Install for Zed

1. Mint a token

Open API tokens, create a token, copy the value (shown once).

A safe starter set of abilities:

forms:read, submissions:read, submissions:write, webhooks:read, insights:read.

2. Edit settings

~/.config/zed/settings.json

{
  "assistant": {
    "version": "2",
    "mcp_servers": {
      "formspring": {
        "url": "https://formspring.io/mcp-server",
        "headers": {
          "Authorization": "Bearer your-api-token"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Save. Zed hot-reloads — no restart needed.

3. Open the assistant

⌘? (macOS) or Ctrl+? (Linux). Tools appear in the composer's tool list.

Try a prompt

"List my forms."

"Show me the last 10 submissions for the contact form, grouped by status."

"Draft an autoresponder for the contact form. Friendly tone. Don't save it — just show me the preview."

More in Prompt examples →.

What's next

• Tools → — full catalogue
• Prompt examples → — paste-ready workflows
• Troubleshooting → — 401/403 fixes