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Velocity5.0

High-performance multiplayer code editor built in Rust

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Zed 1.28 fetches Git in the background and keeps up with the Agent Client Protocol.

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◆Current state
Zed ships a weekly minor plus patches. 1.28.1 adds optional automatic Git fetching, a resizable Refs column in the Git Graph, dragging Git Panel files into terminals and editors, and mouse-wheel zoom in diffs and terminals. On the AI side it updates Agent Client Protocol support, truncates very long lines in the agent's read_file output and adds a toggle for the edit prediction button.
◆Where it's heading
Zed's weeks alternate between Git tooling and agent plumbing, and 1.28 does both. The ACP work keeps outside agents usable inside Zed as the protocol changes, while the Git features chip away at reasons to leave the editor for a separate client.
◆Prediction
Expect 1.29 next week with more Git Graph and Git Panel work and further ACP compatibility fixes.

◆Recent moves

  1. 2d ago

    Zed 1.28: background Git fetch, Git Graph refs, ACP updates

    Optional auto-fetch, a Refs column and drag-from-Git-Panel push Zed's Git tooling further, while ACP compatibility and read_file truncation harden its agent side. A typical Zed week: both tracks, nothing that changes direction.

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  2. 9d ago

    Zed 1.27: repo-style AI commit messages, lighter Agent Panel

    1.27.0 makes AI commit messages follow the repo's recent commit style and loads agent thread diffs and Markdown only when viewed, cutting memory and CPU. It continues the shift from adding agent features to making them cheaper to run.

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  3. 16d ago

    Zed 1.26.2: Pyrefly, WebAssembly debugging, debugger variable trees

    The 1.26 line widens the editor's core: Pyrefly as an optional Python server, a navigable variable tree in debugger hovers and WebAssembly debugging via DWARF. Agent changes are refinements, with ACP defaults no longer overwriting settings on reopened conversations.

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  4. 21d ago

    Zed 1.25.3 patches vulnerable dependencies

    A dependency-only patch for recent ecosystem vulnerabilities. Upgrade it, but nothing visible changes.

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  5. 23d ago

    Zed 1.25.2: smaller binaries, ACP context compaction, Bedrock models

    The 1.25 line's main release shrinks binaries, adds double-click inlay hint edits, and gives external ACP agents session notices and context compaction. Bedrock gains GPT-6 Astra, Claude Fable 5.1 and Opus 5.5, keeping Zed's quick model-onboarding habit.

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  6. 25d ago

    Zed 1.24.4 fixes OpenCode models failing to load

    A single fix so OpenCode models load again after a missing-field npm error. It is maintenance on the growing provider list rather than new capability.

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