Zed 0.221.4 released
Zed has rolled out a new version, 0.221.4, which brings along quite a few helpful tweaks and additions aimed at making the coding experience smoother.
A notable update is the integration of the ACP Registry straight into Zed itself. This means users can grab new agents directly without extra steps, simplifying access to tools they need.
Editing messages that are queued up should now feel more natural too. The interface adjustments make it easier to jump into these items and work on them when you're ready.
The agent panel gets some upgrades as well. You can copy responses from other agents right there in the panel, and language-server diagnostics appear directly within their context, which probably saves some clicks. Plus, interrupting an agent is now possible even with messages waiting in the queue. That adds a bit more flexibility to managing your tasks.
For remote development, Zed now supports running MCP servers on external machines. This might just open up better collaboration possibilities for teams working across different setups. There are also performance boosts when using streaming tools, and you can set specific permissions per tool during confirmation prompts, giving users finer control over what's available where needed.
The language support touches on syntax highlighting too, with Zed refining Markdown bracket coloring. It also allows using ty binaries that come from venv installations in Python/Ty environments, expanding compatibility options slightly. The Vim-style tag stack navigation is even better now; you can more easily keep track of "Go to Definition" jumps and navigate back through them without scrolling through your entire history.
Dev Container features receive a good helping hand as well. Modal initialization for container definitions makes creating project setups faster. Podman support has been added for dev container actions, offering another way to manage these environments seamlessly. Error handling during these processes is improved too.
Zed also keeps tabs on other things like navigation and settings management. Pane behavior when closing active items works better even if the focus shifts elsewhere briefly, like onto a project outline or dock panel. And accessing remote project configuration files via the Settings UI should be less of a hassle now.
On the practical side, this release includes fixes for bugs cropping up before. These range from issues with ACP agents and panels to debugger problems and terminal glitches. Some were serious ones related to crashes or memory leaks, while others dealt with character rendering, particularly at large font sizes on macOS systems, making things stable and looking right.
It's not all about major features, though; this update also polishes some less visible parts of the editor for better day-to-day use.
These changes feel like a step forward for Zed. For developers working remotely or locally alike, they're designed to smooth out workflows just enough to make coding feel more straightforward and efficient than before.
Release Zed v0.221.4
This week's release includes support for installing agents through the new ACP Registry, Agent message queuing as the default behavior (with the ability to edit and interrupt queued messages)
