Zed 1.3.5 adds subagent model control

// 1h agoPRODUCT UPDATE

Zed 1.3.5 adds subagent model control

Zed 1.3.5 adds a `subagent_model` setting so spawned agents can use a different model from the main thread, alongside Terminal Threads, Git panel history, custom Git commands, and richer agent rendering. It’s a practical upgrade for teams that want a frontier model up front and cheaper or faster models in the background.

// ANALYSIS

Zed is turning into an agent workspace, not just an editor with chat bolted on. The separate subagent model setting is the most interesting part because it lets teams optimize cost and latency without downgrading the main assistant.

–Terminal Threads bring claude, codex, and other CLI agents into the same sidebar as built-in agent threads, which lowers the friction of mixed workflows
–The Git panel history view and custom Git task support make the repo UI more useful for agent-driven debugging and review
–Inline image and Mermaid rendering improve how agents can present structured output inside the thread itself
–This release is especially relevant for power users who already treat Zed as a control plane for coding, not just a text editor
–The update is incremental, but it pushes Zed further ahead in the AI IDE race by making agent orchestration feel native

// TAGS

zedideai-codingagentcoding-agentclidevtool

DISCOVERED

1h ago

2026-05-21

PUBLISHED

1h ago

2026-05-21

RELEVANCE

9/ 10

AUTHOR

zeddotdev

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