**TL;DR**: model updates + reasoning levels + fixes discovered when
working on https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/60373
# Objective
Since the model auto-discovery PR was
[cancelled](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/60373#issuecomment-4886521448),
here is a manual model list update! I also copied the stand-alone
bugfixes/enhancements from that PR.
## Solution
A lot of manual work 😅
**OpenCode Zen**:
- added Fable 5 and Sonnet 5
- added models that were previously only available on OpenCode Go: GLM
5.2, Kimi K2.7 Code, and Minimax M3
- added reasoning levels for all models. I started from the data on
[`Models.dev`](https://models.dev) (the `/api.json` raw data), and then
I matched that with what is shown in the OpenCode CLI and what I know to
be true
**OpenCode Go**:
- added reasoning levels for GLM 5.2
**OpenCode in general**:
- added `protocol` validation for the settings, by moving from a random
`String` to an `enum`, for both nicer error messages (random strings or
typos will get an error instead of using `openai_chat` by default) and
to avoid issues like [folks saying non-existent protocols are a
thing](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/issues/56869#issuecomment-4550154554)
- enabled parallel tool calls by default. As per [OpenCode developer on
Discord](https://discord.com/channels/1391832426048651334/1471233160993050918/1472020924881702912),
_"almost all models worth using support parallel tool calling
natively"_. Manual tests confirmed all OpenCode Go models support this
correctly (and was enabled by default on the OpenCode side for all but 1
model). I initially wanted to skip this from the release notes, but I
added it so folks are aware of it in case any issues are caused by this
being enabled for all models
- allegedly fixed Google thinking since reasoning levels / thinking
effort levels were added for Google models and an auto-checker LLM
highlighted that was not properly configured
- added support for the new-ish `supports_disabling_thinking` so
thinking-only models don't get a no-impact toggle to disable thinking
I have no idea if any of the Free models will disappear in 2 days or
not, so I did not update those 🤷 (as per decision in
https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/issues/56869#issuecomment-4466637648)
## Testing
The Zen and Google changes were not tested as I don't have a Zen
subscription and I stubbornly refuse to get one.
The Free&Go changes were tested by running a "_rename this variable for
me. add a function. delete the function_" test with a few different
models.
## Self-Review Checklist:
- [x] I've reviewed my own diff for quality, security, and reliability
- [x] Unsafe blocks (if any) have justifying comments
- [x] The content adheres to Zed's UI standards
([UX/UI](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#uiux-checklist)
and
[icon](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/crates/icons/README.md)
guidelines)
- [ ] Tests cover the new/changed behavior
- [x] Performance impact has been considered and is acceptable
---
Release Notes:
- Agent: OpenCode settings now validate `protocol` values
- Agent: OpenCode only shows the "Disable thinking" toggle if thinking
can indeed be disabled/enabled
- Agent: OpenCode models now enable parallel tool calls by default
- Agent: Updated OpenCode Zen models (added Fable 5, Sonnet 5, GLM 5.2,
Kimi K2.7 Code, and Minimax M3)
- Agent: Added OpenCode Go GLM 5.2 reasoning effort levels
- Agent: Added reasoning effort levels for all OpenCode Zen models
- Agent: Fixed thinking for OpenCode Zen Google models
Closes AI-159
Closes AI-434
Closes AI-435
Release Notes:
- Key agent-related settings now live in the settings editor, close to
all other settings available in Zed. This specifically includes the move
of LLM providers, external agents, and MCP servers to the settings
editor.
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# Objective
More and more models are supporting the `max` reasoning effort (DeepSeek
V4, GLM 5.2, etc) and that was missing from Zed.
## Solution
Added `ReasoningEffort::Max` level and implemented support for that
across providers. For most providers this is a no-op as they don't
support that (`max` is missing from `supported_reasoning_levels()`) but
for some providers this required tiny changes: for OpenCode there is now
a proper difference between `xhigh` and `max` (this bug was actually
what triggered this whole PR) and for DeepSeek reasoning levels were
migrated from a custom `deepseek::ReasoningEffort`.
## Testing
Tested and confirmed working with a simple _"rename this variable for
me. add a function. delete the function"_ test across a few providers
(OpenCode, GitHub Copilot, and DeepSeek).
## Self-Review Checklist:
- [x] I've reviewed my own diff for quality, security, and reliability
- [x] Unsafe blocks (if any) have justifying comments
- [x] The content adheres to Zed's UI standards
([UX/UI](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#uiux-checklist)
and
[icon](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/crates/icons/README.md)
guidelines)
- [ ] Tests cover the new/changed behavior
- [x] Performance impact has been considered and is acceptable
## Showcase
N/A
---
Release Notes:
- OpenAI-compatible: added support for `max` reasoning levels
- OpenCode: added support for `max` reasoning levels
# Objective
Fix OpenAI-compatible reasoning/thinking support. Previously,
`OpenAiCompatibleLanguageModel` never reported thinking support, so
configured `reasoning_effort` values did not reliably reach the wire and
Responses API reasoning state could miss `include:
["reasoning.encrypted_content"]`.
