Zed

Use proto directly inside Zed via the Agent Client Protocol (ACP).

Requirements

• Zed Editor (latest version)
• proto installed (npm i -g proto)

Installation

From the ACP Registry (recommended)

1. Open Zed and click the settings button in the top-right corner.
2. Select “Add agent” → “Install from Registry”.
3. Find proto and click Install.

Manual configuration

1. In Zed, click the settings button → “Add agent” → “Create a custom agent”.
2. Add the following configuration:

"proto": {
  "type": "custom",
  "command": "proto",
  "args": ["--acp"],
  "env": {}
}

Features

• Native agent panel — integrated AI assistant within Zed’s interface
• ACP support — full Agent Client Protocol for advanced IDE interactions
• File management — @-mention files to add them to conversation context
• Conversation history — access past conversations within Zed

Troubleshooting

Agent not appearing

• Run proto --version in terminal to verify installation
• Check that the JSON configuration is valid
• Restart Zed

proto not responding

• Verify the CLI works by running proto in a terminal
• Check your internet connection
• File an issue on GitHub