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octopus blackboard for Zed

io.github.octoryn/octopus-blackboard

Shared memory & coordination for AI coding agents — a blackboard, not an orchestrator.

client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install octopus blackboard in Zed

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

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{
  "context_servers": {
    "octopus-blackboard": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "octopus-blackboard"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OCTOBOARD_AGENT": "<OCTOBOARD_AGENT>",
        "OCTOBOARD_DIR": "<OCTOBOARD_DIR>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

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