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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

  1. Follow the Zed installation instructions

  2. Open Zed preferences CMD/CTRL + Shift + P Zed Command Palette

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

  4. 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"
           }
         },
       }

  5. 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"
           },
       }

    Zed Customization

  6. 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.

  7. Save changes and restart Zed. Zed with Custom Model

Using AI Assistant in Zed

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

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

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