Zed Context Servers (MCP)

Requires: Zed installed

1. 1

   Open MCP settings

   Go to Settings → AI → MCP Servers, click Add Server, and choose Install from Extensions.

2. 2

   Or configure manually

   Add a server to `settings.json` under `context_servers` for full control.

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   {
     "context_servers": {
       "github": {
         "command": {
           "path": "npx",
           "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"]
         }
       }
     }
   }

You've installed the GitHub context server in Zed.

What to expect: Zed's agent calls the context server's tools and returns a plan grounded in live GitHub data.

• Some server extensions prompt for configuration (like a token) right after install — fill it in to enable the tools.