Zed Editor Launches Parallel Agent: Run Multiple AI Threads in the Same Window, Mix and Match Different Models

AIMPACT News — April 24 (UTC+8). According to Beating Monitoring, the open-source code editor Zed has launched the Parallel Agents feature, which supports running multiple AI agent threads simultaneously in the same window. Each thread can independently choose different agents and is compatible with third-party agents such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot CLI, and Gemini CLI via Zed’s Agent Client Protocol (ACP, agent onboarding protocol). The newly added Threads Sidebar panel displays all threads grouped by project and lets you start, stop, and archive them with one click. Each thread supports independently configuring workspace tree permissions, allowing developers to decide which folders and repositories are visible to a specific agent, and also enabling a thread to read and write across repositories. Zed claims that it maintains smooth 120fps performance even under stress testing involving hundreds of threads. The feature has been released with the latest version and is fully open source. (Source: BlockBeats)