Use DaoXE in Zed

Zed lets you register an OpenAI-compatible provider from the Agent settings UI or directly in settings.json. Set api_url to DaoXE and list the models you want; the key stays out of the file (env or UI). One key then spans every vendor — see the cheapest APIs guide.

Why route Zed through DaoXE#

• Native, fast editor. Zed's Agent panel drives edits with your DaoXE model.
• Declared models. You list exact IDs and context windows in available_models.
• One key, many vendors. No separate GPT/Claude/Gemini/DeepSeek accounts.

Set it up in Zed#

1. Open Agent settings. Run agent: open settings and click Add Provider in LLM Providers — or edit settings.json directly.
2. Set api_url + models. Under language_models.openai_compatible, add a provider with api_url: https://daoxe.com/v1 and an available_models entry (exact ID + max_tokens).
3. Provide the key safely. Enter it in the UI, or set env DAOXE_API_KEY — Zed derives the var from the provider name.
4. Select and test. Pick the model in the Agent panel and run a small edit to confirm it works.

// Zed settings.json  (agent: open settings -> Add Provider, or edit directly)
{
  "language_models": {
    "openai_compatible": {
      "DaoXE": {
        "api_url": "https://daoxe.com/v1",
        "available_models": [
          { "name": "YOUR_EXACT_MODEL_ID", "display_name": "DaoXE model", "max_tokens": 128000 }
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}
// Key is NOT stored here. Set it in the UI, or as env DAOXE_API_KEY
// (Zed derives <PROVIDER_ID_UPPERCASE>_API_KEY from the provider name).

Verify you actually get the model#

Prove the endpoint works before blaming the client — if this fails, no setting will fix it:

export DAOXE_API_KEY="your_api_key"

# List the exact model IDs your account can call
curl --fail-with-body --show-error --silent \
  https://daoxe.com/v1/models \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${DAOXE_API_KEY}"

Prove the endpoint independently of Zed, then diff a fixed prompt against the official API at temperature 0:

curl --fail-with-body --show-error --silent \
  https://daoxe.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${DAOXE_API_KEY}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "YOUR_EXACT_MODEL_ID",
    "max_tokens": 64,
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Say hello in one sentence."}]
  }'

Frequently asked questions#