Fixes#58289
Addresses #59207 for OpenAI-compatible Responses models configured with
`reasoning_effort`.
## Solution
- Treat a non-`none` configured `reasoning_effort` as OpenAI-compatible
thinking support.
- Expose common OpenAI-style effort levels in the agent UI, using the
configured effort as the default.
- Honor selected reasoning effort for OpenAI-compatible chat-completions
requests.
- Send `reasoning_effort: "none"` when thinking is disabled for a
configured reasoning model.
- Preserve native OpenAI behavior by continuing to use native
model-specific supported efforts and `max_completion_tokens`.
- Add an OpenAI-compatible `max_tokens_parameter` capability for
endpoints that expect output limits as `max_tokens`.
- Parse common streamed thinking fields (`reasoning` and
`reasoning_content`).
- Add provider setup UI and docs for configuring OpenAI-compatible
reasoning models.
## Testing
- `cargo fmt -p language_model_core -p agent_ui -p language_models`
- `cargo test -p language_models provider::open_ai_compatible::tests
--lib`
- `cargo test -p language_models provider::open_ai::tests --lib`
- `cargo test -p open_ai completion::tests --lib`
- `cargo test -p agent_ui
agent_configuration::add_llm_provider_modal::tests --lib`
- `git --no-pager diff --check`
## Self-Review Checklist:
- [x] I've reviewed my own diff for quality, security, and reliability
- [x] Unsafe blocks (if any) have justifying comments
- [x] The content adheres to Zed's UI standards
([UX/UI](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#uiux-checklist)
and
[icon](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/crates/icons/README.md)
guidelines)
- [x] Tests cover the new/changed behavior
- [x] Performance impact has been considered and is acceptable
---
Release Notes:
- Improved OpenAI-compatible provider setup for reasoning models.
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Audited the AI documentation against the implementation
## Changes
- **tool-permissions**: `skill` tool patterns match the absolute
`SKILL.md` path, not the skill name (fixed the table, example pattern,
and added a clarifying note).
- **external-agents**: Gemini CLI receives Zed's Google AI key when no
env key is set; extension-provided agents are deprecated in favor of the
ACP registry.
- **inline-assistant**: alternatives run alongside the inline assistant
model (not just the default model); fixed a broken anchor and
`gpt-4-mini` → `gpt-5-mini` model id typos.
- **mcp**: corrected the extensions menu item name ("Install New
Servers…"), the remote server `url` example, and removed the nonexistent
`thinking` tool from the profile example.
- **agent-panel**: "New From Summary" lives in the New Thread menu;
corrected the `@`-mention type list (no "instruction files"; added Fetch
and Branch Diff).
- **use-api-access**: DeepSeek default `api_url` includes `/v1`.
- **skills**: folder name is a convention not a requirement; long
descriptions warn rather than fail (measured in bytes); hidden skills
are also `@`-mentionable; dropped the unenforced consecutive-hyphen
rule; reconciled the no-remote-registry note with GitHub import.
- **edit-prediction**: `alt-tab` and `alt-l` are bound across platforms;
predictions are throttled rather than fired on every keystroke.
- **getting-started, windows-and-projects, parallel-agents**: Panel
Layout lives in the title-bar user menu, with
`workspace::UseAgenticLayout`/`UseClassicLayout` action references.
Release Notes:
- N/A
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## Summary
- Restructures the AI docs around quick routing, agent paths, provider
access, and company-specific entry points.
- Moves account-owned AI billing/model pages into Account & Billing
while preserving legacy AI redirects.
- Adds focused pages for Zed Agent, external agents, terminal threads,
agent profiles, skills, instructions, API access, subscriptions,
gateways, and local models.
- Updates related links across Git, authentication, business, migration,
and settings reference docs.
## Validation
- `pnpm dlx prettier@3.5.0 . --write`
- `pnpm dlx prettier@3.5.0 . --check`
- `git diff --check -- docs/src`
- Changed-doc local markdown link sanity check
- `mdbook build docs` was attempted; it is currently blocked by an
unrelated existing `docs/src/vim.md:542` action schema error for
`vim::HelixJumpToWord`.
## Follow-up
- Create a ticket to align Zed's in-app AI configuration surfaces with
this documentation model, including Agent Settings, Configure buttons,
Tools, Profiles, MCP, Skills/Instructions, and plain settings.
## Suggested .rules additions
N/A
Release Notes:
- N/A
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