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Zed

Cairn for Zed

io.github.luckyjackluo/cairn

Local-first file-organization tools for your AI agent: tag, query, and digest a folder. No cloud.

client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install Cairn in Zed

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

Held in this page only — never stored, logged, or sent anywhere but back to your screen. 

{
  "context_servers": {
    "cairn": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "cairn-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CAIRN_WORKSPACE": "<CAIRN_WORKSPACE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Cairn in other clients

Cairn MCP server