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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 AIv1.13.1-preJul 27, 2026

Added Claude Opus 5 support for Anthropic and Amazon Bedrock BYOK providers. ([#61606](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/61606))

  • Fixed an issue where hover documentation could have too many line breaks. ([#61714](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/61714))
  • Fixed project settings not re-enabling language servers ([#61559](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/61559))
  • Fixed duplicated assistant replies and colliding tool calls when using GPT-5.x models on Amazon Bedrock's Mantle endpoint ([#61536](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/61536))
  • +1 more change
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  • Added Claude Opus 5 support for Anthropic and Amazon Bedrock BYOK providers. (#61606)

  • Fixed an issue where hover documentation could have too many line breaks. (#61714)

  • Fixed project settings not re-enabling language servers (#61559)

  • Fixed duplicated assistant replies and colliding tool calls when using GPT-5.x models on Amazon Bedrock's Mantle endpoint (#61536)

  • Fixed project search returning results from inside nested repositories that are excluded by the containing repository's .git/info/exclude file. (#61506)

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Zed AIv1.13.0-preJul 23, 2026

This week's release includes improved branch picker filtering and grouping, run-status indicators for runnable gutter controls, editable image-viewer zoom levels, and GPT-5.6 Luna support for ChatGPT subscriptions.

  • 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))
  • +62 more changes
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This week's release includes improved branch picker filtering and grouping, run-status indicators for runnable gutter controls, editable image-viewer zoom levels, and GPT-5.6 Luna support for ChatGPT subscriptions.

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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Zed AIv1.12.0Jul 23, 2026

This week's release includes Staged and Unstaged grouping in the Git Panel and multi-select in the File Finder and Text Finder.

  • Improved branch filtering with all, local, and remote options in the branch picker. ([#60857](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/60857); thanks [chirivelli](https://github.com/chirivelli))
  • Settings UI: Improved support for window widths below 900 px. ([#60786](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/60786); thanks [feitreim](https://github.com/feitreim))
  • +60 more changes
Read the full release note

This week's release includes Staged and Unstaged grouping in the Git Panel and multi-select in the File Finder and Text Finder.

Shipped by the Zed Guild 🛡️

  • Improved branch filtering with all, local, and remote options in the branch picker. (#60857; thanks chirivelli)

  • Settings UI: Improved support for window widths below 900 px. (#60786; thanks feitreim)

  • Improved semantic token highlighting to distinguish function parameters from local variables. (#60949; thanks lingyaochu)

  • Fixed workspace diagnostics being cleared when closing a buffer. (#59875; thanks lingyaochu)

  • Git: Fixed the GPG signing passphrase prompt appearing on every commit when gpg-agent had the passphrase cached or the key was unprotected. (#61265; thanks RemcoSmitsDev)

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Zed AIv1.12.0-preJul 15, 2026

This week's release includes Staged and Unstaged grouping in the Git Panel and multi-select in the File Finder and Text Finder.

  • Improved branch filtering with all, local, and remote options in the branch picker. ([#60857](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/60857); thanks [chirivelli](https://github.com/chirivelli))
  • Settings UI: Improved support for window widths below 900 px. ([#60786](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/60786); thanks [feitreim](https://github.com/feitreim))
  • +61 more changes
Read the full release note

This week's release includes Staged and Unstaged grouping in the Git Panel and multi-select in the File Finder and Text Finder.

Shipped by the Zed Guild 🛡️

  • Improved branch filtering with all, local, and remote options in the branch picker. (#60857; thanks chirivelli)

  • Settings UI: Improved support for window widths below 900 px. (#60786; thanks feitreim)

  • Improved semantic token highlighting to distinguish function parameters from local variables. (#60949; thanks lingyaochu)

  • Fixed workspace diagnostics being cleared when closing a buffer. (#59875; thanks lingyaochu)

  • Fixed toolchain selection being ignored when Pyright or Basedpyright settings were configured without specifying a Python interpreter path. (#59990; thanks lingyaochu)

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Zed AIv1.11.3Jul 15, 2026

This week's release includes dedicated Staged Changes and Unstaged Changes multibuffers where you can review, stage, unstage, or restore individual hunks;

  • Git Graph improvements including configurable columns and full commit messages rendered as Markdown; and a preview pane in the project symbols picker.
  • Agent: Added support for searching (`cmd-f` on macOS, `ctrl-f` on Linux/Windows) inside of terminal threads. ([#60292](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/60292))
  • +60 more changes
Read the full release note

This week's release includes dedicated Staged Changes and Unstaged Changes multibuffers where you can review, stage, unstage, or restore individual hunks; Git Graph improvements including configurable columns and full commit messages rendered as Markdown; and a preview pane in the project symbols picker.

