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Sequential Thinking for Zed

io.github.modelcontextprotocol/server-sequential-thinking

Reference server that gives a model a structured scratchpad for step-by-step problem solving, with revision and branching of earlier thoughts.

client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:npm tools:1

Install Sequential Thinking in Zed

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

{
  "context_servers": {
    "server-sequential-thinking": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-sequential-thinking"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

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