MCP with Zed

Zed is a code editor built for speed and for collaboration with humans and AI. Its Agent Panel runs AI agents that edit your code, and it connects to MCP servers, which Zed calls context servers, to give those agents extra tools.

How does the integration work?

The Appwrite MCP server connects Zed's agent to your Appwrite project through the Model Context Protocol. It is a hosted server at https://mcp.appwrite.io/ that uses the HTTP transport and signs you in with OAuth, so there is nothing to install and no API key to create.

Once connected, the agent can look up your projects, read and change resources such as users, databases, and tables, and search the Appwrite documentation while it codes. Changes go through a separate write tool that requires confirmation, and each change carries a short reason that appears in your project's Activity tab. Appwrite agent skills add SDK-specific knowledge on top.

How to implement

To connect Zed to Appwrite, there are several steps you must complete:

Step 1: Set up your Appwrite project

First, create an account on Appwrite Cloud if you haven't already, and create a project. You don't need an API key: Zed opens your browser so you can sign in to Appwrite when it first connects.

Step 2: Add the Appwrite MCP server to Zed

Open the Command Palette (CMD + Shift + P on macOS, CTRL + Shift + P on Linux) and run the agent: add context server action. In the Remote tab, set the configuration to:

{
  "appwrite": {
    "url": "https://mcp.appwrite.io/"
  }
}

Click Add Server, then sign in to your Appwrite account in the browser window that opens and authorize access. You can review the server under Model Context Protocol (MCP) Servers in Zed's Agent settings.

Step 3: Install Appwrite skills

In your project directory, run:

npx skills add appwrite/skills

When prompted, select the skills for the SDKs you use, select Zed as one of the AI tools, choose a project-level or global install, and select symlink as the installation method. Zed loads global skills from ~/.agents/skills/ and project skills from <worktree>/.agents/skills/.

Step 4: Test the integration

Open the Agent Panel and try prompts like:

• Create a new user in my Appwrite project
• List all databases in my project
• Show me the tables in my database
• How do I set up real-time subscriptions in Appwrite?

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