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We just shipped Terminal Threads in Zed v1.3.5!

You can now run claude, amp, pi, or any terminal-based workflow as a managed thread in the Threads Sidebar, right alongside your other agent threads. Just open a new Terminal Thread from the Agent Panel and your terminal session will appear in the sidebar.

Use Terminal Threads for cli agents, long compiles, eval runs, or anything you want to keep visible and organized in your workspace. You can mix and match as many terminal threads as you like, and keep everything in one place.

This is especially useful for Claude Code users. With upcoming changes to their pricing, Terminal Threads will be the only way to use Claude Code in Zed with your existing subscription.

Give it a try: Download Zed v1.3.5

Anthropic is rolling out billing changes on June 15, and we put together a writeup of what it means for Zed users.

The short version: agent and SDK usage will now draw from a separate credit pool billed at API rates, which is a notable cost increase for heavy users. The good news is that your Claude subscription still works at its usual limits when you run the official `claude` CLI in a terminal. To help soften the impact, next week we're shipping Terminal Threads to Stable, which brings terminal agents into the new Sidebar alongside your native agent threads.

Zed stays open either way. You can bring your own API keys, use Copilot, run local models, or connect any ACP-compatible agent.