JetBrains and Zed Launch ACP Agent Registry for Open AI Coding Agent Interoperability
Published 2026-02-17Ingested 2026-02-24AI-Assisted DevelopmentMedium⭐ Timeline Candidate
Summary
JetBrains and Zed launched the official Agent Client Protocol (ACP) Registry — a directory of AI coding agents integrated directly into JetBrains IDEs and Zed. ACP is an open standard, analogous to the Language Server Protocol (LSP) but for AI agents, that lets any compatible coding agent work in any supporting editor. The registry allows developers to browse and install ACP-compatible agents with a single click. The launch included SDKs for Python, TypeScript, Kotlin, and Rust, and a new Koog
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