zed-editor
Pass
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on May 6, 2026
Risk Level: SAFEEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSCOMMAND_EXECUTIONREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION
Full Analysis
- [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill provides instructional examples for downloading external resources, such as language server binaries, using
zed::download_fileand fetching assets from GitHub releases viazed::latest_github_release. - [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The documentation outlines how to launch external processes, including Language Server Protocol (LSP) and Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, using the
zed::CommandAPI within the extension's worktree. - [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: The skill describes common patterns for fetching remote binaries from GitHub, downloading them to a local cache, and utilizing
zed::make_file_executableto run them. These patterns are standard for the described purpose of building editor plugins. - [SAFE]: The skill includes an explicit security section documenting Zed's sandboxing mechanism and the 'granted_extension_capabilities' configuration, which ensures that extensions cannot perform network operations or execute commands without explicit user consent.
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