Before you start
- Plans: Personal (free), Pro and Business. Zed documents no plan limit on MCP.
- Platforms: macOS, Linux and Windows.
- A PostQueen API key. A workspace admin copies it, or the ready-made address, from Connections.
Where the API key is: in the app, open Connections > API Keys. Only a workspace Admin or Super Admin can reveal or rotate it; other members see it masked. A workspace has one key, and each agent card on Connections shows your MCP address with the key already filled in.
Connect Zed
1
Add a remote server
Open Settings > AI > MCP Servers, click Add Server and choose Add Remote Server. Or run
zed: open settings file from the command palette.2
Add PostQueen
Add the
postqueen entry, with your key in place of YOUR_API_KEY, and save:settings.json
3
Check the dot
In Settings > AI > MCP Servers, the dot next to PostQueen turns green, and its tooltip says Server is active.
Check that it works
In the agent panel, ask: “List my PostQueen channels.” The agent calls PostQueen and answers with the channels you connected.Good to know
- The key address needs no header and no sign-in. Zed starts a sign-in only when a server answers that it needs one, and the key address does not.
- The bare
https://api.postqueen.ai/mcpaddress needs a header. Without one, Zed tries a sign-in there. With a header set, a refused key shows as a header error instead. - Zed’s agent can add the entry for you if you allow it to edit
settings.json. - Ask for drafts when you want to check first. A draft waits on your PostQueen calendar, and nothing publishes until you schedule it.
- What it cannot do over MCP: delete a post, or change a post’s text or time. Do that on the calendar in the app. The MCP tools lists what it can do.
Other ways to connect
- Bearer header
- Sign in (not tested yet)
settings.json
Try this first
Troubleshooting
More fixes are on Troubleshooting agents.
Next steps
Every agent
Which agents can post to PostQueen, how each one connects, and what PostQueen has tested.
The MCP tools
What each of the 21 tools does, and what an agent cannot do.
Prompts and tool calls
The order an agent calls the tools in, with prompts that work.
Troubleshooting agents
What to do when a connection or a command fails.