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Zed v1.22.0

What's new in Zed v1.22.0, released Sep 30, 2026 (). Newer: v1.25.3 (Oct 23, 2026)

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Release notes

Zed v1.22.0

This week's release includes BYOK support for GPT-6.1 Sol, on-the-fly model selection for new subagents, automatic subagent compaction, a unified/split toggle for diffs opened from the command line, and dynamically fetched OpenCode models.

Features

AI
  • Added an optional model parameter to spawn_agent to choose a model for that spawn instead of using the configured subagent model or inheriting the parent model, with the active model shown in its card. (#64498; thanks itsfuad)
  • Added BYOK support for GPT-6.1 Sol with an OpenAI API key. (#64968; thanks ktKongTong)
  • Added Grok 4.7 to the SuperGrok and xAI providers and made it their recommended default. (#64567; thanks raphaelluethy)
  • Added the agent.threads_sidebar.auto_open setting to control whether opening a folder in an existing window also opens the Threads Sidebar. (#64259, #64395; thanks jackhwalters and joshkent94)
  • Added support for "..." in edit_predictions.disabled_globs and edit_predictions_disabled_in so settings can extend inherited edit prediction exclusions and scopes. (#64540, #64546; thanks porada)
  • Enabled compaction for subagents. (#64135)
  • Improved OpenCode model availability by fetching the Zen and Go model list dynamically instead of relying on one bundled with Zed. (#64585)
  • Improved performance when resolving OpenCode models. (#64666)
  • Improved Threads Sidebar sizing so changes to agent.threads_sidebar.default_width take effect even after manually resizing the sidebar. (#64395; thanks joshkent94)
  • Hid deprecated OpenCode models. (#64666)
Git
  • Added a unified/split toggle to the diff view opened with zed --diff <old> <new>. (#64529; thanks rn23thakur)
  • Improved how quickly branch diffs show their first changes when a branch has drifted far from its base. (#62536; thanks azeemshaik025)
Terminal
  • Added support for "..." in terminal.path_hyperlink_regexes to extend inherited regexes without repeating them. (#64552; thanks porada)
macOS
  • Added macOS three-finger Look Up and translation gestures for text in focused Markdown previews. (#59297; thanks cppcoffee)
Windows
  • Added MicaBackdrop and MicaAltBackdrop options for the background.appearance theme setting. (#48340; thanks Marocco2)
Other
  • Added support for "..." in file_scan_inclusions and hidden_files so project settings can extend inherited inclusion and hidden-file patterns. (#64440, #64484; thanks porada)
  • Added confirmation in the title bar when a manual update check found Zed was already up to date. (#64106; thanks tahayvr)
  • Improved the pending keystrokes indicator with grouped bindings, a scrollable list, and support for chords without a timeout, such as shortcuts starting with cmd-k. (#64362, #64522)

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed invalid file patterns discarding valid exclusion, hidden-file, read-only, and private-file rules or causing inclusion and file-type settings to panic. (#64525; thanks porada)
  • Fixed cmd-w (macOS) and ctrl-w (Linux/Windows) closing the active dock instead of the active pane item. (#64515)
  • Fixed ligatures being disabled on Windows unless buffer_font_features was set. (#62338; thanks interkelstar)
  • Fixed LSP completions without edit ranges ignoring the configured completions.lsp_insert_mode. (#64139)
  • Fixed the Settings window opening with its header off-screen at high DPI scaling on Windows. (#62073; thanks habisahmad)
  • Fixed importing VS Code files.exclude into file_scan_exclusions. (#64492; thanks porada)
  • Fixed “Add to .git/info/exclude” failing in secondary Git worktrees. (#63967; thanks mateioprea)
  • Fixed terminals retaining about 2 MB of memory per command after the command finished. (#64405; thanks EcutAtom336)
  • Fixed external-agent terminals completing prematurely or reporting the wrong exit status. (#64544)
  • Fixed a memory leak when closing macOS windows with experimental accessibility enabled. (#64143; thanks feigeCode)
  • Fixed the terminal grid losing its top alignment when growing on Windows. (#63699; thanks 39ali)
  • Fixed a crash on Linux (X11) when a window was redrawn immediately after GPU device recovery. (#64570)
  • Fixed language servers not starting for files opened via UNC paths on Windows. (#56553; thanks Joblen)
  • Fixed PowerShell installed by Scoop not being detected when Scoop uses a custom installation directory. (#62473; thanks jliu666)
  • Fixed task worktree variables resolving to the wrong project when the global tasks.json file was focused, and paths containing spaces breaking Windows tasks. (#55727; thanks di404)
  • Fixed adding the current line to an Agent thread when no text was selected using cmd-> (macOS), ctrl-> (Linux), or ctrl-shift-. (Windows). (#64589)

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