Function installBindingsForZed

src/commands/terminalSetup/terminalSetup.tsx:462–530

(theme: ThemeName)

  }
}
async function installBindingsForZed(theme: ThemeName): Promise<string> {
  // Zed uses JSON keybindings similar to VSCode
  const zedDir = join(homedir(), '.config', 'zed');
  const keymapPath = join(zedDir, 'keymap.json');
  try {
    // Ensure zed directory exists (idempotent with recursive)
    await mkdir(zedDir, {
      recursive: true
    });

    // Read existing keymap file, or default to empty array if it doesn't exist
    let keymapContent = '[]';
    let fileExists = false;
    try {
      keymapContent = await readFile(keymapPath, {
        encoding: 'utf-8'
      });
      fileExists = true;
    } catch (e: unknown) {
      if (!isFsInaccessible(e)) throw e;
    }
    if (fileExists) {
      // Check if keybinding already exists
      if (keymapContent.includes('shift-enter')) {
        return `${color('warning', theme)('Found existing Zed Shift+Enter key binding. Remove it to continue.')}${EOL}${chalk.dim(`See ${formatPathLink(keymapPath)}`)}${EOL}`;
      }

      // Create backup
      const randomSha = randomBytes(4).toString('hex');
      const backupPath = `${keymapPath}.${randomSha}.bak`;
      try {
        await copyFile(keymapPath, backupPath);
      } catch {
        return `${color('warning', theme)('Error backing up existing Zed keymap. Bailing out.')}${EOL}${chalk.dim(`See ${formatPathLink(keymapPath)}`)}${EOL}${chalk.dim(`Backup path: ${formatPathLink(backupPath)}`)}${EOL}`;
      }
    }

    // Parse and modify the keymap
    let keymap: Array<{
      context?: string;
      bindings: Record<string, string | string[]>;
    }>;
    try {
      keymap = jsonParse(keymapContent);
      if (!Array.isArray(keymap)) {
        keymap = [];
      }
    } catch {
      keymap = [];
    }

    // Add the new keybinding for terminal context
    keymap.push({
      context: 'Terminal',
      bindings: {
        'shift-enter': ['terminal::SendText', '\u001b\r']
      }
    });