Zed v1.5.3

Zed v1.5.3 was released on .

Summary

AI - Agent: Made the Skill Creator window resizable and its contents scrollable when the window is smaller than the form. (57754) - Agent: Improved readfile tool output rendering with a line-number...

Release Context

  • This was the 67th Zed release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
  • It shipped 6 days after Zed v1.4.4 (May 28, 2026).

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Release Notes

AI - Agent: Made the Skill Creator window resizable and its contents scrollable when the window is smaller than the form. (57754) - Agent: Improved readfile tool output rendering with a line-number gutter. (56779) - Agent: Improved scrolling smoothness when expanding readfile tool calls with large file outlines. (57287) - Agent: Improved visibility of pending tool call confirmations when they are scrolled out of view in the Agent Panel. (57632) - Agent: Added a notification indicator to collapsed project headers in the sidebar when a thread completes. (57322) - Agent: Added Fast Mode (priority service tier) support to OpenAI models used through the ChatGPT subscription provider. (57436) - Agent: Added Fast Mode (priority service tier) support to the OpenAI API provider. (57412) - Agent: Made file paths in backticks clickable in the Agent Panel; clicking opens the referenced file at the given line when present. (57303) - Agent: Added automatic refreshes for the list of Zed-hosted models, without requiring a restart. (57528) - Agent: Added the ability to reorder projects by moving them up and down through the sidebar ellipsis menu. (57448) - Agent: Added support for renaming agent threads directly from the sidebar. (57656) - OpenCode: Updated the model list, adding Gemini 3.5 Flash and Grok Build 0.1 and removing MiniMax M2.5 Free. (57556; thanks Vlaaaaaaad) - ACP: Added a logout flow for agents that support it. (57492) - ACP: Allowed external agents that support it to access all working directories in a project. (57497) This week's release includes a new Mermaid renderer with faster and more accurate diagrams, clickable document links provided by language servers, and the ability to rename threads directly in the sidebar. Features Git - Added a gitcommitbufferfontsize setting and made the in-panel and modal commit message editors zoomable. (56077) - Added icons for Bitbucket, Codeberg, Forgejo, Gitea, and GitLab remote providers. (57500; thanks albertbogusz) - Improved Git worktree creation by fetching the latest origin/main before creating a worktree. (57704) - Improved Git Graph commit tooltips. (57032; thanks aaronang) - Improved performance when opening the commit view for files with many diff hunks. (57330) Languages - Added support for clickable document links provided by language servers. This is enabled by default and can be disabled with "lspdocumentlinks": false. (56011) - C++: Added recognition for HIP files. (57333; thanks Young-TW) - Rust: Improved toolchain compatibility by using the rust-analyzer from a worktree's Rust toolchain when specified. (57696) Vim / Helix - Swapped q and Q in Helix mode so they record and replay macros per Helix defaults instead of leaking Vim bindings. (57622; thanks crazydude123) Remote Development - Added support for local features in dev containers. (55225; thanks KyleBarton) Other - Improved Mermaid diagram rendering speed and accuracy. (57644) - Added support for shift+click in Markdown preview to extend text selection. (57586; thanks cppcoffee) - Added a UI control for wrapping and unwrapping Markdown code block contents. (57312) - Made the Project Panel auto-reveal multi-buffer excerpts for the latest selection. (57236) - Added the zed: open status page action for opening the Zed status page. (57316) - Settings UI: Added the setting scope (user or project) to Settings Editor breadcrumbs. (57437) Bug Fixes - Agent: Fixed commit message generation not respecting instructions from global AGENTS.md. (57827) - Agent: Fixed errors not appearing in the UI when an edit tool call failed. (57722) - Agent: Fixed readfile tool output not re-rendering in restored threads. (56779) - Agent: Fixed stutters that could occur when interacting with the agent. (57712) - Agent: Fixed deprecated Rules being automatically included in new agent requests. (57844) - Agent: Fixed extra link styling on file paths in tool call labels. (57515) - Agent: Fixed global skill edits appearing without a file path in the changes summary. (57767) - Agent: Fixed a crash that could occur when adding a crease to the Agent Panel. (58375) - Agent: Fixed a crash that could occur when searching or configuring tools in agent profile settings. (58299) - Helix: Fixed g i and g a invoking Vim-mode bindings instead of gotoimplementation and gotolastaccessedfile. (57621; thanks crazydude123) - Helix: Fixed g w not targeting words on lines selected with x. (57565; thanks terror) - Helix: Fixed r not replacing multi-character selections in select mode. (57553; thanks terror) - Helix: Fixed a crash that could occur when pasting at the end of a file. (58373) - Fixed recent-project navigation always activating the main worktree instead of the last active worktree/workspace. (57321) - Fixed edit prediction previews in the diff popover being occluded by open docks or the right sidebar. (57519) - Fixed failed branch fetches preventing other Git state from updating. (57292) - Fixed worktree creation being unavailable when resolving the default branch failed. (57960) - Fixed branch enumera...

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