Zed Agent Tools Overview

# Tools Zed's Agent has access to a variety of tools that allow it to interact with your codebase and perform tasks. ## Read & Search Tools ### `diagnostics` Gets errors and warnings for either a specific file or the entire project, useful after making edits to determine if further changes are needed. ### `fetch` Fetches a URL and returns the content as Markdown. Useful for providing docs as context. ### `find_path` Quickly finds files by matching glob patterns (like "\*_/_.js"), returning matching file paths alphabetically. ### `grep` Searches file contents across the project using regular expressions, preferred for finding symbols in code without knowing exact file paths. ### `list_directory` Lists files and directories in a given path, providing an overview of filesystem contents. ### `now` Returns the current date and time. ### `open` Opens a file or URL with the default application associated with it on the user's operating system. ### `read_file` Reads the content of a specified file in the project, allowing access to file contents. ### `thinking` Allows the Agent to work through problems, brainstorm ideas, or plan without executing actions, useful for complex problem-solving. ### `web_search` Searches the web for information, providing results with snippets and links from relevant web pages, useful for accessing real-time information. ## Edit Tools ### `copy_path` Copies a file or directory recursively in the project, more efficient than manually reading and writing files when duplicating content. ### `create_directory` Creates a new directory at the specified path within the project, creating all necessary parent directories (similar to `mkdir -p`). ### `create_file` Creates a new file at a specified path with given text content, the most efficient way to create new files or completely replace existing ones. ### `delete_path` Deletes a file or directory (including contents recursively) at the specified path and confirms the deletion. ### `edit_file` Edits files by replacing specific text with new content. ### `move_path` Moves or renames a file or directory in the project, performing a rename if only the filename differs. ### `terminal` Executes shell commands and returns the combined output, creating a new shell process for each invocation.

This section details the various tools available to Zed's Agent, categorized into Read & Search and Edit tools. Read & Search tools like `diagnostics`, `fetch`, `find_path`, `grep`, and `read_file` enable the agent to access and understand the codebase. Edit tools such as `copy_path`, `create_file`, `delete_path`, and `edit_file` allow the agent to modify the codebase.