Features

AI

  • Agent: Added support for searching (cmd-f on macOS, ctrl-f on Linux/Windows) inside of terminal threads. (#60292)

  • Added "Agent Panel" and "Git Panel" items to the "View" menu. (#60356)

  • Improved the agent panel's turn-end actions: thread feedback is now also available via "Positive Feedback" and "Negative Feedback" slash commands (typed as /helpful and /not-helpful) in the message editor, a new copy button copies the last agent response, and "Open Thread as Markdown" moved into the agent panel menu. (#59974)

  • Agent: Improved onboarding experience when installing ACP agents. (#60452)

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Zed AIv1.11.0-preJul 8, 2026

This week's release includes dedicated Staged Changes and Unstaged Changes multibuffers where you can review, stage, unstage, or restore individual hunks;

  • Git Graph improvements including configurable columns and full commit messages rendered as Markdown; and a preview pane in the project symbols picker.
  • Agent: Added support for searching (`cmd-f` on macOS, `ctrl-f` on Linux/Windows) inside of terminal threads. ([#60292](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/60292))
  • +59 more changes
Read the full release note

This week's release includes dedicated Staged Changes and Unstaged Changes multibuffers where you can review, stage, unstage, or restore individual hunks; Git Graph improvements including configurable columns and full commit messages rendered as Markdown; and a preview pane in the project symbols picker.

Features

AI

  • Agent: Added support for searching (cmd-f on macOS, ctrl-f on Linux/Windows) inside of terminal threads. (#60292)

  • Added "Agent Panel" and "Git Panel" items to the "View" menu. (#60356)

  • Improved the agent panel's turn-end actions: thread feedback is now also available via "Positive Feedback" and "Negative Feedback" slash commands (typed as /helpful and /not-helpful) in the message editor, a new copy button copies the last agent response, and "Open Thread as Markdown" moved into the agent panel menu. (#59974)

  • Agent: Improved onboarding experience when installing ACP agents. (#60452)

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Zed AIv1.10.0Jul 8, 2026

This week's release includes llama.cpp as a new language model provider, a new `git.inline_blame.location` setting to control where current-line blame is shown (inline or status bar), and disabling format-on-save by default, alongside the move of LLM providers, external agents, and MCP servers into the settings editor, plus a bunch of bug fixes.

  • +65 more changes
Read the full release note

This week's release includes llama.cpp as a new language model provider, a new git.inline_blame.location setting to control where current-line blame is shown (inline or status bar), and disabling format-on-save by default, alongside the move of LLM providers, external agents, and MCP servers into the settings editor, plus a bunch of bug fixes.

Features

AI

  • Agent: Added setting to exclude project rules files from commit message generation prompts (agent.commit_message_include_project_rules). (#56867; thanks ilavisharma)

  • Added llama.cpp as a language model provider. (#59964; thanks hanouticelina)

  • Agent: Changed the default behavior of queued messages for the Zed agent so that they get send at the end of the generation. The ability to steer them (i.e., send the message at the end of a turn boundary) is still possible to be toggled. (#59310)

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Zed AIv1.10.0-preJul 1, 2026

This week's release includes llama.cpp as a new language model provider, a new `git.inline_blame.location` setting to control where current-line blame is shown (inline or status bar), and disabling format-on-save by default, alongside the move of LLM providers, external agents, and MCP servers into the settings editor, plus a bunch of bug fixes.

  • +65 more changes
Read the full release note

This week's release includes llama.cpp as a new language model provider, a new git.inline_blame.location setting to control where current-line blame is shown (inline or status bar), and disabling format-on-save by default, alongside the move of LLM providers, external agents, and MCP servers into the settings editor, plus a bunch of bug fixes.

Features

AI

  • Agent: Added setting to exclude project rules files from commit message generation prompts (agent.commit_message_include_project_rules). (#56867; thanks ilavisharma)

  • Added llama.cpp as a language model provider. (#59964; thanks hanouticelina)

  • Agent: Changed the default behavior of queued messages for the Zed agent so that they get send at the end of the generation. The ability to steer them (i.e., send the message at the end of a turn boundary) is still possible to be toggled. (#59310)

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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

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https://zed.dev/blog