Zed Quickstart

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Zed supports MCP and can use Engram through context_servers.

Setup

curl -fsSL https://engram-memory.com/install | sh

Option 2: Manual Setup

Edit ~/.config/zed/settings.json and add:

{
  "context_servers": {
    "engram": {
      "url": "https://www.engram-memory.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

For local development:

{
  "context_servers": {
    "engram": {
      "url": "http://localhost:7474/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Note: Zed uses context_servers, not mcpServers.

  1. Restart Zed.

First Time Setup

  1. Open a new chat in Zed
  2. Tell it: "Set up Engram for my team" to create a workspace
  3. Or: "Join Engram with key ek_live_..." to join an existing workspace

Usage

Zed will automatically:

  • query team knowledge before working on code
  • commit discoveries to shared memory
  • detect conflicts between facts

Verification

engram verify

Troubleshooting

Check config:

cat ~/.config/zed/settings.json

Note: uses context_servers.

Restart Zed after config changes.

See docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md for more help.