Connect Runlayer to Zed
Give Zed governed access to Runlayer’s 139 tools through Runlayer, with identity, policy, scanning, and audit on every call.
Set up
Add Runlayer to Zed in four steps
Admins approve the server once. Everyone in Zed then gets it through the same governed connection.
- 1
Approve Runlayer in Runlayer
Add Runlayer from the catalog and choose who can use it and which of its tools are allowed.
- 2
Connect Zed to Runlayer
Users add the Runlayer Plugin to Zed by following Runlayer’s setup guide. Zed reaches Runlayer’s 139 tools through the Runlayer Plugin’s search and execute tools instead of listing each one.
Zed setup guide - 3
Sign in to Runlayer
Sign in the way Runlayer requires. Runlayer holds the credentials so they stay out of the client’s configuration.
- 4
Use Runlayer from Zed
Runlayer’s approved tools appear in Zed. Every call is checked against policy and recorded.
Tools
139 Runlayer tools in Zed
Runlayer policy decides which of these Zed users can call.
Add agent connectors
Add or update connectors on an agent (incremental edit).
Add agent skills
Add skills to an agent (incremental edit).
Add agent subagent
Add one subagent to an existing agent.
Add AI watch enforce entry
Put one source in an Enforce allowlist or Protect denylist.
Add plugin connectors
Add or update connectors on a plugin (incremental edit).
Add plugin skills
Add skills to a plugin (incremental edit).
Create agent
Create a new agent.
Create agent eval
Create an offline eval run: replay selected past agent runs, optionally with overrides, and judge the replays.
Control
What Runlayer can see and stop in Zed
Some controls apply to every client at the gateway. Others depend on what Zed exposes to Runlayer.
Gateway policy (available)
Every Runlayer call from Zed passes through Runlayer, where your policies can allow, alert, mask, or block it.
Audit trail (available)
Each call is recorded with the user, Zed as the client, the tool, and the policy and scanner decisions.
Native enforcement adapter (not available)
Runlayer has no device-side adapter for Zed yet, so control happens at the gateway.
Frequently asked questions
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