Zed Integration

Zed connects to MCP servers as context servers. A custom (non-extension) server is declared in the context_servers block of Zed's settings.json.

Quick Start

Open zed: open settings (or edit ~/.config/zed/settings.json) and add:

{
  "context_servers": {
    "kicad": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["kicad-mcp-pro"],
      "env": {
        "KICAD_MCP_PROJECT_DIR": "/absolute/path/to/your/kicad-project",
        "KICAD_MCP_PROFILE": "pcb_only",
        "KICAD_MCP_OPERATING_MODE": "readonly"
      }
    }
  }
}

Ready-to-copy: docs/examples/clients/zed.settings.json.

A remote (HTTP) server uses url (and optional headers) instead of command:

{ "context_servers": { "kicad": { "url": "http://127.0.0.1:8765/mcp" } } }

Verification

kicad-mcp-pro doctor

In the Agent Panel → Settings the kicad context server shows a green indicator when it is running, and its tools become available to the agent.

Example Prompt

Use the kicad MCP server. Inspect this KiCad project, run DRC and ERC, and summarize the results. Do not modify any files.