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# External Agents
Zed has support for integrating with existing terminal-based agentic coding tools through the [Agent Client Protocol (ACP)](https://agentclientprotocol.com).
Zed supports terminal-based agentic coding tools through the [Agent Client Protocol (ACP)](https://agentclientprotocol.com).
At the moment, Zed supports [Gemini CLI](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli) as a reference implementation of an external agent speaking ACP.
You can also [configure your own](#custom-agents) agent if you'd like to add ACP support to an existing tool.
Currently, [Gemini CLI](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli) serves as the reference implementation, and you can [add custom ACP-compatible agents](#add-custom-agents) as well.
## Gemini CLI {#gemini-cli}
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There are two features that don't yet work with Gemini CLI: editing past messages, which we hope to add support for soon; and resuming a conversation from history.
## Custom Agents {#custom-agents}
## Add Custom Agents {#add-custom-agents}
If you have written (or are writing) a tool that speaks ACP, and you'd like to test it with Zed, you can add it to your settings:
You can run any agent speaking ACP in Zed by changing your settings as follows:
```json
{
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}
```
This can also be useful if you're in the middle of developing a new agent that speaks the protocol and you want to debug it.
## Debugging Agents
When using external agents in Zed, you can access the debug via with `dev: open acp logs` from the Command Palette.
When using external agents in Zed, you can access the debug view via with `dev: open acp logs` from the Command Palette. This lets you see the messages being sent and received between Zed and the agent.
[screenshot here]