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cmd-> / ctrl-> similarly dump the current selection into the agent panel as context.


No extension pulls in their own node, there’s `npm_install_package` in the Zed extension API which leverages Zed’s copy of node. Same is used for built-in tooling/LSPs (prettier, json-language-server, etc).


I believe the only way to do this is if you clone each extension repo and install them as dev extensions. This is because although you can pin to an extension version using […] Install Previous Version, you can only pin previous versions, not the newest. There’s a discussion.

The bigger issue is most extensions automatically download the latest LSP versions from github/npm. So you’ll also want to manually install LSPs in your path so worktree.which can find them and the extension will skip auto-downloading missing LSPs (which works with /most/ extensions). There’s an issue.


When you say “4000” do you mean an Nvidia 4000-series card or an Intel HD Graphics (e.g. 4600). The former should be plenty to run Zed smoothly, while the later was low end when launched 12-13 years ago and has terrible Vulkan support.


Zed has word completions, by default they are only used as a fallback when there is no LSP available. But you can enable them always if you want:

{
  "completions": {
    "words": "enabled",
  }
}

You can also nest this under languages.svelte or whatever to make it language specific. Personally I hate this sort of thing, but to each their own.

See: https://zed.dev/docs/reference/all-settings?#words



One thing to potentially consider is the Apple Refurbished store. Availability varies but as of today (2026-03-15) in the US store they have multiple options for 14inch M4 MBPs with nano-texture.

Edit: I see you're outside the US. Oops.

In particular, a refurbished M4 Max 128GB ($4369) is less than a new M5 Max 64GB ($4449)

  • $3549 14inch MacBook Pro Nano-Texture, 2TB, 64GB, M5 Pro 18/20 (307GB/sec)

  • $3689 14inch MacBook Pro Nano-Texture, 2TB, 64GB, M4 Max 16/40 (546GB/sec) Refurbished

  • $4449 14inch MacBook Pro Nano-Texture, 2TB, 64GB M5 Max 18/40 (614GB/sec)

  • $4369 14inch MacBook Pro Nano-Texture, 2TB, 128GB, M4 Max 16/40 (546GB/sec) Refurbished

  • $5249 14inch MacBook Pro Nano-Texture, 2TB, 128GB, M5 Max 18/40 (614GB/sec)

One thing to note is that the Max is limited when in the 14 inch shell. Under heavy load it the fans can't keep up and it will be thermally throttled; it also can consume more power than the 96watt power adapter can provide, depleting your battery even while plugged in. This is nothing new and has been a well known issue since the introduction of the 14inch M1 Max, but also makes the Max CPUs less compelling outside of the 16inch or desktop form factors.


You missed something.

zed ssh://user@host/~/code/whatever