Claude Code: Now in Beta in Zed

Summary

You asked for it. A lot. So we built it: our Claude Code integration is now available in public beta, running natively in Zed through our new Agent Client Protocol (ACP). For months, developers have been asking us to bring Claude Code into Zed. We didn’t just want to bolt on a one-off integration; we wanted to build something better. ACP is our new open standard that lets any agent connect to Zed (and other editors, too). Claude Code is a perfect example of what’s possible. Now you can: Run Claude Code as a first-class citizen in Zed's high-performance editor, not just a terminal interface Follow along in real-time as it edits across multiple files, with full syntax highlighting and language server support Review and approve granular changes in a multibuffer - accept or reject individual code hunks Keep Claude Code's task list anchored in your sidebar, so you always see what the agent is working on Define custom workflows with Claude Code's custom slash commands for your most common development tasks A walkthrough of Claude Code in Zed. Claude Code has gained broad popularity among developers thanks to its powerful code generation and finely tuned tools. While the command-line interface is powerful, when Claude Code is making changes across multiple files or refactoring complex logic, you may want to see the bigger picture and have more control on what code you accept or reject. With Zed, you get the best of both worlds: Claude Code's intelligence, freed from the terminal and deeply integrated into a highly performant editor. You can now run Claude Code directly in Zed and use it side-by-side with Zed's first-party agent, Gemini CLI, and any other ACP-compatible agent. Make sure you’re on the latest version of Zed and find your available agents in the Plus menu in the Agent Panel. Rather than creating a tightly-coupled integration specific to Claude Code, we built this integration using the Agent Client Protocol. We launched ACP as our open standard for connecting a...