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Setup

Connect Zed in about two minutes

1. 1

   Use a current Zed release, open a project folder, and create a Hjarni account if you do not already have one. MCP connections activate in an open project.

2. 2

   Open the command palette and run 'agent: open settings'. Under MCP Servers, choose Add Server, then Add Remote Server. Name it hjarni and enter https://hjarni.com/mcp. Alternatively, merge the context_servers entry below into your settings file, keeping existing entries.

3. 3

   Click Authenticate beside hjarni in Zed's MCP settings and complete the Hjarni sign-in in your browser. Return to Zed and check for a green connection indicator.

4. 4

   Open the Agent Panel's new-thread menu, choose Add More Agents, and install Claude Agent from the ACP Registry. Start a Claude Agent thread. This is the ACP connection.

5. 5

   Sign in to Claude when prompted, or use /login in its thread. Claude authentication and billing are separate from your Hjarni connection and Zed's native model settings.

6. 6

   Ask: 'Use Hjarni to read my brain instructions, then search for a note I name and read it back with its title and ID.' Check the tool results to confirm the agent actually accessed Hjarni.

7. 7

   For a write test, ask: 'Create a new Hjarni note titled ACP connection test with the body Connection checked from Zed. Return its ID.' Then ask the agent to append a short sentence to that same note, and inspect it in Hjarni.

8. 8

   Start a fresh Claude Agent thread and ask it to find and read ACP connection test from Hjarni. Seeing the updated text confirms that the note is available across conversations.

{
  "context_servers": {
    "hjarni": {
      "url": "https://hjarni.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

The Hjarni MCP endpoint is https://hjarni.com/mcp. The connection uses OAuth, so you sign in with your Hjarni account when prompted. No API key files to manage.