zed-logs

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Check Zed editor logs for banjo/agent errors. Use when user says "check zed logs", "zed errors", or "what's the zed error".

joelreymont By joelreymont schedule Updated 12/25/2025

name: zed-logs description: Check Zed editor logs for banjo/agent errors. Use when user says "check zed logs", "zed errors", or "what's the zed error".

Zed Logs

Check Zed editor logs for ACP agent issues.

Commands

# Recent agent logs (banjo + errors)
tail -100 ~/Library/Logs/Zed/Zed.log | grep -i -E "(banjo|agent|error)" | tail -30

# All recent logs
tail -50 ~/Library/Logs/Zed/Zed.log

# Follow logs live
tail -f ~/Library/Logs/Zed/Zed.log | grep -i agent

# Clear and watch
: > ~/Library/Logs/Zed/Zed.log && tail -f ~/Library/Logs/Zed/Zed.log

Log Patterns

  • agent stderr: - Output from agent process (banjo logs here)
  • agent_servers::acp - ACP connection handling
  • error(...) - Error from agent
  • info(banjo) - Banjo startup
  • debug(agent) - Request handling

Common Issues

Error Cause Fix
UnknownField Missing field in param struct Add field or ignore_unknown_fields = true
not registered Config key mismatch Check agent_servers key in Zed settings
No output Agent crashed on startup Run ./zig-out/bin/banjo manually to see error

Zed Config Location

~/.config/zed/settings.jsonagent_servers

Install via CLI
npx skills add https://github.com/joelreymont/banjo --skill zed-logs
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