Zed is a high-performance code editor built in Rust with native AI assistant support. It includes built-in collaboration, GPU-accelerated rendering, and since its AI features support MCP, you can extend the assistant with external tool access.
Open your Zed settings file:
Cmd+, or menu Zed → SettingsCtrl+, or menu Zed → SettingsThis opens settings.json in your Zed config directory.
Add an mcp_servers section to your settings:
{
"mcp_servers": {
"my-crm": {
"url": "https://your-server.datafaucet.dev/sse",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer your-api-key"
}
}
}
}After saving settings, restart Zed's AI assistant panel to pick up the new configuration. Open the assistant panel with Cmd+Shift+A (macOS) or Ctrl+Shift+A (Linux).
Ask the AI assistant to use your MCP tools:
> "Use my-crm to get the latest deals closing this week"
The assistant calls your MCP server and returns results inline in the conversation.
Add as many servers as you need:
{
"mcp_servers": {
"crm": {
"url": "https://crm-server.datafaucet.dev/sse",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer key-1" }
},
"monitoring": {
"url": "https://monitoring-server.datafaucet.dev/sse",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer key-2" }
},
"tickets": {
"url": "https://tickets-server.datafaucet.dev/sse",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer key-3" }
}
}
}Tools not appearing: Verify the server URL is accessible. Open it in a browser — you should see an SSE event stream. Restart Zed after config changes.
Auth errors: Check your API key. DataFaucet shows keys on the dashboard after deployment.
Slow responses: MCP calls go through the network. If your server is in a different region, you may see slight latency. Hosted DataFaucet servers are deployed to edge regions for low latency.
Zed's performance-first approach means MCP tool calls don't block the editor. The AI assistant runs in its own thread, so you can keep coding while it fetches data from external tools. Combined with Zed's collaboration features, your entire team can share the same MCP server configurations.
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Try with Zed Editor →{
"mcpServers": {
"zed-editor": {
"url": "https://datafaucet.dev/api/mcp/YOUR_SERVER_ID/sse"
}
}
}Replace YOUR_SERVER_ID with the ID from your DataFaucet dashboard after creating your Zed Editor server.
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"zed-editor": {
"url": "https://datafaucet.dev/api/mcp/YOUR_ID/sse"
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