Zed Integration

Overview

Zed is a high-performance, collaborative code editor designed for speed and efficiency. It includes built-in AI assistance features that can be customized to use different language models.

Key Features

Collaborative Editing: Real-time collaboration with peers
AI Assistant Integration: Built-in AI code assistance
High Performance: Rust-based editor optimized for speed
Multiple Cursor Support: Efficient multi-line editing
Project-Wide Search: Fast code navigation and search

Use Cases

Collaborative software development
Pair programming sessions with AI assistance
Remote team coding with shared context
High-performance code editing with AI suggestions

Setup Instructions

Install Zed

Follow the Zed installation instructions
Open Zed preferences

Open Zed preferences CMD/CTRL + Shift + P
Open settings file

Navigate to zed:open settings to open the settings.json file.

Add custom LLM provider

Add a custom LLM provider with these settings:

{
  "language_models": {
    "openai": {
      "api_url": "https://api.relax.ai/v1",
      "available_models": [
        {
          "name": "DeepSeek-R1-0528",
          "display_name": "Deepseek R1 0528",
          "max_tokens": 131072,
          "max_output_tokens": null
        }
      ],
      "version": "1"
    }
  },
}

Set default assistant model (optional)

If you would like to use the custom model as default assistant, set the following parameters in the same settings.json file:
```
"assistant": {
  "default_model": {
    "provider": "openai",
    "model": "DeepSeek-R1-0528"
  },
}
```
Configure API key

Make sure to set your RELAX_API_KEY to the environment variable OPENAI_API_KEY or configure the key under OpenAI section in the chat configuration.
Save and restart

Save changes and restart Zed.

Using AI Assistant in Zed

To use the AI assistant in Zed with your custom model:

Press Cmd+I (Mac) or Ctrl+I (Windows/Linux) to open the assistant
Type your query or request
The assistant will respond using your configured relaxAI model