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claude mcp bridge for Zed

io.github.hampsterx/claude-mcp-bridge

Wraps Claude Code CLI as MCP tools: query, search, structured, ping, listSessions.

client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install claude mcp bridge in Zed

~/.config/zed/settings.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Zed\settings.json

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{
  "context_servers": {
    "claude-mcp-bridge": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "claude-mcp-bridge"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CLAUDE_CLI_PATH": "<CLAUDE_CLI_PATH>",
        "CLAUDE_DEFAULT_MODEL": "<CLAUDE_DEFAULT_MODEL>",
        "CLAUDE_QUERY_MODEL": "<CLAUDE_QUERY_MODEL>",
        "CLAUDE_STRUCTURED_MODEL": "<CLAUDE_STRUCTURED_MODEL>",
        "CLAUDE_SEARCH_MODEL": "<CLAUDE_SEARCH_MODEL>",
        "CLAUDE_FALLBACK_MODEL": "<CLAUDE_FALLBACK_MODEL>",
        "CLAUDE_MAX_CONCURRENT": "<CLAUDE_MAX_CONCURRENT>",
        "CLAUDE_BRIDGE_USE_API_KEY": "<CLAUDE_BRIDGE_USE_API_KEY>",
        "CLAUDE_MAX_BUDGET_USD": "<CLAUDE_MAX_BUDGET_USD>",
        "CLAUDE_QUERY_EFFORT": "<CLAUDE_QUERY_EFFORT>",
        "CLAUDE_SEARCH_EFFORT": "<CLAUDE_SEARCH_EFFORT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Merge this into your existing settings object — do not replace the file. Zed docs

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