Editor

Visual Studio Code

ACP client extension for VS Code with multi-agent support and permission-based tool controls.

Multi-agent support

Built-in chat interface

Slash command autocomplete

Agent reasoning display

Permission controls

Protocol inspection

Getting Started

Learn how to get quickly setup using Visual Studio Code with ACP.

Install the ACP Client extension

Search for ACP Client in the VS Code Marketplace and install it, or install from Open VSX.

Open the ACP panel

Click the ACP Client icon in the Activity Bar to open the agent panel.

Add an agent

Click the + button to add an ACP-compatible agent configuration, or choose from the pre-configured defaults.

Start coding

Select your agent and start a new thread from the ACP Client panel.

Agent Metrics

Weekly sessions for the three most-used agents in Zed. All connected through ACP.

Zed Agent

Claude Agent

Codex CLI

The Agent Client Protocol enables editors to support any ACP-compatible agent without custom integrations.