Zed v1.5.3 Release Notes — What's New

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

AI

Agent: Made the Skill Creator window resizable and its contents scrollable when the window is smaller than the form. (#57754)
Agent: Improved read_file tool output rendering with a line-number gutter. (#56779)
Agent: Improved scrolling smoothness when expanding read_file 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)

Git

Added a git_commit_buffer_font_size 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 "lsp_document_links": 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 read_file 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 goto_implementation and goto_last_accessed_file. (#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)

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