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Zed: Fast Code Editing

Edit code quickly with Zed, a high-performance editor. Built with Rust, from Atom and Tree-sitter creators.
89,995 stars10,507 forksRustGuide quality 8/10Updated 9/9/2026100% free · open source
What it does

Zed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor that allows developers to collaborate in real-time and write code efficiently using its AI-powered features.

When to use it
  • •When you need to collaborate with multiple developers on a coding project in real-time
  • •When you want to leverage AI-powered code completion and suggestions to speed up your coding process
  • •When you're working on a large-scale coding project and need a high-performance editor that can handle multiple files and collaborators
Ready-to-paste prompt
:edit https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/master/Cargo.toml
Heads up: Make sure you have the Rust programming language and the Cargo package manager installed on your system before attempting to build and run Zed, as it's built using Rust and relies on Cargo for dependency management
Saves to your device
Use with Claude
New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install
Claude Code
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/zed && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/zed/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/zed/SKILL.md
Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)
claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How Zed: Fast Code Editing works
Codeflow
Free to inspect

Zed: Fast Code Editing is a very large Rust project (~1.1M lines across 1950 code files, plus 97 test files). It is a full software project: use it through its install path rather than reading it end to end. Last commit this month, Other license, has a test suite.

Size
Very large codebase
~1.1M lines · 1950 code files · days to read — use, don't read
Setup
Developer setup
A real software project. Use it via its install path; don't expect to read it all.
Runs on
Rust · Docker
No API keys detected
Rust 97%Python 1%
Where to start reading
  1. 1
    README.md
    Start here — what it does and how to install it
  2. 2
    AGENTS.md
    The instructions the AI actually follows
  3. 3
    Cargo.toml
    Dependencies and the commands it exposes
  4. 4
    crates/agent/src/agent.rs
    Inside crates/agent/ — an example of what the AI is told to do
What's in each folder
crates/agent/Prompts, skills & agent definitions81 files
crates/zed/Core code — the actual logic62 files
crates/agent_skills/Prompts, skills & agent definitions5 files
crates/ui/Frontend / UI110 files
extensions/Sub-packages / plugins49 files
crates/extension/Sub-packages / plugins16 files
crates/client/Frontend / UI10 files
crates/cli/Command-line entry points7 files
READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksDocker readyOther licenseUpdated this month
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Details
Creator
zed-industries
Language
Rust
Category
ai-agent
Published
2/20/2021

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