Enable Gemini 3.6 Flash in Zed and set terminal.starts_open
Zed v1.16.1 adds Gemini 3.6 Flash, collapsible Git grouped changes, optional stash messages, Git Panel Copy Path, Mermaid zoom/scroll, and terminal.starts_open. Switch your agent model, label stashes, and pin whether the Terminal Panel auto-opens.Why this loop
v1.16.1 changes the agent default and the Git/terminal chrome around it. Gemini 3.6 Flash is now in Google AI models; OpenAI subscription users default to GPT-5.6 Sol—pick the model in the Agent Panel instead of assuming last week's default. terminal.starts_open controls whether the Terminal Panel opens automatically in new workspaces; set it once so agent-first or terminal-first layouts do not fight you. The Git Panel now collapses grouped change sections, prompts for an optional stash message, and offers Copy Path / Copy Relative Path for handing dirty-file paths to the agent. Mermaid diagrams in Markdown Preview and the Agent Panel now zoom and scroll horizontally, so inspect generated diagrams in place. Two changelog items were omitted from this signal; do not assume extra settings.
Proposed actions
- In the Zed Settings UI, set terminal.starts_open to false (agent-first) or true (terminal-first) so new workspaces no longer surprise-open or hide the Terminal Panel.
- In the Zed Agent Panel model picker, select Gemini 3.6 Flash from Google AI. If you use an OpenAI subscription, either keep the new default GPT-5.6 Sol or explicitly re-select your previous model so the default change does not silently switch you.
- In the Git Panel, collapse grouped change sections, then when stashing fill the optional stash message prompt with a WIP label such as 'WIP: ticket-id one-line summary'.
- Right-click a changed file in the Git Panel and choose Copy Path or Copy Relative Path, then paste that path into the Agent Panel instead of typing it.
- In Markdown Preview or the Agent Panel, zoom and horizontally scroll Mermaid diagrams instead of asking the agent to redraw them; use the new horizontal scrollbar on wide Markdown tables the same way.
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Assistant: Zed AI Proposal: Enable Gemini 3.6 Flash in Zed and set terminal.starts_open Summary: Zed v1.16.1 adds Gemini 3.6 Flash, collapsible Git grouped changes, optional stash messages, Git Panel Copy Path, Mermaid zoom/scroll, and terminal.starts_open. Switch your agent model, label stashes, and pin whether the Terminal Panel auto-opens. Primary source: https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/releases/tag/v1.16.1
Why it matters
v1.16.1 changes the agent default and the Git/terminal chrome around it. Gemini 3.6 Flash is now in Google AI models; OpenAI subscription users default to GPT-5.6 Sol—pick the model in the Agent Panel instead of assuming last week's default. terminal.starts_open controls whether the Terminal Panel opens automatically in new workspaces; set it once so agent-first or terminal-first layouts do not fight you. The Git Panel now collapses grouped change sections, prompts for an optional stash message, and offers Copy Path / Copy Relative Path for handing dirty-file paths to the agent. Mermaid diagrams in Markdown Preview and the Agent Panel now zoom and scroll horizontally, so inspect generated diagrams in place. Two changelog items were omitted from this signal; do not assume extra settings.
Suggested actions
- In the Zed Settings UI, set terminal.starts_open to false (agent-first) or true (terminal-first) so new workspaces no longer surprise-open or hide the Terminal Panel.
- In the Zed Agent Panel model picker, select Gemini 3.6 Flash from Google AI. If you use an OpenAI subscription, either keep the new default GPT-5.6 Sol or explicitly re-select your previous model so the default change does not silently switch you.
- In the Git Panel, collapse grouped change sections, then when stashing fill the optional stash message prompt with a WIP label such as 'WIP: ticket-id one-line summary'.
- Right-click a changed file in the Git Panel and choose Copy Path or Copy Relative Path, then paste that path into the Agent Panel instead of typing it.
- In Markdown Preview or the Agent Panel, zoom and horizontally scroll Mermaid diagrams instead of asking the agent to redraw them; use the new horizontal scrollbar on wide Markdown tables the same way.
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