminal output sometimes being hidden in the Agent Panel. (#61939; thanks timvermeulen)

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Zed AIv1.14.2Aug 5, 2026

This week's release includes sandboxing for the Agent's terminal commands and web fetches ([check the blog post](https://zed.dev/blog/sandboxing)), support for undoing and redoing file operations in the Project Panel ([documentation](https://zed.dev/docs/project-panel#undo-and-redo)), a Skip Hooks option for commits, and configurable Agent Panel fonts.

  • Terminal: Fixed processes being left alive when the terminal was closed. ([#61467](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/61467); thanks [feitreim](https://github.com/feitreim))
  • +79 more changes
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This week's release includes sandboxing for the Agent's terminal commands and web fetches (check the blog post), support for undoing and redoing file operations in the Project Panel (documentation), a Skip Hooks option for commits, and configurable Agent Panel fonts.

Shipped by the Zed Guild 🛡️

  • Terminal: Fixed processes being left alive when the terminal was closed. (#61467; thanks feitreim)

  • Fixed a hang when the Zed Agent ran a git command with a pager configured. (#61999; thanks timvermeulen)

  • Fixed editor: find all references preview tabs becoming permanent tabs when any of their buffers had previously been edited. (#61021; thanks aviatesk)

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Zed AIv1.13.2Aug 2, 2026

Fixed Option+Left stopping to the left of punctuation between words Video URL: https://files.catbox.moe/8d5g2t.mp4 ([#62065](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/62065))

  • Fixed a panic when selections are added by tab-expanded column ([#62063](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/62063))
  • Fixed Gruvbox parameter colors ([#61987](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/61987))
  • Improved CLI documentation by adding the missing `--existing` option. ([#61981](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/61981))
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Zed AIv1.14.2-preAug 2, 2026

Fixed Option+Left stopping to the left of punctuation between words Video URL: https://files.catbox.moe/8d5g2t.mp4 ([#62064](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/62064))

  • Fixed a panic when selections are added by tab-expanded column ([#62062](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/62062))
  • Fixed hang when the Zed Agent runs a `git` command with a pager configured. ([#61999](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/61999))
  • Fixed Gruvbox parameter colors ([#61986](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/61986))
  • +1 more change
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Zed AIv1.14.1-preJul 29, 2026

This week's release includes sandboxing for the Agent's terminal commands and web fetches ([documentation](https://zed.dev/docs/preview/ai/sandboxing)), support for undoing and redoing file operations in the Project Panel ([documentation](https://zed.dev/docs/preview/project-panel#undo-and-redo)), a Skip Hooks option for commits, and configurable Agent Panel fonts.

  • Terminal: Fixed processes being left alive when the terminal was closed. ([#61467](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/61467); thanks [feitreim](https://github.com/feitreim))
  • +57 more changes
Read the full release note

This week's release includes sandboxing for the Agent's terminal commands and web fetches (documentation), support for undoing and redoing file operations in the Project Panel (documentation), a Skip Hooks option for commits, and configurable Agent Panel fonts.

Shipped by the Zed Guild 🛡️

  • Terminal: Fixed processes being left alive when the terminal was closed. (#61467; thanks feitreim)

  • Fixed editor: find all references preview tabs becoming permanent tabs when any of their buffers had previously been edited. (#61021; thanks aviatesk)

  • Fixed a bug where selection mentions added with "Add to Agent Thread" did not open their referenced files. (#61621; thanks amtoaer)

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Zed AIv1.13.1Jul 29, 2026

This week's release includes improved branch picker filtering and grouping, run-status indicators for runnable gutter controls, and editable image-viewer zoom levels.

  • Improved branch picker filtering, grouping, branch creation suggestions, and remote-provider icons. ([#61215](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/61215); thanks [chirivelli](https://github.com/chirivelli))
  • +61 more changes
Read the full release note

This week's release includes improved branch picker filtering and grouping, run-status indicators for runnable gutter controls, and editable image-viewer zoom levels.

Shipped by the Zed Guild 🛡️

  • Improved branch picker filtering, grouping, branch creation suggestions, and remote-provider icons. (#61215; thanks chirivelli)

  • Improved LSP Logs by showing request durations alongside RPC responses, making slow language server behavior easier to diagnose. (#61018; thanks aviatesk)

  • Improved solo diffs to show the full file by default while retaining Git change indicators in the scrollbar. (#60989; thanks chirivelli)

  • Deprecated Fast Mode for Opus 4.6 and Opus 4.7. (#61341; thanks tidely)

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Polled sources

[github-releases] GitHub Releases

GitHub Releases · last read Oct 24, 2026

https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases

[zed-blog] Zed blog

Product page · not polled

https://zed.dev/blog