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Zed

napkin for Zed

io.github.sshwarts/napkin

Shared visual canvas (Excalidraw) for collaborative whiteboarding between AI agents and humans.

client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install napkin 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": {
    "napkin": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "napkin-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "<ANTHROPIC_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

napkin in other clients

napkin MCP server