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Claude Code Zed — Development skill for Claude Code

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Zed extension for Claude Code CLI integration.

How to install Claude Code Zed

This entry records only its repository, not the path inside it, so there is no exact command to give. Open celve/claude-code-zed and copy the folder into ~/.claude/skills/, or the file into ~/.claude/agents/.

What Claude Code Zed does

Zed extension for Claude Code CLI integration.

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README

Claude Code Zed Integration

A two-part system that integrates Claude Code CLI with Zed editor for AI-assisted coding.

![File Selection Demo](docs/file-select.png)

Current Integration Status

Working Features

Text Selection Sharing: Zed can send selected text context to Claude Code CLI
Selection State Persistence: Selection state is maintained across interactions
File Reference Handling: Selected code snippets and file paths are transmitted
Workspace Info: Claude Code can query workspace folders via getWorkspaceFolders
Multi-Project Support: Each project gets its own isolated LSP instance
Stale Connection Handling: Watchdog automatically exits LSP if connection becomes stale
WebSocket Communication: Stable connection between Zed and Claude Code CLI

MCP Tools Available

The following tools are exposed to Claude Code CLI:

getCurrentSelection - Get the current text selection in the active editor
getLatestSelection - Get the most recent text selection
getWorkspaceFolders - Get the workspace folders open in the IDE
getDiagnostics - Get diagnostics (errors, warnings) for files in the workspace

Limitations

LSP Diagnostics: Currently returns empty - Zed extension doesn't expose IDE diagnostic information to Claude Code CLI
One-way Communication: Primary flow is Zed to Claude Code; limited Claude Code to Zed capabilities
IDE-specific tools not supported: Tools like openFile, openDiff, saveDocument are not available in Zed integration

Installation

Prerequisites

Zed editor
Claude Code CLI

Setup

**Clone the repository**:

git clone https://github.com/celve/claude-code-zed.git

**Install the Zed extension** (Development Mode):
- Open Zed editor
- Press Cmd+Shift+P (macOS) or Ctrl+Shift+P (Linux/Windows) to open the command palette
- Type "zed: install dev extension" and select it
- Navigate to and select the `claude-