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Zed changelog: what's new each month

Every stable Zed release summarised by month: the highlights, new features, improvements, fixes and anything you need to act on. 3 months covered; the current month updates daily.

September 2026

7 releases: 1.18.0 → 1.22.0

September brought expanded AI model support across multiple providers, improved agent management capabilities, and fixes for terminal input, language server issues, and editor behavior.

Highlights

  • Added SuperGrok sign-in to use Grok models in the Agent Panel, plus support for Grok 4.5, 4.6, and 4.7.
  • Extended BYOK (bring-your-own-key) support to Claude Opus 5.5, GPT-6 Sol, GPT-6 Luna, and GPT-6 Astra.
  • Added automatic language detection for untitled buffers and new agent spawn parameters for model selection.
  • Fixed critical issues with inline assistant reasoning, terminal input on Windows, and tab switching behavior.
  • Improved streaming for OpenAI-compatible providers and enhanced OpenCode model availability.

New

  • Support for GPT-5.6's 1M-token context window on Amazon Bedrock.
  • Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Gemini 3.8 Flash added to Google AI models.
  • Ability to reload broken external agent connections from the Agent Panel without restarting.
  • Automatic language detection for untitled buffers.
  • Support for rendering LSP 3.18 Markdown diagnostic messages.
  • Effort-based reasoning support for OpenRouter models.
  • Terminal Thread renaming from the Threads Sidebar.
  • onnewwindow setting to choose between Launchpad or empty untitled buffer for new windows.

Improved

  • Streaming improved for OpenAI-compatible providers.
  • LSP 3.18 Markdown diagnostic messages now rendered properly.
  • Recovery improved when OpenAI temporarily returns HTTP 404 errors.
  • OpenCode model availability enhanced by dynamically fetching model lists.
  • OpenCode model resolution performance improved.
  • Subagents now support compaction.
  • Edit prediction exclusions can now extend inherited settings using "...".
  • Trial descriptions updated to show $5 of GPT Luna and unlimited edit predictions for 14 days.

Fixed

  • Inline assistant no longer fails when the model emits reasoning before tool calls.
  • AltGr and diacritic input no longer swallowed by integrated terminal on Windows.
  • Bookmarks now disappear from gutter immediately after clearing all bookmarks.
  • Ctrl-tab no longer jumps to random documents when mouse moves during quick tab switch.
  • Crashes in editor rotation selection commands when using cursors on nonconsecutive lines.
  • Payment errors from non-Zed providers now display original error instead of upgrade prompt.

August 2026

8 releases: 1.13.2 → 1.17.2

August brought stability improvements, agent sandboxing, and expanded AI model support across multiple providers. The month focused on fixing crashes and hangs while adding new capabilities for remote development and reasoning.

Highlights

  • Added sandboxing for the Agent's terminal and fetch tools to improve security.
  • Fixed a potential filesystem sandbox escape vulnerability in extensions.
  • Added reasoning effort selector for Anthropic-compatible providers supporting adaptive thinking.
  • Improved Git Panel with collapsible grouped change sections.
  • Fixed multiple crashes and hangs affecting editor and agent functionality.

New

  • Support for dragging files from the Project Panel to external macOS apps.
  • Multipleselections key context for different keybindings when multiple selections are active.
  • Reasoning effort support for DeepSeek V4 Flash and V4 Pro models.
  • Added Gemini 3.6 Flash, Claude Opus 5, and multiple other AI models to OpenCode Zen and OpenCode Go.

Improved

  • Git Panel organization with collapsible grouped change sections.
  • JetBrains keymap behavior with improved CamelHump-style subword navigation.
  • Markdown table column sizing based on content.
  • Language server completion filtering.
  • Linux memory usage.
  • Markdown preview scroll handling during horizontal gestures.
  • CLI documentation with added --existing option.

Fixed

  • Terminal processes being left alive when the terminal was closed.
  • Hang when the Zed Agent ran git commands with a pager configured.
  • Selection mentions from "Add to Agent Thread" not opening referenced files.
  • Cursor ACP agent failing to start.
  • GitHub Copilot Chat authentication and API routing for GitHub Enterprise Cloud.
  • Project paths being built incorrectly when connecting from Unix to Windows remote servers.

July 2026

9 releases: 1.9.0 → 1.13.1

July brought significant expansions to agent capabilities and model support, with improvements to the Agent Panel's usability and integration with additional AI providers. The month focused on search functionality, remote server management, and enhanced support for reasoning models and emerging AI services.

Action needed
  • Removed "New from summary" menu item from Agent Panel dropdown; use @mention in a new thread or /compact instead.
  • Changed default behavior for queued messages in the Zed agent to send at end of generation.
  • Fast Mode deprecated for Opus 4.6 and Opus 4.7.

Highlights

  • Added in-thread search to the Agent Panel and search support for terminal threads.
  • Expanded model availability with support for GPT 5.6, Claude Opus 5, GLM 5.2, Kimi K2.7 Code, and llama.cpp as a provider.
  • Added llama.cpp as a language model provider for local model support.
  • Improved Agent Panel file search to open files at matched line numbers.
  • Enhanced OpenAI-compatible provider setup with support for reasoning models and max reasoning levels.

New

  • In-thread search in the Agent Panel with Ctrl/Cmd+F.
  • Search capability for terminal threads.
  • Quick menu entry to add remote MCP servers from the Agent Panel.
  • Boolean toggle support in ACP session configuration.
  • Thread feedback via slash commands (/helpful and /not-helpful).
  • Native AWS Bedrock Mantle endpoint support with GPT-5.5, GPT-5.4, and Grok 4.3.
  • Agent Panel and Git Panel items added to the View menu.
  • Support for GPT 5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna models; Claude Opus 5; and Claude Fable 5.

Improved

  • Saved thread model selection for cloud-based providers.
  • Agent Panel file search results now open at matched lines.
  • Thread title inclusion in Agent Panel notifications.
  • OpenAI-compatible provider setup for reasoning models.
  • Agent thread summary and title generation respects compaction boundaries.
  • Label truncation in agent panel configuration options handles non-single-byte characters.
  • Branch picker filtering with all, local, and remote options.
  • LSP Logs now display request durations alongside RPC responses.

Fixed

  • Fixed workspace diagnostics being cleared when closing a buffer.
  • Fixed GPG signing passphrase prompt appearing on every commit with cached passphrases.
  • Fixed toolchain selection being ignored when Pyright settings were configured without interpreter path.
  • Fixed window management controls being grayed out and unavailable.
  • Fixed sticky awaiting confirmation content covering the entire Agent Panel.
  • Fixed excessive memory usage when composing text with Fcitx5 on KDE Wayland.

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