You can now disable all AI features in Zed

TL;DR Highlight

Zed code editor added an option to completely disable all AI features.

Who Should Read

Developers who want to work without AI autocomplete or Copilot, or teams using Zed in environments with security policies that require AI features to be disabled.

Core Mechanics

Zed editor added a setting to disable all AI-related features at once
Disabling AI also hides related UI elements for a clean interface
Provides a choice for personal preference or corporate security policy compliance

Evidence

This is a product update announcement, not a research paper — no quantitative data available

How to Apply

Set AI feature flags to false in Zed's settings file to disable all AI assistant features.
For teams with strict security policies, include this setting in default deployment configurations when adopting Zed.

Code Example

snippet

// Zed settings.json example
{
  "features": {
    "edit_prediction_provider": "none"
  },
  "assistant": {
    "enabled": false
  }
}

Terminology

ZedA high-performance code editor built in Rust. Used like VS Code but significantly faster.

AI autocompleteAI predicting and suggesting upcoming code as you type. GitHub Copilot is the most well-known example.

edit_prediction_providerZed's provider for inline code prediction (autocomplete suggestions). Can be set to 'none' to disable AI predictions.