## The short version

To let Zed deploy to Ample, install the Ample CLI, run `ample auth signup` (no browser or card) and connect Zed to the `ample mcp` server. Then ask it to deploy: Ample builds the app, returns a live HTTPS URL, and explains any failure so Zed can fix it.

## Set up Zed for Ample

1. 1

### Install Zed

```
brew install --cask zed
```

2. 2

### Install the Ample CLI and create an account

`ample auth signup` creates an account with no browser, card or CAPTCHA. Claim it by email within 48 hours to keep it (`ample auth claim --email you@example.com`).

```
curl -fsSL https://get.ample.computer/install.sh | sh
ample auth signup
```

3. 3

### Connect Zed to Ample's MCP server

Add this to `~/.config/zed/settings.json`, or use Settings > AI > MCP Servers > Add Server.

```
{
     "context_servers": {
       "ample": {
         "command": "ample",
         "args": ["mcp"],
         "env": {}
       }
     }
}
```

4. 4

### Add the Ample skills (optional)

Three skills teach Zed when and how to deploy, connect services and migrate. Remove the directories to uninstall.

```
curl -fsSL https://ample.computer/skills.sh | sh -s -- .agents/skills
```

5. 5

### Ask it to deploy

The deploy waits until the app is live or failed and returns the URL. On failure the result says who must act and suggests a fix.

```
Deploy this app to Ample and give me the URL.
```

## Example prompts

- Deploy this app to Ample and give me the URL.
- Add a Postgres database to this app on Ample and redeploy.
- The Ample deploy failed. Read the logs, fix the cause and deploy again.
- Put the uploads in an Ample bucket and serve them from the CDN.
- Move this app from Heroku to Ample.

## Notes

- On Linux install with `curl -f https://zed.dev/install.sh | sh`.
- External agents running inside Zed (Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode) use their own configuration; see their pages.

## Zed documentation

- [zed.dev/docs/ai/mcp](https://zed.dev/docs/ai/mcp)
- [zed.dev/docs/ai/skills](https://zed.dev/docs/ai/skills)
- [zed.dev/docs/installation](https://zed.dev/docs/installation)