Make HTTP requests from inside a Zed editor extension

This oversimplified Zed extension employs MCP server configuration dialog to display results of HTTP request.

Tested with Zed 0.225.10, zed_extension_api v0.7.0, Rust 1.93.1.

Preparation

Make sure you have Rust toolchain and wasm32-wasip2 target installed.

Instructions

1. Install this demo as dev extension ( docs ):

a. Clone this repo:

git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/wasm-outbound-http-examples/zed-extension.git

b. Run zed: install dev extension from command palette or activate it from menu Zed -> Extensions -> Install Dev Extension

c. Select the folder containing this extension.

2. Press Configure button for this extension in Zed Extensions list.

3. See the response for HTTP request in the dialog (and in debug output for --foreground mode too).

4. Press Cancel/Dismiss or Esc to close the dialog.

Finish

Perform your own experiments if desired.