Integrate AI Agents into the Editor: JetBrains and Zed Release ACP Registry

IDE provider JetBrains and the company behind the Zed source code editor, Zed Industries, have jointly released the ACP Registry. This is intended to simplify for developers the process of providing, finding, and installing AI coding agents compatible with the Agent Client Protocol (ACP) in development environments.

The ACP Registry: Install AI Agents with a Click

Currently, the ACP Registry exclusively contains curated AI agents and extensions that support authentication. They follow the Agent Client Protocol (ACP), a standardized, open protocol for the interaction between AI agents and editors. ACP was first introduced by JetBrains and Zed Industries in October 2025.

According to the manufacturers, the protocol was already a big step forward, but distribution was fragmented until now. Agents had to be made available as extensions for each client or installed manually by users. This is where the ACP Registry comes in: Developers can register their suitable implementation of an agent or extension once, and it will then be available for every ACP-compatible client.

Both Zed and JetBrains' development environments have integrated ACP Registry support for easily installing agents and using their latest versions. In JetBrains IDEs – from version 2025.3.2 onwards and with JetBrains AI (253.30387.147) – agents can be selected and installed, for example, in the Agent Picker menu under "Install From ACP Registry...". In Zed, the ACP Registry page looks like this:

The Current Portfolio

The curated ACP Registry currently contains the following nine agents and extensions:

• Auggie CLI
• Claude Code
• Codex CLI
• Factory Droid
• Gemini CLI
• GitHub Copilot
• Mistral Vibe
• OpenCode
• Qwen Code

Further information about the ACP Registry can be found on the official website and in the GitHub repository, as well as in the announcements from JetBrains and Zed Industries.

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