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UK property data in Zed

Zed is a fast, multiplayer code editor with an AI assistant built in. Add Homedata to Zed's context servers and the assistant can look up UK property records while you code.

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~/.config/zed/settings.json
→ {
  "context_servers": {
    "homedata": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "homedata-mcp"],
      "env": { "HOMEDATA_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
    }
  }
}

Restart Zed after saving. The homedata tools become available in Zed AI threads.

Ask Zed

What you can ask once it is connected

Fill in the property fields for this address in the form component.

How far is the nearest GP and pharmacy from this house?

What stamp duty would a first-time buyer pay on £425,000?

60 tools in the package, from EPC and flood risk to schools, planning and prices. See everything it can check →

Setup

Connect Homedata to Zed

  1. Get your API key. Get an API key with your email and copy the key from your dashboard. Top up from £20.
  2. Add the block above to ~/.config/zed/settings.json. Put your key in place of YOUR_API_KEY. Zed's MCP context servers live under context_servers in settings.json.
  3. Restart and ask. Restart Zed after saving. The homedata tools become available in Zed AI threads.

In practice

How people use Homedata in Zed

Inline property checks while coding: ask Zed for an EPC band or flood rating without leaving the buffer.

Drop a UPRN into a Zed AI thread and get back a structured property record you can paste into a fixture file.

Questions

Zed and Homedata

How do I add an MCP server to Zed?

Open ~/.config/zed/settings.json and add a context_servers entry for homedata. Set the command to npx with the arguments -y homedata-mcp, and pass HOMEDATA_API_KEY through env. Restart Zed and the tools register.

Where is the Zed settings file?

On macOS and Linux it is ~/.config/zed/settings.json. You can also open it from Zed's command palette with 'zed: open settings'.

Can I see MCP tool responses in Zed?

Yes: Zed shows tool calls and responses inline in the AI thread, with collapsible JSON output. It makes debugging tool arguments straightforward.

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Then ask Zed about any home in England and Wales. Pay as you go from £20.

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