r/ZedEditor

Hey guys, I have been using zed with claude code since last year and I am really used to this workflow.

But now that Anthropic changed their policy and I will not be able to basically used claude code full sub with zed, I am seriously considering to change to codex as I was already considering moving to codex to test it.

Do you mind to share your experience? Can I use codex with zed until the limits the way it used to be with anthropic?

Thanks beforehand

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

As the title says, I wanted to ask if it is possible to change the font size in the git commit panel?

ere is a screenshot on how it looks like with my font size settings and I think it is looking not that good, I think it shouldn't be paired with the buffer font size.

Problem is when people have even bigger font sizes than me.

https://preview.redd.it/lj6b3d2m8c2h1.png?width=1595&format=png&auto=webp&s=dea6b6544e6e18cf584628b4ef35f0b0d020f336

Hello kind peaple , I’ve got a couple of questions.

Does anyone know if it’s possible to debug multiple projects at the same time in Zed? In VS Code I’m used to hitting F5 once and having all my services spin up together (3 backend services + 2 frontend apps). With Zed it feels like I have to launch each one separately, which is… not ideal. If there’s a workaround, I’d love to hear it.

For those using Zed with AI: which ACP agent or orchestrator are you running? The built‑in Zed agent feels a bit limited (i always get bad results), and the others don’t seem to play nicely with multi‑root setups.

Any tips appreciated.

Loving Zed so far, for me was the terminal the main reason for switching from VS Code.

I really dislike the built-in editor of code, and was always using a separate iterm2 terminal side by side. Having a tab with multiple panes for each project.

With Zed, everything is in the same app, switching from code to a full-screen set of terminal windows is great.

Now is the terminal in Zed a bit more basic when it comes to panes but today I found out that with Cmd+D I can vertically split it.

This triggered me trying to find out other shortcuts, like toggling between panes (like Cmd+[ or Cmd+] in iterm), or vertically split windows. But no luck so far.

Is it still possible? What tricks am I missing?

Zed places the Agent Sidebar on the left by default, while the Project Panel is on the right. It feels like a deliberate design choice to make the AI workflow more central.

Curious what others think: is this a good direction, or does it make the editor feel too AI-focused?

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So, as you probably know, Anthropic banned using 3rd party clients with the subscription plans starting April 4th 2026 (source - this one explicitly mentions OpenClaw, but it's true for everything else). Only the 'api usage', so pay-as-you-go, will work.

Until now, I have this Pay As You Go setup, where I simply pre-paid some bucks and get some tokens and it works flawlessly. But starting tomorrow, I will get the license for the Enterprise plan from my company and I want to switch completely to it, obviously.

But what I'm not happy about, is using Claude CLI. Honestly, I don't see any reason for using AI agent with code (I'm not a developer, I'm a devops, but I still work on terraform code or some kubernetes yamls) other way than inside an IDE. I'm making changes to FILES, I want to quickly see my FILES with clean indicator what have changed. Claude CLI, surely, shows me git diff output, but it's stupid and inconvenient, to have it running in the terminal and keep my editor open on the side to monitor the changes.
Actually even if I decided to use a CLI tool as my agent, I would go with OpenCode anyway ;-)

So: what are my options of using Zed with the monthly plan? I know I can click this 'New Claude agent' instead of 'New Zed agent' in the panel and it gives me some hope, but I wanted to ask here before I try to use it, because I'm afraid it starts billing my company "as-I-go" and they won't be happy. The questions are:

1. Is it running the 'real' Claude CLI under the hood (I don't have it installed in my system, but maybe Zed is installing the package?) which will work exactly as I would start claude from my terminal?
2. Will it use my monthly Enterprise subscription all right?
3. If so, is it possible to have Claude Agent being the default one?

Thanks in advance!

Out of near necessity and only having a 16GB laptop. having 2+ VSCode windows + any Agent Cli + my browser tabs open just runs too slow. I regret not getting a laptop with more ram but that's not possible right now.

Considering Zed since yesterday with the promise of performance (mainly ram usage). Feature wise is it mostly there? I mainly do a combination of Web, C#, Python and maintain a lot of different frameworks back and forth.

Just tried to sign up for Zed using my main GitHub account, but I was blocked immediately with an error.
After contacting support, they confirmed my account was accidentally caught by their temporary "heuristic blocks". They've implemented these broad blocks to "combat a rather aggressive abuse ring" trying to get free LLM credits.

I understand they need to protect their resources, but as a legitimate user, I'm now facing this ridiculous choice:

1. Wait: The blocks will "likely last a few weeks".
2. Hassle: Create or use an entirely different GitHub/email combo just to get started.

It's incredibly frustrating to be blocked from trying out a new IDE because of such an aggressive, blanket security measure. Massive fail on the user experience front.

Hi everyone, As mentioned in the title, I’m planning to get a premium subscription.

I’m genuinely confused about which one to choose. All of them have their merits, and I’d appreciate any insights from those who’ve used either (or both) in the long run.

Thanks in advance!

The June 15 billing split is punishing the wrong people IMHO.

I get why they're doing something. Tools like OpenClaw are running scads of unattended agents on flat-rate subscriptions. But the fix they landed on segments billing by how you connect, not by how much or how fast you actually use resources.

If you interact with Claude Code through an ACP integration, you're in the "programmatic" bucket and your usage gets metered at full API rates. If you do the exact same thing in the terminal REPL, you're billed on your normal subscription (subsidized rates).

The obvious solution is to adjust rate limits. Cap requests per minute at human-plausible levels and you catch the batch automation users without caring which protocol carried the request.

Anthropic should reconsider.

Please guys I need help. So I'm switching back to zed from vscode. I normally use Copilot and then I can review all changes it makes at once but with zed I accept each edit or accept all without properly reviewing. I don't really know how to put it but I hope you understand me.

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.

I'm new to zed editor, can anyone tell me where can i find the live server (icon or how to start?) extension after installing it from the extensions ??