{"schemaVersion":"opencli.cli.v1","slug":"zed-agent","name":"Zed Agent Panel CLI","shortName":"zed","binaryName":"zed","maker":{"slug":"zed","name":"Zed","type":"org","url":"https://zed.dev","officialPlatformMaker":true,"featuredBuilder":false},"category":"AI","description":"The official CLI from Zed. Editor agent, codebase work, and ai-assisted development from the terminal. Runs entirely on your machine.","tagline":"Editor agent, codebase work, and ai-assisted development from the terminal.","install":{"packageManager":"brew","command":"brew install --cask zed","packageName":null,"npmPackage":null,"brewFormula":null,"brewCask":null,"crateName":null,"pypiPackage":null,"goPackage":null,"dockerImage":null},"verify":{"command":"zed --help","signal":"zed responds locally; authenticate before real work."},"quickStart":"zed .","exampleWorkflow":["zed ."],"agent":{"readiness":{"label":"Human-first CLI","score":20,"reasons":["Can run locally with less credential exposure."],"guardrails":["Prefer small commands and ask the agent to summarize plain text output.","Expect prompts; keep a human in the loop for interactive flows.","Verify identity/account before running task commands.","Network access is required; avoid leaking secrets in logs.","Require confirmation before apply, delete, deploy, transfer, merge, or write actions."]},"packUrl":"https://opencli.co/cli/zed-agent/agent.md","packMarkdown":"# OpenCLI Agent Pack: Zed Agent Panel CLI\n\nUse this when an AI agent needs to work with `zed`.\n\n## What this CLI is for\nThe official CLI from Zed. Editor agent, codebase work, and ai-assisted development from the terminal. Runs entirely on your machine.\n\nBest for: editor agent, codebase work, and ai-assisted development from the terminal.\n\n## Agent readiness\nHuman-first CLI (20/100)\n- Can run locally with less credential exposure.\n\n## Install\n```sh\nbrew install --cask zed\n```\n\n## Verify before real work\n```sh\nzed --help\n```\nExpected signal: zed responds locally; authenticate before real work.\n\n## Safe starting commands\n```sh\nzed --help\n```\n\n```sh\nzed .\n```\n\n## Guardrails for agents\n- Prefer small commands and ask the agent to summarize plain text output.\n- Expect prompts; keep a human in the loop for interactive flows.\n- Verify identity/account before running task commands.\n- Network access is required; avoid leaking secrets in logs.\n- Require confirmation before apply, delete, deploy, transfer, merge, or write actions.\n\n## Suggested agent instruction\nYou may use Zed Agent Panel CLI (`zed`) for editor agent, codebase work, and ai-assisted development from the terminal.. First install it if missing, then run the verify command. Start with read-only or inspection commands. Summarize what you found before changing anything. Ask for confirmation before commands that mutate remote state, spend money, deploy, delete data, merge code, or expose secrets.\n\nSource: OpenCLI\n"},"fit":{"bestFor":"editor agent, codebase work, and ai-assisted development from the terminal.","useThisIf":"You want AI models and inference that runs entirely on your machine.","skipIf":"You're not comfortable with a tool that can write to production.","whatHappensNext":"Run `zed .` and see what comes back."},"capabilities":{"agentFriendly":true,"supportsJsonOutput":false,"supportsNonInteractive":false,"supportsDryRun":false,"requiresAuth":true,"requiresNetwork":true,"ciFriendly":false,"localFirst":true,"destructivePotential":"high"},"taxonomy":{"useCases":["Editor agent","Codebase work","AI-assisted development"],"aliases":["zed ai","zed assistant"],"keywords":["zed","agent","coding","editor"],"tags":["agent","coding-agent"]},"links":{"website":"https://zed.dev","github":"https://github.com/zed-industries/zed","docs":"https://zed.dev/docs/assistant/overview","opencli":"https://opencli.co/cli/zed-agent","markdown":"https://opencli.co/cli/zed-agent/agent.md","json":"https://opencli.co/cli/zed-agent.json"},"metrics":{"githubStars":84757,"latestRelease":"2026-06-08T10:29:22Z","license":"NOASSERTION","metricLabel":"Homebrew installs (30d)","metricValue":12970,"metricSource":"homebrew","metricAsOf":"2026-06-08T11:01:15.959Z"}}