skim mcp for Zed

io.github.helloderekg/skim-mcp

Lossless skim-then-expand reading of big files, repos, and command output with far fewer tokens

client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install skim mcp in Zed

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

{
  "context_servers": {
    "skim-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "skim-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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